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title: "003761 - Seasonal Waste Composition Analysis of Durham County Council Municipal Waste"
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# 003761 - Seasonal Waste Composition Analysis of Durham County Council Municipal Waste

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003761-seasonal-waste-composition-analysis-of-durham-county-council-municipal-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-0778c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "003761 - Seasonal Waste Composition Analysis of Durham County Council Municipal Waste". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003761-seasonal-waste-composition-analysis-of-durham-county-council-municipal-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-0778c8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0778c8`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003761-seasonal-waste-composition-analysis-of-durham-county-council-municipal-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-0778c8#tl-md)

## Description
Durham County Council (DCC) are looking to explore the market options for a contractor that will deliver a comprehensive waste composition analysis of DCC’s municipal waste streams across four distinct seasonal periods within a 12-month programme. The study will look at the physical composition of municipal waste, identifying and quantifying key materials present throughout the year.
The services will include the sampling, sorting, categorisation, data capture, and reporting of municipal waste, with a specific focus on materials falling within the scope of relevant policy and regulatory frameworks. This includes, but is not limited to:
•	Materials subject to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
•	Containers and materials relevant to the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
•	Plastic films and flexible packaging materials
•	Textiles
•	Organics (Food & Green Waste)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F090217-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-23T13:55:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:11:34.141Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0778c8