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Published 6 Oct 2026, 14:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Food and Green Waste Treatment

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 10 yrsstarts 30 Nov 2029

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform its future procurement strategy for the treatment and recycling of food waste and green (garden) waste arising within Oxfordshire.

The Council currently utilises a combination of anaerobic digestion (AD), windrow composting and in-vessel composting (IVC) facilities under existing contractual arrangements. Current arrangements expire in November 2029 and the Council is considering options for future service delivery.

This notice is issued for information gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition, procurement, or commitment by the Council to undertake any specific procurement route. Responses will be used solely to inform the Council's future strategy and requirements.

The Council manages approximately:

• Food waste: circa 25,000-30,000 tonnes per annum

• Green waste: circa 45,000-60,000 tonnes per annum

The Council is exploring future arrangements that:

• Ensure long-term treatment capacity

• Support carbon reduction objectives

• Deliver value for money

• Provide operational resilience

• Support future local government reorganisation arrangements where appropriate

• Encourage innovation and circular economy outcomes

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The Council is interested in understanding market appetite for a range of delivery models, including:

• Long-term treatment contracts

• Regional or national treatment solutions

• Joint venture opportunities

• Facility ownership models

• Capacity arrangements

• New infrastructure development opportunities

• Flexible lotting arrangements

CPV: Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 10 yrs
Contract period: 30 Nov 2029 — 29 Nov 2039 (10 yrs)Delivery: South East
90513000 Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2026, 14:06 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 14:06 BST
Authority reference
I-5099
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781bf

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    6 Oct 2026, 14:06 BST
  2. Market engagementin 37 days
    12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    The Council is exploring future arrangements that: • Ensure long-term treatment capacity • Support carbon reduction objectives • Deliver value for money • Provide operational resilience • Support future local government reorganisation arrangements where appropriate • Encourage innovation and more…circular economy outcomes The Council is interested in understanding market appetite for a range of delivery models, including: • Long-term treatment contracts • Regional or national treatment solutions • Joint venture opportunities • Facility ownership models • Capacity arrangements • New infrastructure development opportunities • Flexible lotting arrangements
  3. Contract starts
    30 Nov 2029, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 14:06 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNW-8281-MHNM County Hall, New Rd, Oxford, South East, OX1 1ND

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure