Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 14 Aug 2025, 16:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Published estimate£270,000≈ £90k / year · £270,000 inc. VAT0.4% above published estimate

Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025awarded 23 Oct 2025

Awarded to LOSTOCK SKIP HIRE LIMITED

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council requires a contract for the emptying of skips located at Wellington Yard, Queens Park, Leverhulme Park and Moss Bank Park.

The contractor will also need to supply and empty any additional ad hoc skip requirements for the Authority which may be required to during periods of heavy leaf fall and community clean up days.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£270,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £270,000 exc. VAT · £270,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Option to extend for no more than two (2) x twelve (12) month periods.

90500000 Refuse and waste related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 35%Price: 45%Social value: 20%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Quality
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 35 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2029
First published: 14 Aug 2025, 16:37 BST
Last source update: 16 Feb 2026, 16:42 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 29 Oct 2025
Authority reference: TC043
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-048915
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058854 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 15 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 8 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender submissions must be made via the Chest: www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

14 Aug 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
14 Aug 2025, 16:37 BST
Clarification questions by
8 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent361 days ago
27 Oct 2025
Award decision expected by358 days ago
29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends351 days ago
5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts326 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Latest notice published248 days ago
16 Feb 2026, 16:42 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
14 Aug 2025, 16:37 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
27 Oct 2025, 10:53 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
27 Oct 2025, 10:53 GMT
Contract signature expected
28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
16 Feb 2026, 16:42 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £271,0501 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LOSTOCK SKIP HIRE LIMITED1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2030Extensions: There is the option to extend for up to two (2) x twelve (12) month periods, subsequent to satisfactory performance.	£271,050 inc. VAT	23 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · LOSTOCK SKIP HIRE LIMITED
Signed
1 Dec 2025
Value
£271,050 inc. VAT
Period
1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
There is the option to extend for up to two (2) x twelve (12) month periods, subsequent to satisfactory performance.
No agreed KPIs: The contract does not meet the requirements.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBJZ-9785-JTLD Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, North West, BL1 1RUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

LOSTOCK SKIP HIRE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04661565GB-PPON: PDCQ-5969-WYXQ 52 Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 4APContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsLink to advert

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Feb 2026, 16:42 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Oct 2025, 10:53 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Aug 2025, 16:37 BST