Official UK procurement notice
Waste Management Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUEA is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide compliant, safe and efficient management of its Waste Management contract. The successful contractor will satisfy the requirement for the provision of collection, disposal and recycling of waste generated by the UEA and associated sites whilst supporting the achievement of environmental and sustainability objectives.
The Waste Management Service for UEA and is managed within the Estates Division, where the vast majority of waste produced is controlled waste and includes waste produced by office work, food handling, shops and other domestic activities.
A large proportion of students live on campus and there is also accommodation for short-stay visitors' rooms. Other on-site facilities include the Sportspark, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, INTO UEA, Students' Union and a number of Catering and Retail outlets. As expected with multiple inhabited buildings for accommodation, research, commercial or administration purposes, maintenance and repairs are carried out on a regular basis, including replacement of furniture and fixings.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 invitation to tender on commercial and quality evaluation Stage 2 evaluation on sustainable and environmental initiatives proposed with revised commercials
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,500,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Dec 2025, 16:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 11:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
PURCON 5078- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013559- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f316Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 invitation to tender on commercial and quality evaluation
Stage 2 evaluation on sustainable and environmental initiatives proposed with revised commercials
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Dec 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published314 days ago10 Dec 2025, 16:03 GMT
- Market engagement284 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Please use our Microsoft form linked below to engage with UEA on this requirement.
We would appreciate any and all feedback relating to this requirement.
- Next notice expected260 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published249 days ago13 Feb 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Submission deadline211 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by204 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent138 days ago5 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published92 days ago20 Jul 2026, 11:16 BST
- Contract starts81 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Dec 2025, 16:03 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Dec 2025, 16:42 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Feb 2026, 15:45 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active13 Feb 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Feb 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT13 Feb 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 09:34 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Feb 2026, 09:14 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT19 Feb 2026, 09:14 GMT+7 days · was 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2026, 17:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2026, 17:09 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Jul 2026, 11:16 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Added region/location of contract
Requested extension deadline for stage 1 approved
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-02: 2 releases · 13 Feb 2026, 16 Feb 2026
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 10 Dec 2025, 10 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norse Eastern Limited1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2036 · up to 1 Aug 2041Extensions: 1x extension of 5 years available | £7,312,696 | 5 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Norse Eastern Limited
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £7,312,696
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2036 · up to 1 Aug 2041 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension of up to 5 years
6 agreed KPIs: Scheduled Waste Collections · Waste containers/ bins · Provision of Waste Documentation …
- Scheduled Waste Collections
- Waste containers/ bins
- Provision of Waste Documentation
- Waste Data and Management Information
- Provision of banksman
- Incidents
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonNORSE EASTERN LIMITED · East of England
- did not winBIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- NORSE EASTERN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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
- Tender notice Tender 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender