Official UK procurement notice
002142 - Collection and Distribution of Domestic Food Waste Caddies
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDurham County Council is introducing weekly household food waste collections in line with the governments Simpler Recycling legislation aimed at reducing landfill and increasing recycling rates. As part of this initiative, each household will be issued with a pair of food waste containers.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 3 Jul 2025, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
OPEN20251177- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036991- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055806Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please search for "002142 - Collection and Distribution of Domestic Food Waste Caddies" to locate the tender.
Timeline
3 Jul 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 09:23 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 09:23 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 1 Aug 2025 | CancelledReceived no submissions for the open procurement procedure. Therefore a direct award has been deemed as the most suitable route to market following the failure of the original open procedure. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender