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# Food Waste Management Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-waste-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d2ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED: "Food Waste Management Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £10,000,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-caterers-organisation-limited-GB-PPON-PGVP-3345-RDVR)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 September 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d2ee`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/food-waste-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d2ee#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Ftuco%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-waste-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d2ee#participate

## Description
TUCO Ltd are seeking suppliers who can provide innovative food waste management services. These services should be cost effective and efficient to the Universities, Colleges, and the wider Public Sector in a sustainable manner. Each Lot will be advertised for National coverage, however, regional suppliers could also apply.  Suppliers must relate to the waste hierarchy when submitting for the following Lots.
Lot 1 - Lot 1 On-Site Food Waste Innovation
Lot 2 - Lot 2 Waste Disposable Cups
Lot 3 - Waste Coffee Grounds
Lot 4 - Off Site Food Waste Collection
Lot 5 – Food Waste Oil Collection and Disposal Service
Lot 6 - Catering Packaging (glass, cardboard, plastic, single use plastic, tin, tetra, etc.) Collection and Recycling Service
Lot 7 - Compostable Packaging Waste Collection Service
Lot 8 - Food Waste Management Systems
Lot 9 - Surplus Catering Equipment

## Lots (9)
### Lot Lot 1: On-Site Food Waste Innovation
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** TUCO Ltd seek suppliers to provide on-site innovative food waste solution to TUCO members and the wider Public Sector.  
The on-site food disposal solution must divert food from landfill, help reduce waste generation and create a valuable fuel or alt...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 2: Waste Disposable Cups Collection and Disposal Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** Despite an increased uptake of reusable takeaway products at member sites, disposable paper cups are still used in a large range of TUCO member business environments including Universities, school and colleges, offices, NHS departments, coffee shops,...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 3: Waste Coffee Grounds Collection and Disposal Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** Each year 1.8 million tonnes of carbon emissions are generated by the 500,000 tonnes of coffee waste disposed in the UK.
Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision to collect and Sustainably Dispose of Waste Coffee Grounds for TUCO members and...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 4: Off Site Food Waste Collection and Disposal Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** We produce enough food across the world to wipe out global hunger, however, one-third of it goes to waste. That’s 1.3 billion tonnes of food thrown away.
The UK throws away around 9.52m tonnes of food per year. this emits 25m tonnes of CO2e, more tha...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 5: Food Waste Oil Collection and Disposal Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a food waste oil collection and disposal service.  The service must be provided to the very highest environmental standards to help reduce GHG emissions, tackle the climate emergency and must work ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 6: Catering Waste Packaging Recycling Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a Catering Waste Packaging Recycling Service.  The service must be provided to the very highest environmental standards to help reduce GHG emissions, tackle the climate emergency and must work in l...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 7: Compostable Packaging Waste Collection Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a Certified Compostable Catering Packaging Waste Service.  The service must be provided to the very highest environmental standards to help reduce GHG emissions, tackle the climate emergency and mu...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 8: Food Waste Management Systems
- **Lot id:** `Lot 8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of food waste management systems. The system must weigh, analyse, and report evidence-based food waste data, whilst working in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the Un...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot Lot 9: Surplus Catering Equipment
- **Lot id:** `Lot 9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** TUCO Ltd are seeking suppliers who can provide an innovative Surplus Catering Equipment concept to collect and dispose of/recycle, in a compliant manner, the end of use catering equipment from the TUCO member site. This should be cost effective and e...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019327-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-10T13:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:49:04.419Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d2ee