AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bath & North East Somerset Council published contract details for Lot 1 of its kerbside recycling materials procurement: collection and recycling of mixed cardboard and cartons. SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD is the verified supplier for Lot 1. A separate active Award 3 for Lot 4 names NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED, but the supplied record provides no Lot 4 contract title, value or period.
Published outcomeLot 1 is recorded as an active contract with SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD. The contract data explicitly records signature on 8 October 2026 and a contractual period to 31 July 2028, with potential extensions by mutual agreement.
Market significanceThe published Lot 1 gross contract value is £1,910,840.16. This value is allocated to the Lot 1 contract only and is not attributed to Award 3 or Lot 4.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1: Mixed Cardboard and Cartons · £1,910,840.16 gross GBP · Active contract
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Verified supplier record for Award 1; Contract 1 names Lot 1 and gives gross value of 1910840.16 GBP.
NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 4 (title not supplied) · Unknown Unknown · Active award record
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Verified supplier record links NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED to Award 3; Award 3 relates to Lot 4.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender details state procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Lot 1 contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 and Award 1 are both marked active.
Lot 1 contract signature
99% confidenceExplicitly recorded as signed on 8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Award 3 status
95% confidenceActive award record; contract details not supplied
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Award 3 is marked active and relates to Lot 4, while no corresponding contract object is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 1 contract value
99% confidence£1,910,840.16 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 1910840.16, currency GBP.
Award 3 / Lot 4 value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is supplied for Award 3 or Lot 4.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence9 March 2026
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Release history records Tender notice release 020908-2026 on 2026-03-09.
Contract award notice published
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Release history records Contract award notice release 061404-2026 on 2026-06-30.
Lot 1 contract start in contract record
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-08.
Lot 1 stated operational start
97% confidence1 October 2026
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Notice description says the contract started on 1 October 2026, while explaining that 8 October reflects full execution.
Lot 1 contract end
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Lot 1 scope
98% confidenceCollection and recycling of mixed cardboard and cartons from kerbside recycling material collected from homes and businesses in Bath and North East Somerset.
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Tender description and Contract 1 title.
Service classification
99% confidenceRefuse disposal and treatment (CPV 90510000)
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Award 1 item additional classification.
Delivery area
99% confidenceUKK1
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Award 1 delivery address region is UKK1.
Lot 4 scope
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award 3 is linked to Lot 4, but no title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender details identify an open procedure.
Regime
99% confidenceConcession
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Tender specialRegime lists concession.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Bidder numbers, evaluation results and scores are not supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Lot 1 initial term
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension mechanism
99% confidence12 months plus 12 months, by mutual agreement
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Contract 1 renewal description.
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence31 July 2030
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-07-31.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe published £1.91m gross value is specific to Contract 1 / Lot 1 and should not be treated as a programme-wide or multi-supplier value.
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Only Contract 1 carries a value; Award 3 has no supplied value.
Commercial model
98% confidenceThe notice describes collection and purchase of recycling material.
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Tender description states collection and purchase of kerbside recycling material.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Start-date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe narrative states an operational start of 1 October 2026, whereas the structured contract period and signature date are 8 October 2026; both are reported without selecting an unsupported single start date.
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Tender description; Contract 1 period startDate and dateSigned.
Incomplete Award 3 details
99% confidenceAward 3 and its verified supplier are supplied, but its Lot 4 title, scope, contract record, term and value are not supplied.
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Top-level Award 3 and supplier record; only Lot 1 is present in the supplied lots and contracts data.
Unpublished competition and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown and individual Lot 4 value.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Award 3 is active and names NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED for Lot 4, but no corresponding contract title, scope, value, dates or terms are supplied.
- The source gives two relevant Lot 1 dates: 1 October 2026 in the narrative as the stated start and 8 October 2026 in structured contract data as the period start and execution date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology or scores, pricing breakdown, and individual Lot 4 value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bath & North East Somerset CouncilSMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTDNEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITEDmixed cardboard and cartonskerbside recyclingrecycling contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Lot 1 of the recycling procurement?
SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD is the verified supplier for Lot 1: Mixed Cardboard and Cartons.
What is the published Lot 1 contract value?
The Lot 1 contract has a published gross value of £1,910,840.16.
Is there another supplier award?
Yes. NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED is linked to active Award 3 for Lot 4, but the supplied record does not provide Lot 4 contract details or value.
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