Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5602 MRC LMB Clinical Waste Disposal
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£375,000≈ £196k / year · £450,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2026awarded 26 May 2026
Awarded to Vetspeed Ltd T/A Novus Environmenta
Contract term 1 yr 11 moends 8 May 2028 · up to 8 May 2031 with extensions · starts 8 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Clinical Waste Disposal Services at UKRI-LMB
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Question: 50%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Cost
- Technical Question
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 14:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 15:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-5602- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025820- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067073Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform:
- Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗
- Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above.
- Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest).
- Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site.
- Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab
Timeline
20 Mar 2026 → 8 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 14:13 GMT
- Clarification questions by191 days ago20 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline181 days ago30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent156 days ago26 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends146 days ago4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by145 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts143 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published112 days ago8 Jul 2026, 15:48 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026- Tender notice published20 Mar 2026, 14:13 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 May 2026, 12:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 May 2026, 12:37 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 15:48 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £375,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetspeed Ltd T/A Novus Environmenta16 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2028 · up to 15 Jun 2031Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for an initial period of 2 years period from commencement of the Contract and may be extended for two further periods of 2+1 years. | £375,000 | 26 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5602 MRC LMB Clinical Waste Disposal · Vetspeed Ltd T/A Novus Environmenta
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £375,000
- Period
- 30 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract duration shall be for an initial period of 2 years period from commencement of the Contract and may be extended for two further periods of 2+1 years.
1 agreed KPI: KPIs
- KPIs, As per Contract terms and conditions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vetspeed Ltd T/A Novus EnvironmentaAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender