Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 26 Jun 2025, 16:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T2607 - Receipt, Stock Control and Delivery of Waste Containers

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 28 Jul 2025awarded 14 Aug 2025

Awarded to Avenue Recycling Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This service is to ensure that householders who order new or replacement bins or containers receive them in a timely manner enabling them to continue recycling. There may be a requirement for repairing of or disposing of damaged bins.

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

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,000,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - • The collection, transportation and delivery of other waste containers or waste items to support in-house operations or projects. • Other similar waste activities in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. • 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, customer hub changes, new IT systems 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. • The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. • Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations. · The extension shall be used to extend the period of the contract for a further year.

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: 55%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Implementation Plan: 7%
Service Delivery and Resourcing Plan: 21%
Contract and Performance Management: 7%
Price: 55%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (5)

Implementation Plan: 35% Quality Weighting applied. For this quality criteria there are 20 marks available out of 100 marks. The score obtained is then calculated as a percentage score out of 35%. i.e out of 7
Service Delivery and Resourcing Plan: 35% Quality Weighting applied. For this quality criteria there are 60 marks available out of 100 marks. The score obtained is then calculated as a percentage score out of 35%. i.e out of 21
Contract and Performance Management: 35% Quality Weighting applied. For this quality criteria there are 20 marks available out of 100 marks. The score obtained is then calculated as a percentage score out of 35%. i.e out of 7
Price
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 May 2029
First published: 26 Jun 2025, 16:51 BST
Last source update: 20 Nov 2025, 15:06 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 31 Aug 2025
Authority reference: T2607
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035532
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05547f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 22 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

26 Jun 2025 → 20 Nov 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
26 Jun 2025, 16:51 BST
Clarification questions by
22 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
14 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Award decision expected by
31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published339 days ago
20 Nov 2025, 15:06 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
26 Jun 2025, 16:51 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
14 Aug 2025, 15:47 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 Aug 2025, 15:47 BST
Contract signature expected
28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
20 Nov 2025, 15:06 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,540,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Avenue Recycling LtdSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: The Council reserves the right to renew the Contract for a further year. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor. · Options: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - The collection, transportation and delivery of other waste containers or waste items to support in-house operations or projects. Other similar waste activities in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. Temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. Introduction of 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, customer hub changes, new IT systems 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. The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.	£2,540,000	14 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Avenue Recycling LtdSME
Signed
28 Aug 2025
Value
£2,540,000
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Council reserves the right to renew the Contract for a further year. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.
Options
The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - The collection, transportation and delivery of other waste containers or waste items to support in-house operations or projects. Other similar waste activities in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. Temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. Introduction of 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, customer hub changes, new IT systems 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. The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.
No agreed KPIs: Less than £5m in value

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQXY-5321-CGZM 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Avenue RecyclingAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI050132 One Advantage Way, Ballygomartin Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3LZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Nov 2025, 15:06 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Aug 2025, 15:47 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2025, 16:51 BST