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Official UK procurement notice

Food Waste (Anaerobic Digestion)

Official notice

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2026awarded 28 Sept 2026
Awarded to Biffa Waste Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 26 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following the Simpler Recycling announcement in October 2023, the council is developing a new food waste service for implementation in line with statutory requirements from 31 March 2026.

The council anticipates that its weekly food waste collection service will service all 114,000 properties via a mix of kerbside collections requiring both an internal food waste caddy, and a communal type collection service where internal caddies will be required for all properties, along with a communal type of external container.

The City of Wolverhampton Council anticipate the requirement to dispose of between 5000 and 10000 tonnes of food waste (residents who recycle their food waste are unlikely to be able to capture it all). Further compositional analysis work will be undertaken by the council in the coming months to confirm this.

No food waste delivered and received by the Provider shall be directly for disposal other than by anaerobic digestion.

Once collected or delivered, the contracts will ensure that the waste is disposed of, or recycled, in a manner that is compliant with current waste legislation and aims to increase the Council's recycling rate.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 26 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value
£500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
The term will be for an initial 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years (3+1 +1)
90500000 Refuse and waste related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality — 45%
  • EDI — 5%
  • Price — 40%
  • Social Value — 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality — As set out in the ITT.
  • Price — As set out in the ITT.
  • Social Value — As set out in the ITT.
  • EDI — As set out in the tender portal.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing
    As contained within the ITT.
  • Technical & professional ability
    As contained within the ITT.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
28 Sept 2026, 13:33 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 13:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
CWC25077
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059600 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.wolverhamptontenders.com ↗

Timeline

9 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published387 days ago
    8 Sept 2025, 15:17 BST
  2. Market engagement366 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTIf you would like to participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement please complete and submit the questionnaire available on the Council's website Opportunities - www.wolverhamptontenders.com ↗. The engagement period ends on midday on Monday 29th September 2025 at 12:00 (noon).
  3. Tender notice published113 days ago
    9 Jun 2026, 17:54 BST
  4. Clarification questions by93 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline83 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by62 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent3 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published2 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 13:33 BST
  9. Contract startsin 25 days
    26 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Biffa Waste Services Ltd26 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2029 · up to 25 Oct 2031Extensions: This contract can be extended by a further 1 year + 1 year. The total term of the contract is 5 years with extension periods.£500,00028 Sept 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one10—

Notice history

13 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Contract signature expected
    20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 13:33 BSTUK6
  3. Published value updated
    28 Sept 2026, 13:33 BSTwas £500,000
  4. Status changed to complete
    28 Sept 2026, 13:33 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    28 Sept 2026, 13:33 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    9 Jun 2026, 17:54 BSTUK4
  7. Published value updated to £500,000
    9 Jun 2026, 17:54 BSTwas £1
  8. Status changed to active
    9 Jun 2026, 17:54 BST
  9. Procurement method changed
    9 Jun 2026, 17:54 BST
  10. Deadline published: 9 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    9 Jun 2026, 17:54 BST
  11. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 16:52 BSTUK2
  12. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:27 BSTUK2
  13. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:17 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)

Change to Contract location

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-09: 2 releases · 8 Sept 2025 — 8 Sept 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wolverhampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBV-7568-LBLL Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SH

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure