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Waste Management

University of Suffolk

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14 Sep 2026 at 09:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Suffolk commissioned waste management services for its operations in the United Kingdom. The requirement covers refuse and waste-related services, including reliable collection arrangements, under CPV 90500000. The buyer is the University of Suffolk Ltd, a public authority based in Ipswich. The appointed supplier is responsible for delivering the service to support the university’s waste management needs. This is a service requirement rather than a supply of equipment or construction work, and is relevant to waste collection, refuse management and related environmental services businesses able to operate for a higher-education organisation. The procurement was arranged as a single requirement, covering the university’s waste management service as a whole.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Bolton Brothers Ltd was selected through a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 5 August 2026 and runs from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2029, with an optional one-year extension taking the maximum end date to 17 September 2030. Its value is £70,492.80 excluding VAT, or £84,591.36 including VAT. The award covers the single waste management requirement. The contract includes a collection reliability measure assessed over a one-month period. The published outcome records Bolton Brothers Ltd as the active supplier, and the contract itself is active.

This award demonstrates established demand from the University of Suffolk for outsourced waste management and dependable collection performance. A credible future competitor would need to provide refuse and waste-related services for a university environment, with the operational capacity to manage recurring collections consistently across the service requirement. Collection reliability is an explicit performance focus, so suppliers should be able to plan routes, maintain service continuity, monitor missed or delayed collections and provide evidence of performance against agreed measures. Relevant experience in servicing institutional or multi-site customers would help demonstrate readiness, although the procurement information does not identify particular accreditations or specialist qualifications. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that businesses of that scale can be considered for this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Waste Management

Notice Description

A contract to deliver waste management services to the University of Suffolk for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 period of 1 year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8bd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086692-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£70,492 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Suffolk
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP4 1QJ
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Alexandra
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bolton Brothers Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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