Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 18 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Household Clinical Waste - Collection and Disposal

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£840,000≈ £210k / year · £1,008,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2026
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Coventry City Council ("the Council") is responsible for the collection and disposal of a range of waste streams arising within the boundaries of the city.

The Council is seeking a contractor for the collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of clinical waste arising from Coventry residential areas. The contract will cover all relevant clinical waste streams, including hazardous clinical waste, offensive waste, infectious waste, sharps waste, and associated consumables where required.

CPV: Clinical-waste collection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£840,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensionsValue: £840,000 exc. VAT · £1,008,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The initial term of the Contract will be for the period of four (4) years from commencement, but may be extended, by mutual agreement by two (2) increments of twelve (12) months to an expiry date no later than 30 November 2032. The Contract will be subject to review in during the initial term and the results of those reviews will inform the Council's decision as to whether any extension period will be offered.

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
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
18 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088907
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Clinical-waste collection services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775e9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please register via Coventry City Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS via sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home ↗

Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation by selecting the CSW-JETS portal.

Timeline

18 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published39 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by25 days ago
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published19 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline7 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Award decision expected byin 2 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 33 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    8 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—8 Oct 2026CancelledThe Council has taken the decision to abandon the current procurement exercise. The clarification process has identified a number of areas within the tender documentation that require further review and amendment to ensure the Council's requirements are clearly and accurately reflected. The procurement exercise and its documents will be revised and republished in due course.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMJC-6861-XJPP Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RRContact 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