CBC-1952-T-TS Waste Treatment and Disposal

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

Direct award

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Awarded value£458,250published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to FCC Environment (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Waste Treatment and Disposal - This includes the collection of waste from a number of bins/containers from each household at the kerbside including dry recycling, food waste, chargeable garden waste and residual (black bin) waste, and from the provision of four HWRC.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

90500000 Refuse and waste related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Mar 2026, 08:15 GMT
Last source update: 23 Mar 2026, 08:15 GMT
Authority reference: CBC-1952-T-TS
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026034
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0670e4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: PA23 provides the contracting authority to directly award a public contract after a competitive tendering procedure failed to produce bids. The authority is now switching to direct award.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
23 Mar 2026, 08:15 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £458,2501 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FCC Environment (UK) LimitedWaste Treatment and Disposal1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£458,250	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FCC Environment (UK) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02902416 900 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, East Midlands, NN4 7RGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender23 Mar 2026, 08:15 GMT