Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Borough-wide Food Waste Collection and Disposal Service
Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSlough Borough Council requires a suitable licensed provider to collect and dispose of food waste from all domestic properties within the borough (approx 55,000 homes).
The contract will commence in be for five years with an option to extend for a further two years.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 6 Apr 2032, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,896,800
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Simple description: The tenders will be evaluated on 30% quality/technical, 5% social value and 65% price.
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
- Yes · next expected 6 Apr 2032
- First published
- 24 Jun 2025, 15:26 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
SBC 038475- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034797- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552c0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Providers are required to submit a payment mechanism as part of the finance evaluation.
- Risks
The contract can be modified to include additional households as and when they are built in the borough and to reduce the contract if households have been removed for various reasons.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jun 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 15:26 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent365 days ago29 Oct 2025
- Award decision expected by364 days ago29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published359 days ago3 Nov 2025, 12:46 GMT
- Standstill ends350 days ago12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts297 days ago5 Jan 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 15:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Nov 2025, 12:46 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Nov 2025, 12:46 GMT
- Contract signature expected21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundon Waste Management LimitedThe Provision of a Borough Wide food Waste Collection Service5 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | — | 29 Oct 2025standstill to 12 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Grundon Waste Management LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please visit the Authority's e-procurement portal for tender documents and more information regarding this tender opportunity.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender