Official UK procurement notice
Processing of Food Waste · UK public procurement notice
Authority: North Tyneside Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£1,339,000≈ £446k / year · £1,339,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025awarded 31 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Tyneside Council is procuring a contract for the processing of food waste collected within the Borough from Spring 2026 with the aim to recycle food waste.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre Market Engagement Carried out in line with detail in Tender documents
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,339,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 40%
- Pricing: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: Quality Criteria per tender documents
- Pricing: Price Criteria as per tender documents
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
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
- 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
- 29 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 10:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
OPEN20251420- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060538- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a41eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published393 days ago29 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline369 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by337 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent264 days ago6 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published259 days ago11 Feb 2026, 10:16 GMT
- Standstill ends249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025- Tender notice published29 Sept 2025, 14:40 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Sept 2025, 15:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Feb 2026, 10:16 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 10:16 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Direct link to opportunity: https://open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/4c2cf15e-9b95-40f4-8e97-ea1cb44e1e64
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,339,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 31 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 Months | £1,339,000 inc. VAT | 31 Jan 2026standstill to 20 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Uk LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender