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Published 16 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T2656 - Provision of Skip and Hook Lift Service and Hire of Skips

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£3,600,000total for 2 lots · £4,320,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 12 Nov 2025awarded 22 Dec 2025

Awarded to Avenue Recycling Ltd2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to appoint an authorised Contractor to transport waste from Belfast City Council's Recycling Centre’s, Civic amenity sites, Parks and Cleansing sites, Duncrue Complex, the Zoo and other Council premises as required to the Councils Waste Transfer Station or onward to other contractors for further treatment.

We also require a contractor to provide a range of skip containers to various council sites and facilities for long and short-term hire when required.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
No preliminary market engagement: Service requirements are known and the service is straightforward with a number of suppliers in the market place

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse skips · Refuse transport services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£3,600,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Removal, transportation, and emptying of Skips and Hook Lift ContainersAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£3,400,000

Hauling skips and hook lifts from recycling centres or the council parks to the Council's Waste Transfer Station or to other contractors for further waste treatment.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £3,400,000 exc. VAT · £4,080,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - 1.17.1 The collection and transportation of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. 1.17.2 The hire of other sizes or types of skips/containers not outlined in the specification 1.17.3 Other similar waste material in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. 1.17.4 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. 1.17.5 Temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. 1.17.6 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; 1.17.7 Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. 1.17.8 The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional Premises to be added the Contractor will expected to price based similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations · The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract on an annual basis up to two further years

90500000 Refuse and waste related services 90512000 Refuse transport services

Lot #2Hire of Skip and Hook Lift ContainersAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£200,000

The Council require the hire of skips and hook lift containers for its 24 parks sites with various sizes of rear end loading open top skips and one closed skip, ranging from 8 yd3 to 12 yd3 capacity.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible

44613700 Refuse skips 90511000 Refuse collection 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 · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Implementation Plan: 9%
Service Delivery and Resourcing Plan: 15%
Contract and Performance Management: 6%
Contract Value: 60%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (5)

Implementation Plan: 30% Quality Weighting applied. For this quality criteria there are 30 marks available out of 100 marks. The score obtained is then calculated as a percentage score out of 30%. i.e out of 9
Service Delivery and Resourcing Plan: 30% Quality Weighting applied. For this quality criteria there are 50 marks available out of 100 marks. The score obtained is then calculated as a percentage score out of 30%. i.e out of 15
Contract and Performance Management: 30% 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 30%. i.e out of 6
Social Value
Contract Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 31 Jul 2030
First published: 16 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
Last source update: 20 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 9 Dec 2025
Authority reference: T2656
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065927
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Refuse and waste related servicesRefuse collection servicesRefuse skipsRefuse transport services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cdfc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
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

16 Oct 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published371 days ago
16 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
Clarification questions by351 days ago
5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline344 days ago
12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by317 days ago
9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent305 days ago
22 Dec 2025
Contract starts295 days ago
1 Jan 2026
Standstill ends289 days ago
6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published275 days ago
20 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
16 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
16 Oct 2025, 14:32 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
Contract signature expected
19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
20 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Update of Evaluation Criteria

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-10: 1 release · 16 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £6,300,0002 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 2latest 19 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Removal, transportation, and emptying of Skips and Hook Lift Containers1 award
Avenue Recycling LtdSME19 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract on an annual basis up to a further two years · Options: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - • The collection and transportation of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. • The hire of other sizes or types of skips/containers not outlined in the specification • 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. • The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional Premises to be added the Contractor will expected to price based similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.	£6,000,000	22 Dec 2025	Awarded
Lot 2 · Hire of Skip and Hook Lift Containers1 award
Avenue Recycling LtdSME19 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract on an annual basis up to a further two years · Options: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - • The collection and transportation of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. • The hire of other sizes or types of skips/containers not outlined in the specification • 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. • The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional Premises to be added the Contractor will expected to price based similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.	£300,000	22 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

T2656 - Provision of Skip and Hook Lift Service and Hire of Skips · Avenue Recycling LtdSME
Signed
19 Jan 2026
Value
£6,000,000
Period
19 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract on an annual basis up to a further two years
Options
The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - • The collection and transportation of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. • The hire of other sizes or types of skips/containers not outlined in the specification • 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. • The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional Premises to be added the Contractor will expected to price based similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.
No agreed KPIs: Total contract value was not estimated to be above £5m at the time of tender therefore KPIs were not included in the tender documents.
T2656 - Provision of Skip and Hook Lift Service and Hire of Skips · Avenue Recycling LtdSME
Signed
19 Jan 2026
Value
£300,000
Period
19 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract on an annual basis up to a further two years
Options
The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - • The collection and transportation of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. • The hire of other sizes or types of skips/containers not outlined in the specification • 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. • The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional Premises to be added the Contractor will expected to price based similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.
No agreed KPIs: Total contract value was not estimated to be above £5m at the time of tender therefore KPIs were not included in the tender documents.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Removal, transportation, and emptying of Skips and Hook Lift Containers	1final-stage tenders	1	0	—
2 · Hire of Skip and Hook Lift Containers	1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Who bid

wonAvenue RecyclingSME · Northern Ireland · all lots

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

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 (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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