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Bristol Waste Company: Contract for the Bulk Haulage Services of Waste Material

TransportCPV 60112000

Value£900k

Deadline8 Sept 2026

Published14 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 14 Aug 202620 days leftCloses 8 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Melina Woollon

procurement@bristolwastecompany.co.uk

+447562906912

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

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Please apply on ProContract (ProActis) https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About, reference DN826161Hide. All tender documents must be filled in and submitted via the ProContract tender messaging channel.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£900ktotal contract value

median £64k

this tender£0£2.2m

This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

BRISTOL WASTE COMPANY LIMITED has published 14 notices across all categories.

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The brief

Bristol Waste Company (BWC) wishes to source a single provider for the provision of haulage services for its Waste Material.

BWC has a statutory duty to collect and arrange for the receipt and disposal of household waste on behalf of Bristol City Council and arising within Bristol City Council as well as a duty to arrange for the receipt and disposal of waste on behalf of its commercial clients.

The contract is for the collection and transport of Waste Material collected by BWC from BWC's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC's) and Transfer Stations under its waste collection and disposal obligations.

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12–20 daysof bid-team effort

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

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

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Hold at bidOperator licences / driver vetting (DBS for passenger transport)
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

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