Official UK procurement notice
Tender for House and Garden Clearance
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is responsible for the management upkeep and repair of the properties it owns. The Council had a requirement to identify and appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to provide a 2-year term service (1and1) for the clearance of houses, flats and gardens including general and hazardous waste. The service will also include Pest Removal and Fumigation services from various types of Council owned void properties, on occasion work may be required to occupied properties. All properties are located within the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough.
CPV: Cleaning services · Fumigation services · Medical waste services · Refuse and waste related services · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Weed-clearance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Apr 2025, Not Applicable
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Please refer to ITT documentAwarded
Please refer to ITT document. Additional information: The Contract shall commence on 01st April 2025 and remain in place until 31st March 2027. A Break Clause will be applied at the end of Year 1.Contract extensions will be applied for Year 2 subject to satisfactory performance by the Contractor and by neither Party evoking the Break Clause which must be done no later than 13 weeks prior to the end of Year 1.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 60%
- Suitability
Please refer to the ITT Document
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Document
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Document - Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Document
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Document
- 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.
- “Tender for House and Garden Clearance” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Feb 2025, 12:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2025, 14:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SMBC 24030- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050926- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db6fFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Please refer to the ITT Document
Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order to View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Mar 2025 → 22 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published22 Aug 2025, 14:41 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Aug 2025, 14:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
House and Garden Clearance
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2025
- Value
- £844,302
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of EnglandReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Orbis Protect LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.