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Published 31 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SYP Confidential Waste Disposal Services for South Yorkshire Police

Official notice

Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£140,000≈ £70k / year · £168,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2026awarded 6 Oct 2026
Awarded to Shred Station Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver a highly responsive Shredding and Secure Disposal Service throughout the South Yorkshire Police Force Area. On site services - all waste to be be shredded in a purpose-built shredding vehicle which complies with the most current requirements of BSIA recommendations on 'on-site' vehicles for the destruction of confidential waste.

CPV: Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Paper collecting services · Refuse recycling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£140,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £140,000 exc. VAT · £168,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Ad-Hoc / Bulk Purges: Clear-outs of archive rooms or site closures that may require large container drops (e.g. large industrial wheelie bins and/or skips) outside regular schedules. E.g. for office relocations and/or office decommissioning. Ancillary Hardware Purchases: The right to buy or lease additional secure hardware, such as extra lockable consoles, heavy-duty external wheelie bins, or on-site micro-cut shredders should they be required. E.g. specific operational needs; changes to your internal Data Retention Policy or a statutory mandate under data protection regulations (such as FDPR) requiring immediate destruction of certain legacy archives. · 1 x 12 months option to extend to 31/10/29 Second and final 1 x 12 months option to extend to 31/10/30 Subject to value for money assessment and contractor performance

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Assessment of Quality: 50%
  • Assessment of Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Assessment of Price
  • Assessment of Quality: Split by several sub-criteria, details within the Tender documents
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
Authority reference
0212-2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072745
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal servicesPaper collecting servicesRefuse recycling services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8e8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published83 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
  2. Clarification questions by62 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published16 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
  5. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 10 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    3 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST
    +1 days · was 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Deadline extended by 24 hours until 12 noon 1 September 2026 to avoid a clash with the August Bank Holiday

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £140,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Shred Station LtdSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 x 12 months option to extend to 31/10/29 Second and final 1 x 12 months option to extend to 31/10/30 Subject to value for money assessment and contractor performance£140,0006 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDBT-6675-QXPN 11 Broad Street West, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2BQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SHRED STATION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06359628GB-PPON: PQMD-4172-RJPZ Osborne House Wendover Road, Norwich, East of England, NR13 6LHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender