Kerbside collection, Street cleaning, Management of HWRCs and HWRC transport - Addition of statutory food waste collection service

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

4 Feb 2026, 09:29 GMT

Last source update

6 Feb 2026, 12:54 GMT

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-010932

Classification (CPV)

Refuse and waste related services

Delivery area

East Midlands (UKF2)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-064662 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

This modification is required due to changes in statutory waste policy affecting household collections, specifically the introduction of mandatory separate household food waste collection as part of the Government's Simpler Recycling programme. These requirements are implemented through the Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024, made under the Environment Act 2021, which establish a consistent national set of recyclable waste streams-including food waste-that must be collected separately from households across England.

The Government's Simpler Recycling policy update confirms that all households will be provided with a consistent service including separate food waste collection, forming one of the standardised waste streams local authorities must deliver.

To comply with these statutory changes, the authority must introduce a new household food waste collection stream, requiring contract amendments relating to service delivery, vehicles, routing, containers, and treatment arrangements. These obligations were not in force and require delivery of additional services which could not reasonably be delivered by alternative supplier , satisfying the conditions of Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

While the modification leads to an increase in contract value, it is necessitated solely by statutory changes and does not alter the fundamental nature or scope of the original contract.

Publisher note: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VEAT IS BEING USED AS A PUBLICATION TOOL, TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF A MODIFICATION. The need for this modification arises from delivery of additional services which could not reasonably be delivered by alternative supplier falling within Regulation 72(1)(b) PCR 2015 namely the introduction of statutory requirements for separate household food waste collections introduced through the Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024, made under the Environment Act 2021. While the modification leads to an increase in contract value, it is necessitated solely by statutory changes and does not alter the fundamental nature or scope of the original contract.

• Biffa Environmental Municipal Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00905800 High Wycombe, South East

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