Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 30 Sept 2025, 10:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

6 x 26t Domestic Refuse Collection Vehicles

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

6 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£432,000total for 6 lots · £540,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Oct 2025
Lots 6see the lot list below
Contract term 9 moends 1 Sept 2026 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The acquisition of 6 x Used 26t Domestic Refuse Collection Vehicles

CPV: Vehicles for refuse

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value (£432,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Used 26t Refuse Collection VehicleAwarded 9 moSMEPublished value£72,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (9 mo)Value: £72,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #21 x Used 26t Refuse Collection VehicleAwarded 9 moSMEPublished value£72,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (9 mo)Value: £72,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #3Used 26t Refuse Collection Vehicle x 1Awarded 9 moSMEPublished value£72,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (9 mo)Value: £72,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #4Used 26t Refuse Collection Vehicle, x 1Awarded 9 moSMEPublished value£72,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (9 mo)Value: £72,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #51 of Used 26t Refuse Collection VehicleAwarded 9 moSMEPublished value£72,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (9 mo)Value: £72,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #6Used 26t Refuse Collection Vehicle, 1 ofAwarded 9 moSMEPublished value£72,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (9 mo)Value: £72,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

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 · same split on all 6 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qulaity: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Qulaity
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Goods
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
30 Sept 2025, 10:32 BST
Last source update
12 Dec 2025, 17:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Nov 2025
Authority reference
SCC-SMS-0912
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060766
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Vehicles for refuse
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a4a7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Sept 2025 → 12 Dec 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published393 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 10:32 BST
  2. Clarification questions by387 days ago
    5 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline367 days ago
    25 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by349 days ago
    12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  6. Latest notice published319 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 17:17 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Sept 2025, 10:32 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 17:17 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Dec 2025, 17:17 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots1 award
supplier not published—12 Dec 2025CancelledNo compliant bids were recieved.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCGN-2413-RBTX Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO14 7LYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender