Official UK procurement notice
Transportation and Processing of Residential Dry Mixed Recyclables
Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Published estimate£3,788,973≈ £3.8m / year · £4,546,768 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025
Next notice expected 21 Apr 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 28 Sept 2026 · up to 1 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 29 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority wishes to appoint one sole provider(s) to deliver the Transportation and Processing of Dry Mixed Recycling Contract.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,788,973
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: 30%
- CWB: 10%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- CWB
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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 19 Dec 2025 | CancelledThere have been changes to the requirements and scope of the contract that now need to be included. This will be re-tendered in early 2026. |
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
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2028
- First published
- 20 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 16:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
ERFX1008669- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046259- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef89Find a Tender
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
- 5 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published20 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMT
- Market engagement31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST
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ERFX1008605 - Transportation and Processing of Residential Dry Mixed Recyclables
- Next notice expected21 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 16:12 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published304 days ago6 Jan 2026, 16:52 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published28 Mar 2025, 11:19 GMTUK3
- Procurement method changed28 Mar 2025, 11:19 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 May 2025, 00:00 BST28 Mar 2025, 11:19 GMT
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 16:12 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,788,9735 Aug 2025, 16:12 BSTwas £4,500,000
- Status changed to active5 Aug 2025, 16:12 BST
- Deadline moved to 5 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST5 Aug 2025, 16:12 BST+105 days · was 23 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published6 Jan 2026, 16:52 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete6 Jan 2026, 16:52 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 20 Mar 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender