Official UK procurement notice
Waste Haulage Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework award for the provision of Waste Haulage Services . Contract procured via PA23 Tender process.
Contract Period: 16 February 2026 - 15 February 2029, with 1 x 12 month optional extension period.
Total award value includes optional extension periods, however these are subject to further approval.
- Not divided into lots: To manage required internal resource through operation of the Framework.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Contracting Authority has carried out preliminary market engagement in relation to the contracting opportunity. The preliminary market engagement was conducted prior to the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023 which is why a preliminary Market Engagement Notice was not published. An online session was held on 15th January 2025, with a presentation. The opportunity advertised openly to suppliers on the Contracting Authority's previous e-tender system (ProContract). The slides from the market engagement presentation are included in this tender pack for information.
CPV: Refuse transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 2 bids received (0.7 per place) · 2 appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
Published description of the framework
Award of individual Call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement will be made on a ranking basis. The tenderer ranked in first position will be approached with all requirements in the first instance. If they are unable to meet the requirements within the required time frames, the second-ranked organisation will be approached, and so on.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,800,000
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation are included in the Invitation To Tender, and include:
- Financial Capacity
- Committing to obtain required insurance levels if awarded a place on the Framework
- Data protection
- Health & Safety
- Compliance with Equality Legislation
Please see Tender for details.
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation are included in the Invitation To Tender, and include:
- Information Security
- Licensing and Registration
Please see Tender for details.
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: As detailed in the tender documents
- Price: As detailed within the Tender Documents
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation are included in the Invitation To Tender, and include:
- Financial Capacity
- Committing to obtain required insurance levels if awarded a place on the Framework
- Data protection
- Health & Safety
- Compliance with Equality Legislation
Please see Tender for details.
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation are included in the Invitation To Tender, and include:
- Information Security
- Licensing and Registration
Please see Tender for details.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Waste Haulage Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Sept 2025, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 10:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
OPEN03022026082821- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059428- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a17aFind a Tender
- Risks
Fuel cost fluctuation has been identified as a known-unknown risk within the delivery of waste haulage services under this Framework.
To ensure that framework pricing remains commercially sustainable over the Framework period, the council has built in a price review mechanism whereby framework prices shall be reviewed every six months, as detailed within the Tender documents.
In addition, and in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 8, paragraph 5, the Authority reserves the right to consider modifications to framework pricing where there is a significant and demonstrable change in fuel costs that materially affects the viability of service delivery. Any modifications will be subject to the requirements of the Procurement Act.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please be advised that Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council are conducting this procurement via Open (www.open-uk.org ↗ (www.open.uk.org ↗)). If you go to Browse Opportunities at the top of the page and Filter on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council you can then search for this opportunity. Tenders must be submitted via the Open system.
If you require time-critical assistance on submitting your response, please contact the Open Support Team [email protected]
For non-time critical issues, such as passwords, general account queries and location of information please visit Open hub via www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ ↗ (www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ ↗) or seek support from [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE: The system is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is only available Monday - Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm, Friday - 8:30am-4:30pm
Timeline
24 Sept 2025 → 10 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published393 days ago24 Sept 2025, 16:48 BST
- Clarification questions by373 days ago14 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends366 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown21 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by307 days ago18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent272 days ago23 Jan 2026
- Contract starts263 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends260 days ago3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 10:04 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025- Tender notice published24 Sept 2025, 16:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Jan 2026, 13:43 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2026, 13:43 GMT
- Contract signature expected4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Apr 2026, 10:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargreaves (UK) Services, J. & J. WARD LIMITED16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2030Extensions: 1 x 12 month optional extension period | £1,400,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Hargreaves (UK) Services, J. & J. WARD LIMITED
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension will be exercised at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, subject to satisfactory contractor performance, continued business need, and budget availability.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- HARGREAVES (UK) SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- J. & J. WARD LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
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