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Published 20 Aug 2025, 10:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Winter Gritting · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Repair & Maintenance (50)
+2 moreCleaning & Environmental Services (90)Community & Cultural Services (98)
 Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £125k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025awarded 17 Oct 2025
Award (standstill) to AccuGrit Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Winter Gritting and Snow Removal throughout Newcastle City

CPV: Environmental management · Environmental protection · Gritter vehicles · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £250,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: option to extend by 2 x 12 months
34144440 Gritter vehicles90710000 Environmental management90720000 Environmental protection98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Aug 2025, 10:28 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Sept 2025
Authority reference
009189
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050050
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental managementEnvironmental protectionGritter vehiclesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b01 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

20 Aug 2025 → 28 Oct 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 10:28 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by398 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts390 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published373 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST
  7. Standstill ends362 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 10:28 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AccuGrit Limited29 Oct 2025 – 29 Oct 2028£250,00017 Oct 2025standstill to 28 Oct 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ACCUGRIT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12127671GB-PPON: PPLQ-7577-MXPJ Rickinghall Business Centre, Allwood Green, Rickinghall, East of England, IP22 1LQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender