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Published 19 Feb 2025, 15:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T2589 - Collection and Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

6 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£700,000total for 6 lots
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2025awarded 26 Jun 2025
Awarded to Metcollect, John McQuillan Contracts Ltd3 awards

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tender for the Collection and disposal of hazardous waste from recycling centres and illegal dump sites. Collection and disposal of asbestos from recycling centres, private households and illegal dumpsites and collection and treatment/re-use of car batteries.

CPV: Batteries · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Refuse recycling services · Toxic waste disposal services except radioactive waste and contaminated soil

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Collection and Disposal of Hazardous Waste Materials from Recycling Centre’s and…Cancelled

Collection and Disposal of Hazardous Waste Materials from Recycling Centre’s and removal from Illegal dumpsites. Additional information: Quality 30%

Social Value 10%

Extensions: • The collection, transportation and treatment of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. • Other similar waste material in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. • Additional Premises not listed in the Contract. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council’s in house operations are resourced and delivered. • Temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. • Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council’s operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; • Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. • Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated.
Lot #2Collection and disposal of Hazardous Waste from Recycling Centres and Illegal dump sitesRenewal
Extensions: See additional information at section VI.3 · The option to renew for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Collection and disposal of asbestos from illegal dumpsites, recycling centres and…Renewal

Collection and disposal of asbestos from illegal dumpsites, recycling centres and private households

Extensions: See additional information at section VI.3 · The contract will have the option to renew for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Removal and disposal of asbestos, collecting and disposing of a range of cement-based…Awarded

Removal and disposal of asbestos, collecting and disposing of a range of cement-based asbestos materials from domestic households and other premises if required within the Belfast City boundary. Additional information: Quality 30%

Social Value 10%

Extensions: • The collection, transportation and treatment of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. • Other similar waste material in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. • Additional Premises not listed in the Contract. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council’s in house operations are resourced and delivered. • Temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. • Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council’s operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; • Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. • Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated.
Lot #5Collection and treatment or re-use of car batteriesRenewal

Collection and treatment or re-use of car batteries. Car batteries are disposed of by members of the public at Belfast City Council's recycling centres.

Extensions: See additional information at section VI.3 · The contract will have the option to renew for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Collection and treatment or re-use of car batteries disposed of by members of the…Cancelled

Collection and treatment or re-use of car batteries disposed of by members of the public at Belfast City Council's recycling centres. Additional information: Quality 30%

Social Value 10%

Extensions: • The collection, transportation and treatment of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. • Other similar waste material in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. • Additional Premises not listed in the Contract. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council’s in house operations are resourced and delivered. • Temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. • Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council’s operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; • Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. • Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated.

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 100Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Contract Delivery: 80
  • Treatment and Diversion of Waste: 20
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (3)
  • Contract Delivery: 80
  • Treatment and Diversion of Waste: 20
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Feb 2025, 15:09 GMT
Last source update
10 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
T2589
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038879
Classification (CPV)
BatteriesRadioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste servicesRefuse recycling servicesToxic waste disposal services except radioactive waste and contaminated soil
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e425 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract values provided will allow for price increases and contract options throughout the duration of the contract. Lot 3 - is an income value

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Mar 2025 → 10 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £700,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 3latest 26 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 4 · Removal and disposal of asbestos, collecting and disposing of a range of cement-based…1 award
John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME£235,000 †—Awarded
Not linked to a lot2 awards
MetcollectSME£430,500 †—Awarded
MetcollectSME£34,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 038879-2025-1 · MetcollectSME

    Signed
    26 Jun 2025
    Value
    £430,500
    Status
    active
  • Contract 038879-2025-2 · John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Jun 2025
    Value
    £235,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract 038879-2025-3 · MetcollectSME

    Signed
    17 Jun 2025
    Value
    £34,500
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4 · Removal and disposal of asbestos, collecting and disposing of a range of cement-based…2bids———
Whole notice2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.