AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ubico Ltd published an award notice for a further competition to supply, deliver and recycle wheeled bins and associated waste-collection products. The single active award names ESE WORLD LIMITED and IPL Global; the published £1,000,000 value is shared at award level and is not allocated between them.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is active. The source gives a contract period from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2028, but does not explicitly evidence signature.
Market significanceThis is a selective further competition under YPO's Refuse and Recycling Products Framework Agreement, drawing suppliers from framework Lots 3 and 4.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
ESE WORLD LIMITED
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-0195f80a-0996-489d-8089-bf8f1a1617a7-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · verified supplier named on active shared award
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Source award names 'ESE World Ltd'; supplier verification provides verified legal name ESE WORLD LIMITED (company number 02327763). No lots or supplier-level award value are supplied.
IPL Global
84% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-0195f80a-0996-489d-8089-bf8f1a1617a7-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · unverified supplier named on active shared award
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Source award names IPL Global. Identity checking completed without a safe company match; no verified legal name or company number is supplied. No lots or supplier-level award value are supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is 'awarded'; source status is 'complete'; the award has status 'active'.
Award decision date
95% confidence30 September 2026
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The award record date is 2026-09-30.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T11:20:03+01:00.
Contract period stated
97% confidence20 October 2026 to 19 October 2028
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields specify these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£1,000,000
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The active award value is GBP 1,000,000.
Value allocation
99% confidenceShared award-level value; allocation between the two named suppliers is unknown
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One award names both suppliers and contains one £1,000,000 value; no supplier or lot allocation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
96% confidence30 September 2026
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
95% confidence30 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
97% confidence20 October 2026
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contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
97% confidence19 October 2028
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contractPeriod endDate is 2028-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupply, delivery and recycling of wheeled bins and associated products supporting waste collection services
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Process and tender description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 34928480 — Waste and rubbish containers and bins
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Primary tender classification.
Delivery area
94% confidenceSouth West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies the South West, United Kingdom.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is goods.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure
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procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is Restricted procedure.
Route to market
97% confidenceFurther competition under YPO's Refuse and Recycling Products Framework Agreement
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Tender description states that the further competition is issued under that framework.
Framework participation described
96% confidenceTenders were to be invited from suppliers awarded to Lots 3 and 4 of the framework
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Tender description.
Bid count and evaluation outcome
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately two years
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Stated period runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2028.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
97% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The source is an award notice with an active award and stated contract period; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceTwo suppliers are named under one active award, without stated lot or value splits
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The single award lists both suppliers and a single value; no lots are supplied.
Commercial scope
93% confidenceThe requirement combines bin supply and delivery with recycling, indicating a broader product-lifecycle requirement than supply alone
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Tender description explicitly includes supply, delivery and recycling.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceIPL Global is unverified
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Companies House identity workflow completed without finding a safe match (checked_unmatched).
Allocation limitation
99% confidencePublished value and work allocation cannot be attributed to either named supplier
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A single £1,000,000 award value is recorded for two suppliers, with no lots or supplier-level values.
Contract-status limitation
98% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and stated period, not explicit contract signature
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No signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes lot titles, individual values, bid count, scoring, pricing breakdown and extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- IPL Global was checked against the identity workflow but no safe company match was found; its legal entity identity is unverified.
- The £1,000,000 amount is a single shared award value. No supplier-level, lot-level or pricing allocation is published.
- No lot titles or allocations are supplied, despite the further competition referring to framework Lots 3 and 4.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale and extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ubico LtdESE WORLD LIMITEDIPL Globalwheeled binswaste collectionYPO frameworkrecyclingContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on Ubico's wheeled bins award?
ESE WORLD LIMITED and IPL Global were named on the single active award. The source records ESE WORLD LIMITED as the verified legal name for source supplier ESE World Ltd; IPL Global remains unverified.
What is the value of the Ubico award?
The published award value is £1,000,000. It is a shared award-level figure and is not allocated between the two named suppliers.
When does the stated contract period run?
The published period runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2028. The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.