HDC-1463 Recyclables and Waste Collections, Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance Services Harborough District Council

Harborough District CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05687aProcurement Act 2023planned
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Estimated value

£80.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

29 Jul 2025

Deadline 12 Feb 2026

This is a preliminary market engagement notice

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Description

Harborough District Council will shortly be tendering for a single supplier to run a service consisting of the recyclable and waste collection services, as well as street cleansing and grounds maintenance services. The intention is to contract a single supplier, however, it will be permissible under the contract, to subcontract elements of the contract to subcontractors, managed by the single main contractor, in line with all Council requirements. It is envisaged that the only element of the service that will be eligible for subcontracting is Grounds maintenance. Details of the available options will be made clear within the published tender documentation. The service will take place across the Harborough District. It is anticipated that the initial tender documentation will be available to any interested supplier to submit an initial tender response. This opportunity will be run under the Procurement Act 2023 Competitive Flexible procedure, with an invitation to submit an initial tender, followed by rounds of negotiation before an invitation to submit a final tender. The final process will be clearly defined in the tender documentation. The purpose of this notice is to notify potential bidders of this upcoming opportunity which is expected to be published at the end of September 2025. Suppliers are welcome to register their interest to be informed when the tender documentation becomes available by following the below link and formally expressing an interest: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ddcd51d3-be6b-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21 To confirm, no documentation will be available before the end of September 2025.

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-05687a
Total value
£80,000,000 excluding VAT
£96,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2034
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2041

An inital period of 7 years with the option to extend for up to a further 7 years, subject to funding and performance.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
77314000
90514000
90610000
Contract locations
East Midlands, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Stage One - PSQPass / Fail Selection Questionnaire Scored Provider Selection Questionnairequality
Stages Two and Four QualityQuality - 60%quality
Stages Two and Four PricePrice - 35%price
Stages Two and Four - Social Value5%quality

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
29 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission address
The opportunity, all documentation and the messaging function to raise clarifications and communicate with the project team will be available only on: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Suppliers are welcome to register their interest to be informed when the tender documentation becomes available by following the below link and formally expressing an interest: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ddcd51d3-be6b-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21 To confirm, no documentation will be available before the end of September 2025.
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure