Official UK procurement notice
Treatment of Absorbent Hygiene Products and Associated Waste
Authority: South Gloucestershire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Gloucestershire Council is offering local residents the collection of Absorbent Hygiene Products from the kerbside from May 2026.
The Council requires one or more off-takers to receive and treat this waste. The waste will be in plastic bags provided by the Council and can be either hauled from the Councils waste sites in Yate & Mangotsfield, directly delivered to the Suppliers transfer point, or directly delivered to a processing plant if within approximately 20-mile radius of M5/M4 junction.
The contract(s) will be for an initial period of 24 months months with the option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Conditions of Participation:
Do not present an unacceptable level of risk to the organisation as detailed in Volume 1 Appendix 8 of the tender documents.
Evidence of economic and financial standing are provided where the bidder is relying on another supplier to act as a guarantor.
Confirmation to obtain required insurance cover.
Legal Conditions of Participation:
Hold all required Environmental Permits or Exemptions, Transport of Waste Licences and Export Licences
The bidder has, or will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
- Technical & professional ability
Up to three contract examples relating to the technical ability set out in the ITT.
The Health & Safety arrangements in place must manage health and safety effectively and control significant risks relative to the contract.
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)
- Price
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Conditions of Participation:
Do not present an unacceptable level of risk to the organisation as detailed in Volume 1 Appendix 8 of the tender documents.
Evidence of economic and financial standing are provided where the bidder is relying on another supplier to act as a guarantor.
Confirmation to obtain required insurance cover.
Legal Conditions of Participation:
Hold all required Environmental Permits or Exemptions, Transport of Waste Licences and Export Licences
The bidder has, or will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
- Technical & professional ability
Up to three contract examples relating to the technical ability set out in the ITT.
The Health & Safety arrangements in place must manage health and safety effectively and control significant risks relative to the contract.
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 14:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN794142- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001167- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dadcFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms are within 30 days of receipt of invoice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Nov 2025 → 15 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published357 days ago5 Nov 2025, 12:12 GMT
- Market engagement337 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
South Gloucestershire Council would like to conduct pre-market engagement in relation to its procurement of Absorbent Hygienic Product (AHP) Waste Treatment Services to assist it in developing its requirements and approach.
In order to gather information we have developed a Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire and would encourage any organisation interested in bidding for this contract to respond to the Questionnaire.
The Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire can be obtained by emailing [email protected].
The completed Questionnaire must be returned to [email protected] no later than 2pm on 21st November 2025.
- Tender notice published294 days ago7 Jan 2026, 15:33 GMT
- Next notice expected293 days ago8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by282 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline261 days ago9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by245 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent220 days ago23 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends209 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts178 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published135 days ago15 Jun 2026, 14:14 BST
Notice history
13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Nov 2025, 12:12 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Nov 2025, 12:52 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published7 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMTUK1
- Published value updated to £2,400,0007 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMTwas £720,000
- Status changed to planned7 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Procurement method changed7 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 15:33 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active7 Jan 2026, 15:33 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT7 Jan 2026, 15:33 GMT
- Contract award notice published24 Mar 2026, 12:40 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2026, 12:40 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Jun 2026, 14:14 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Deadline for PME questionnaire responses extended to 25 November 2025.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 7 Jan 2026
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 5 Nov 2025, 20 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAPPICYCLE LTD11 May 2026 – 10 May 2028 · up to 10 May 2030Extensions: The contract may be extended for up to 2 periods of 12 months. | £3,024,000 | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Treatment of Absorbent Hygiene Products and Associated Waste · NAPPICYCLE LTD
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- £3,024,000
- Period
- 9 Jun 2026 – 10 May 2028 · up to 10 May 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended on one or more occasions, the duration of the contract will be no longer than four years.
No agreed KPIs: N/A The value of this contract is under £5m.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NAPPICYCLE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender