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Food Waste Treatment and Disposal - 4 Lots Lot 1 - Food Waste Treatment – North of Authority Area - Collection Area Locations Map provided. Contract start date 1st April 2026. Contract term 4 years + possible 3 year extension. All lots to expire concurrently. Lot 2 - Food Waste Treatment – North of Authority Area - Collection Area Locations Map provided. Contract start date 1st April 2026. Contract term 4 years + possible 3 year extension. All lots to expire concurrently. Lot 3 - Food Waste Treatment – South of Authority Area - Collection Area Locations Map provided. Contract start date 24th November 2026. Contract term 4 years + possible 3 year extension. All lots to expire concurrently. Lot 4 - Food Waste Treatment – South of Authority Area - Collection Area Locations Map provided. Contract start date 24th November 2026. Contract term 4 years + possible 3 year extension. All lots to expire concurrently. Please read and follow the information and guidance supplied below and within the Tender documents, this will help with your tender submission. Word count limits apply, any information going over will not be considered. Respond to ALL questions. Additional documents or information not required will be disregarded. Please note timeline with regards to questions and submission dates. All communications, correspondences and clarifications must be sent via the In-tend portal. Do not contact the Service area for information, please use the correspondence facility Regularly view the Clarification tab for updates or responses to questions received by bidders. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all bidders (if not Private and Confidential), this to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. Avoid uploading your return just prior to closing deadline as you may incur IT issues and we will not accept Tender Returns via e-mail. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact the Procurement lead using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Opting In To inform us of your decision to participate and to be able to submit a tender you will be required to Opt In. Opting In will confirm to us of your involvement and your intention to submit a tender return. Opting Out Will confirm that you are no longer interested in submitting a tender return. You will be able to provide a reason as to your decision if you wish. This will cease any system-generated communications. You will be able to opt back in at any point. NOTE: Contract dates - Start 01 04 2026 End 31 03 2030 Optional extension up to 3 years
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| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05cd71 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 051327-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Mon Jun 01 2026 11:10:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069032-2025 |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 4 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 4 |
| Contracts in latest release | 4 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | award, contract | 051327-2026 |
| 22 May 2026 | award, contract | 048102-2026 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | tenderUpdate | 069032-2025 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | tenderUpdate | 066680-2025 |
| 15 Oct 2025 | tender | 065653-2025 |
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