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# Garden Waste Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/garden-waste-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East London Waste Authority: "Garden Waste Contract". Published status: active. Published Value: £4,544,180. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East London Waste Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-london-waste-authority-GB-PPON-PRPW-4339-XHTY)
- **Published Value:** £4,544,180 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Composting services, Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI4, UKI41, UKI5, UKI52, UKI53
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/garden-waste-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbf`

## 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/garden-waste-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flbbd.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/garden-waste-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbf#participate

## Description
ELWA is procuring a contract for the provision of the following services (without limitation):
The scope of the Contract includes: 
•	Receiving and treating delivered Contract Waste, which is garden waste collected from households and commercial customers by the Constituent Councils, and from the Reuse & Recycling Centres;
•	Contract Waste will be delivered to the Contractor Treatment Site(s) in bulk haulage vehicles by the RHRRC Contractor after the Contract Waste has been delivered by the Constituent Councils to one of the Authority WTSs;
•	Provision of capacity to receive and treat and garden waste;
•	Management and offtake of non-conforming waste, products and residues;
•	Maximising the recycling and beneficial use of products; and
•	Reporting and monitoring of environmental compliance.
Please see "Procedure description" section of this tender notice and the procurement documents for full details of:
1 - the single-stage, open procedure that ELWA is conducting pursuant to s. 20(2)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023; and
2 - ELWA's requirements for the Contract.
(Defined terms used in the above list of services are detailed in the draft contract and procurement documents.)
Please see the procurement documents for full details but, in summary, the open procedure will operate as follows:
1 - Bidders are required to complete and submit Conditions of Participation and Tenders. The purpose of the Conditions of Participation is for ELWA to ensure bidders meet a minimum level of compliance in order for their Tenders to be evaluated.
2 - ELWA will evaluate Conditions of Participation responses first. If bidders meet the minimum level of compliance in the Conditions of Participation, their Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the ITT. 
3 - ELWA intends to award the contract to the bidder that submits the most advantageous tender (following internal governance approval).
As detailed in the procurement documents, and pursuant to section 31 Procurement Act 2023, ELWA reserves the right to update or confirm aspects of the procurement process at any stage during the procurement; or circulate updated documents in respect of the procurement process prior to the tender submission deadline. If ELWA exercises these rights, it will clearly signpost updates to the documents and ELWA will revise and republish this tender notice.
The Authority conducted initial preliminary market engagement in December 2025 (Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078835). As part of the exercise, the Authority published a Market Operator Briefing Note in which it explained the context of the procurement being a contract for treatment/processing of garden waste collected from households and commercial premises and management of off takers. Two organisations participated in this exercise and provided feedback in respect of:
-	The Authority's procurement strategy;
-	Assumptions for evaluation;
-	Waste acceptance protocols and vehicles that can/cannot be accepted at facilities;
-	Processes f...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/garden-waste-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbf)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77120000, 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,544,180

- **Contract Period:** 23/12/2027 to 31/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084367-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-07T11:45:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T17:41:08.744Z
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