Award

T2607 - Receipt, Stock Control and Delivery of Waste Containers

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Nov 2025 at 15:06

Award

14 Aug 2025 at 14:47

Tender

26 Jun 2025 at 15:51

Summary of the contracting process

Belfast City Council has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "T2607 - Receipt, Stock Control and Delivery of Waste Containers", focusing on refuse and waste-related services. The process follows an open procedure and falls under Northern Irish devolved regulations. The procurement is situated in Belfast, United Kingdom, specifically addressing the needs of the local community for timely waste container receipt and potential repairs or disposal of damaged bins. The contract was awarded to Avenue Recycling, an SME based in Belfast, on 28th August 2025, and is valued at £2,540,000 with potential options for extension and additional service requirements until August 2028, with full completion potentially extending to 29th August 2029. Key dates include the contract start on 1st September 2025, and default completion by 31st August 2029, allowing for renewal and scope modifications.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in waste management and logistics services. Companies with expertise in managing efficient supply chains for waste materials, particularly those with capabilities in quick turnaround logistics, stock control, and waste management, will find this contract particularly lucrative. SMEs like Avenue Recycling have been successful, indicating that small to medium-sized enterprises with a robust operational strategy and capacity to adapt to service expansions can effectively compete. The council's openness to extending the contract for an additional year and including extra services provides additional prospects for ongoing collaboration and growth for the awarded supplier.

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Notice Title

T2607 - Receipt, Stock Control and Delivery of Waste Containers

Notice Description

This service is to ensure that householders who order new or replacement bins or containers receive them in a timely manner enabling them to continue recycling. There may be a requirement for repairing of or disposing of damaged bins.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - * The collection, transportation and delivery of other waste containers or waste items to support in-house operations or projects. * Other similar waste activities in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. * Temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. * Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, customer hub changes, new IT systems etc; * Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. * Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated. * The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council's requirements. * Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.

Renewal: The extension shall be used to extend the period of the contract for a further year.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05547f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075758-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,540,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,540,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
2029-05-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN06 Belfast

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AVENUE RECYCLING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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