Official UK procurement notice
The Supply & Maintenance of Machinery & Equipment for Waste Management - Material Separating and Sorting Solution
Authority: Teignbridge District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: South West (UKK4)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 18 Dec 2025awarded 11 Mar 2026
Awarded to CWS Engineering
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Feb 2030 · up to 1 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTeignbridge District Council are seeking a solution that can process and sort comingled tins, cans and aerosols, and mixed plastics as well as cartons and plastic films / soft plastics from the point of deposit by collection vehicles into separate hoppers of aluminium, steel and mixed plastics within the areas identified, there is no scope for increasing the space allocated. The Solution must be compatible with the baler already in situ.
CPV: Recycling equipment · Sorting equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
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
- Goods
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 09:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
RQ/271- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068403- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 13 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published364 days ago27 Oct 2025, 09:08 GMT
- Tender notice published364 days ago27 Oct 2025, 09:17 GMT
- Next notice expected362 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by324 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline311 days ago18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by279 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts266 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent229 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends216 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published73 days ago13 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Oct 2025, 09:08 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 09:17 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £027 Oct 2025, 09:17 GMT
- Status changed to active27 Oct 2025, 09:17 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Oct 2025, 09:17 GMT
- Deadline published: 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT27 Oct 2025, 09:17 GMT
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 15:46 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 15:46 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Aug 2026, 14:16 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 27 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £966,5601 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWS EngineeringSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £966,560 | 11 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CWS EngineeringSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £966,560
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not above £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CWS ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender