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ANDBC Tender for the Loading, Transport and Treatment of Container Glass Collected in the Borough.

Environment & WasteCPV 90514000

Value£350k

Deadline11 Sept 2026

Published14 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 14 Aug 202623 days leftCloses 11 Sept 2026

Who to contact

procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Tenders must be submitted electronically via www.etendersni.gov.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£350ktotal contract value

median £195k

this tender£0£5.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Environment & Waste band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Ards and North Down Borough Council has published 9 Environment & Waste notices, about every 6 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around January 2027.

57% of Ards and North Down Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Loading, Transport and Treatment of Container Glass Collected in the Borough.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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