Official UK procurement notice
The Transportation and Processing of Sourced Separated Kerbside Glass.
Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£560,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2025awarded 23 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Recresco Ltd
Contract term 6 moends 24 May 2026 · up to 24 Nov 2026 with extensions · starts 24 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a UK 6 notice for the Transportation and Processing of Sourced Separated Kerbside Glass.
- No preliminary market engagement: .
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£560,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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 (3)
- Quality Weighting: 30%
- Price Weighting: 60%
- Community Wellbeing Benefits (Social Value): 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price Weighting: The Price Weighting is 60%
- Quality Weighting : The Quality Weighting for this contract is 30%
- Community Wellbeing Benefits (Social Value): The Community Wellbeing Benefits (Social Value) weighting for this project is 10%.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2025, 16:36 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 13:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
ERFX1008670- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059021- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a078Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Review and risk notes
- Risks
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How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All tenders should be submitted via the councils Proactis Portal via the below link: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
Timeline
23 Sept 2025 → 7 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published400 days ago23 Sept 2025, 16:36 BST
- Clarification questions by381 days ago13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline371 days ago23 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by351 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts338 days ago24 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent309 days ago23 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published309 days ago23 Dec 2025, 13:02 GMT
- Standstill ends293 days ago7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025- Tender notice published23 Sept 2025, 16:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Dec 2025, 13:02 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Dec 2025, 13:02 GMT
- Contract signature expected8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £504,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recresco LtdTransportation and Processing of Sourced Separated Kerbside Glass9 Jan 2026 – 1 Jun 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026Extensions: There is an optional 6 month extension available | £504,000 | 23 Dec 2025standstill to 7 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RECRESCOAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender documents and information relating to this opportunity can be found via the below link by search for the tender reference ERFX1008670 : https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Any queries regarding the opportunity please email: HighwaysWasteandParks@cardiff.…
- Technical specifications All tender documents and information relating to this opportunity can be found via the below link by search for the tender reference ERFX1008670 : https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Any queries regarding the opportunity please email: HighwaysWasteandParks@cardiff.…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender