CLAIRE WALES TEXTILES & MEDIA MATERIALS REUSE & RECYCLING 2026 FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (MTCBC/CLAIRE/TMR03)
Estimated value
£1.2m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
5
Published
01 May 2026
Description
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is acting as Lead Authority (Contracting Authority) on this collaborative procurement on behalf of the CLAIRE (Wales) group of Councils and is seeking tenders for the collection of textile and media materials from Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC), Bring sites and kerbside for reuse and recycling. The tender will seek to put in place a Framework Agreement where participating CLAIRE (Wales) members will be able to create and award individual Call-Off Contracts with successful tenderer(s) for the Services described in the Specification. The material types and collection methods have been divided into 5 Lots and further details concerning Lotting can be found in the tender documents.There will be one tenderer awarded per Lot.The successful tenderer in each Lot will cater for all CLAIRE (Wales) members requirements.To draw the tenderers attention at the earliest opportunity, the incumbent contractor has indicated TUPE will apply. TUPE information will be provided to tenderers during the tender process.
Scope
- Reference
- itt_124120
- Total value
- £1,200,000 excluding VAT£1,440,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2030
As detailed in the tender documents
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 90514000
- Contract locations
- Wales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United KingdomWales, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | As detailed in the tender documents | quality | 70.00% |
| Price | As detailed in the tender documents | price | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As detailed in the tender documents
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 21 May 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 05 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Textile materials from household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) and bring sites | £1.2m | active |
| 2 | Media materials from HWRCs and bring sites | £200k | active |
| 3 | Textile materials from kerbside collections | £200k | active |
| 4 | Textile materials from HWRCs and bring sites AND Textile materials from kerbside collections | £1.2m | active |
| 5 | Duvets and Pillows from HWRCs and bring sites | £280k | active |