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Central Bedfordshire Council

CBC-2067-T-ZH Environmental Monitoring and Permit Surrender Services for Central Bedfordshire Closed Landfill Sites

Environment & WasteCPV 90720000
ValueValue not published
Deadline25 Aug 2026
Published31 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 31 Jul 202624 days leftCloses 25 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

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The brief

Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide maintenance, environmental monitoring and sampling services at its closed landfill sites at Sundon and Bluewaters, together with the surrender of the Environment Agency Permit for Sundon Closed Landfill.

The procurement is divided into two lots: Lot 1 – Operation, monitoring, inspection, maintenance and environmental sampling associated with the Sundon Leachate Treatment Plant, environmental compounds, Bluewaters landfill operations and environmental monitoring infrastructure.

Lot 2 – Professional consultancy services to manage and deliver the surrender of the Environment Agency Permit for Sundon Closed Landfill, including liaison with the Environment Agency, preparation of required documentation and support through the permit surrender process.

Suppliers may bid for one or both lots.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking to appoint

Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide maintenance, environmental monitoring and sampling services at its closed landfill sites at Sundon and Bluewaters, together with the surrender of the Environment Agency Permit for Sundon Closed Landfill.

02

Professional consultancy services to manage and deliver

Professional consultancy services to manage and deliver the surrender of the Environment Agency Permit for Sundon Closed Landfill, including liaison with the Environment Agency, preparation of required documentation and support through the permit surrender process.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed 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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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d958
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
072924-2026
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