The collection & disposal of General Waste & Recycling (including Food Waste)

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Estimated value

£400k

services

Awarded value

—

Suppliers

Lots

0 awarded

Published

27 Nov 2025

Deadline 22 Dec 2025

Description

Cumberland Council (the Council) requires Service Providers to deliver the service for the removal and disposal of general waste, recyclable materials and confidential waste from corporate properties (Sites) in Cumberland, such as:- • Residential Care homes and Day Care Centres (run by the Council's in-house provider, Cumbria Care) • Office sites • Library and Registration Services • Children's Centres

Scope

Reference: DN797240
Total value: £400,000 excluding VAT
£480,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Main category: services
CPV classifications: 90500000
Contract locations: North West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Quality	—	quality	50.00%
Price	—	price	40.00%
Social Value	—	quality	10.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline: 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 pm
Submission deadline: 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 pm
Submission address: The documents are available via The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ For support using the chest please contact Proactis, using the supplier support area. For clarifications, please ensure all correspondence is via The Chest using the message area. Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN797240) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council are fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcome an expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in this notice is only an estimate. The contract term is for 3 years
Electronic submission: Yes
Procedure: Open procedure