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Published 18 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UOW955 Food Waste · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Worcester (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£26,000≈ £26k / year · £31,200 inc. VAT13.5% below final estimate
Submissions closed 15 Apr 2025awarded 6 May 2025
Awarded to Smith's (Gloucester) Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Jun 2026 · starts 1 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is for the collection and disposal of food waste from University of Worcester campuses in Worcester. The contract will include the supply of 240 litre food waste bins and collection of food waste on a weekly basis.

This contract is for an initial 12 month period from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026 with the option to extend for two further 12 month periods.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£26,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2026 (1 yr)Value: £26,000 exc. VAT · £31,200 inc. VAT

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: Quality - 60% Price - 40%

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
Awarded
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
18 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
Last source update
22 May 2025, 15:59 BST
Authority reference
UOW955 2024/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009842
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee54 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
15 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Mar 2025 → 1 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 11:17 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 15 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
    18 Mar 2025, 11:17 GMT
    +0 days · was 15 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:59 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2025, 15:59 BST
Published amendments (1)

Submission time was incorrect - should be 12 noon on Tuesday 15 April 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £22,5001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 6 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Smith's (Gloucester) Limited£22,500 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UOW955 Food Waste · Smith's (Gloucester) Limited

    Signed
    6 May 2025
    Value
    £22,500 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026 · up to 31 May 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods
    Options
    Option to add or remove additional bins, collections or locations

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Worcester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYJR-8772-LLDP Henwick Grove, Worcester, West Midlands, WR2 6AJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SMITHS (GLOUCESTER) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04004654GB-PPON: PQMQ-9177-XXZR Brook Farm, Gloucester, South West, GL2 7NDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender