Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T2702 - Collection and Treatment of Hard Plastics

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials (19)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Published estimate£700,000≈ £350k / year · £840,000 inc. VAT28.6% above published estimate

Submissions closed 13 Jan 2026awarded 18 Feb 2026

Awarded to R. HEATRICK LTD

Contract term 2 yrsends 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the collection of hard plastics from its recycling centres for the purpose of separation and distribution to treatment facilities and reprocessing centres for recycling and, where appropriate energy recovery with landfill as a last resort.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT.
No preliminary market engagement: Service requirements are known and straightforward with a number of suppliers in the market place.

CPV: Plastic products · Refuse disposal and treatment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£700,000

Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensionsValue: £700,000 exc. VAT · £840,000 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: - • 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. 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 annually up to a further two years. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

19520000 Plastic products 90510000 Refuse disposal and treatment

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

Published sub-criteria (4)

Contract Delivery: 15%
Treatment and diversion of waste: 15%
Price: 60%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (4)

Contract Delivery: 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%
Treatment and diversion of waste: 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%
Social Value
Price

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 26 Jan 2026
First published: 11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
Authority reference: T2702
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-081834
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Plastic productsRefuse disposal and treatment
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f37d 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: 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

e-sourcingni.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

11 Dec 2025 → 10 Mar 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published315 days ago
11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT
Clarification questions by288 days ago
7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline282 days ago
13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by248 days ago
16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent247 days ago
18 Feb 2026
Standstill ends237 days ago
27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts236 days ago
1 Mar 2026
Latest notice published226 days ago
10 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
11 Dec 2025, 11:02 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
18 Feb 2026, 14:25 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
18 Feb 2026, 14:25 GMT
Contract signature expected
9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £900,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
R. HEATRICK LTDSME9 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract annually up to a further two years. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee and satisfactory performance of the Contractor. Contract value to cover all extensions and potential price increase requests. · Options: • 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. 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.	£900,000	18 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · R. HEATRICK LTDSME
Signed
9 Mar 2026
Value
£900,000
Period
9 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract annually up to a further two years. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee and satisfactory performance of the Contractor. Contract value to cover all extensions and potential price increase requests.
Options
• 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. 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.
No agreed KPIs: Contract is less valued at less than £5 million.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	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

R Heatrick LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI040851 341 Tandragee Road, Portadown, Northern Ireland, BT62 3RBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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