Notice Information
Notice Title
HDC-1463 COMPETITIVE FLEXIBLE TENDER PROCESS FOR COLLECTIONS, CLEANSING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES CONTRACT (ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CONTRACT) HARBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
Notice Description
Harborough District Council ("the Council" or "the Authority") is inviting tenders for a single Supplier to be contracted for all recyclables and waste collection services, street cleansing services, and grounds maintenance services, across Harborough District. The contract must start on 1st April 2027; it is therefore envisaged this contract shall be awarded and mobilisation will start in October 2026. The competitive flexible process is made up of four stages including: Stage One - PSQ Stage Two - Invitiation to Submit Initial Tender (ISIT) Stage Three - Post ISIT Dialogue and Negotiations Stage Four - Invitation to Submit Final Tender (ISFT) The deadline for submissions to Stage One - PSQ is 12 noon 31st October 2025.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Subject to contract performance during initial contract term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05687a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062335-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £70,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £70,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HARBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- wellandprocurement@melton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MARKET HARBOROUGH
- Postcode
- LE16 7AG
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
-
- Local Authority
- Melton
- Electoral Ward
- Melton Warwick
- Westminster Constituency
- Melton and Syston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062335-2025
3rd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044042-2025
29th July 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
ProContract portal link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=34b7cc62-79a0-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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