Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Waste & Recycling collection services
Authority: University of Bath (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to provide waste collection services for the following waste streams:
•Compacted General Waste
•General Waste in the City
•Dry Recyclables
•Food Waste
The University takes a holistic approach to waste and in partnership with contractors has worked on improvements that minimise the environmental impact in this area. Bidders will need to demonstrate they can provide sustainable, cost effective and innovative waste solutions that support the University’s Carbon Reduction, Sustainability and Waste Strategies. The successful Bidder must also evidence that their operational facilities are situated to ensure they travel no more than an 80-mile round trip per collection, including any movement a vehicle may make between vehicle holding depots, waste/treatment facilities and the University.
CPV: Refuse collection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,780,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost of Service Provision: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost of Service Provision
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Closed
- 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
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:10 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
UoBath/Proc/1437- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036696- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688c3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published189 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:10 BST
- Clarification questions by169 days ago13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline152 days ago29 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by118 days ago2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts28 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 15:10 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender