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# The Collection and Disposal of Food Waste

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-collection-and-disposal-of-food-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-050501). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "The Collection and Disposal of Food Waste". Published status: complete. Concession Value: £4,166,666. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £4,166,666 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,166,666 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-collection-and-disposal-of-food-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-050501#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050501`

## 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/the-collection-and-disposal-of-food-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-050501#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-collection-and-disposal-of-food-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-050501#participate

## Description
The Council would like to enter into a partnering arrangement via a concession contract with a supplier who could provide a service to those businesses within the Cumberland Council footprint that require separate food waste collections. The businesses that will be able to use this service will be those with more that 10 full time equivalent employees as per the Governments new simpler recycling legislation

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,166,666

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/07/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Collection and Disposal of Food Waste (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CUMBRIA WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171407`
  - Value: £4,166,666 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025380-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-20T16:23:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:11:20.449Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050501