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Published 2 Jul 2025, 12:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Treatment of Food Waste · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Rutland County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£75,000≈ £38k / year · £90,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Mar 2028 · up to 1 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rutland County Council (hereinafter "the Council") invites quotations from accredited waste-treatment providers for the receipt, processing and full treatment of its weekly kerbside food-waste collections (23 L household caddies and communal bins).

The successful supplier will receive and accept all waste at both primary and contingency delivery points, maintain calibrated weighbridge records with full ticket details, meet the specified turnaround-time targets and ensure that all food waste is treated to a non-waste end product in accordance with the service specification. Quotations will be evaluated on price (60%) and quality (40%). Please submit your quotation via the ProContract portal by 12:00 noon on 21 August 2025.

CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services · Environmental services · Miscellaneous food products and dried goods · Operation of a refuse site · Refuse disposal and treatment · Waste and rubbish containers and bins

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£75,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £75,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Council may, at its sole discretion and subject to budget availability and the Contractor's satisfactory performance, extend the contract for a further period of 6 months.

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

Lot awarding rule: Contracts will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender, evaluated on a 60% weighting for price and 40% for quality (including methodology, capacity, environmental performance and social-value delivery).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jul 2025, 12:21 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2025, 12:21 BST
Authority reference
DN780566
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036761
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and sanitation servicesEnvironmental servicesMiscellaneous food products and dried goodsOperation of a refuse siteRefuse disposal and treatmentWaste and rubbish containers and bins
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05577d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    27 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts241 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:21 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rutland County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMQJ-3429-NZWQ Catmos House, Oakham, East Midlands, LE15 6HPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender