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Published 19 Aug 2026, 14:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T26/27-015 Collection, Transportation and Recovery of Waste wood from council recycling centres

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£3,435,000≈ £1.1m / year · £4,122,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service required is for the collection, transportation, recycling and/or energy recovery of waste wood from Council Household Recycling Centres. The contractor will be required to provide suitable containers for all sites for the storage and collection of the contract waste in addition to a regular collections service. The contractor will be required to meet the standards of the Specification of Requirements as a minimum.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Wood waste

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,435,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,435,000 exc. VAT · £4,122,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The option to extend by any period or periods up to a maximum of a further 48 months

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
Price: 95%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Cost: 95%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 95 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.5 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Aug 2026, 14:02 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2026, 10:50 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 20 Oct 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079799
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related servicesWood waste
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7b0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must upload their responses ONLY on Etenders -

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Timeline

19 Aug 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published68 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 14:02 BST
  2. Tender notice published66 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 10:50 BST
  3. Submission deadline23 days ago
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Award decision expected by5 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 6 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 14:02 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 10:50 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £3,435,000
    21 Aug 2026, 10:50 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    21 Aug 2026, 10:50 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    21 Aug 2026, 10:50 BST
  6. Deadline published: 2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    21 Aug 2026, 10:50 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHHT-5875-NTNM Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT27 4RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure