Award

Waste and Recycling Collection and Street Cleansing Services

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

04 Feb 2026 at 15:21

Award Notice
Tender

01 Aug 2024 at 11:07

Tender Notice
Tender

01 Aug 2024 at 10:18

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement project initiated by Wokingham Borough Council is centred around Waste and Recycling Collection and Street Cleansing Services, involving fortnightly and weekly waste collections, and an integrated street cleansing programme. This falls under the industry category of "Refuse and waste related services," with additional classification in "Street-cleaning and sweeping services." The project is taking place in England, United Kingdom, and has reached the award stage as of 4th February 2026, with Biffa Waste Services Ltd awarded the contract, valued at £128 million. The procurement method employed was the open procedure, and the contract period is set to commence on 1st June 2026, running until 31st May 2034.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies with expertise in environmental services and operational capabilities in waste collection and street cleaning. Businesses with sustainability and social value enhancement capabilities could significantly benefit from involvement in such contracts, given the council’s focus on integrating social and environmental improvements. Although the project does not cater specifically to SMEs or VCSEs, larger enterprises with substantial resource allocations for delivering comprehensive municipal services could find this contract advantageous for business expansion and positioning in the public services market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Waste and Recycling Collection and Street Cleansing Services

Notice Description

The Waste and Recycling Collection Services currently consist of a fortnightly Collection of Waste and Dry Recycling occurring on alternate Weeks, a Weekly Food Waste Collection and an opt-in Fortnightly chargeable Garden Waste Collection from Households that subscribe to the Service. Household Bulky Waste Collections occur throughout the Week and are dependent on the bookings made for the Service. The Authority also undertakes Clinical Waste Collections from Households that require such a service, these can consist of regular scheduled Collections and more ad hoc Collections. The Authority currently does not provide a Commercial Waste Service beyond its statutory duty, and this does not form part of this Contract. There are a small number of Households which have Weekly Collections and / or present blue Sacks rather than Wheeled Bins for Residual Waste, due to access restrictions. The Service will also include the delivery of Street Cleansing Services, Mechanical and Manual Sweeping and Litter Bin Emptying. Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) has changed its traditional approach to service delivery. We will implement fortnightly collections from early August 2024 and will integrate Street Cleansing into our Waste Contact as part of our new arrangements for 2026. We will be preparing for the proposed Environment Bill and have made provision for this in our contract documentation. Our enhanced aspirations for Social Value and Environmental improvement are also clear. It is likely that we will also provide the capital for vehicles rather than bidders. Thus, the value is based on current approximate contract value and does not include the planned changes and new approaches as stated above.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7404ce89-b5d7-40be-9733-76eb9601e3be
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90610000 - Street-cleaning and sweeping services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£112,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£128,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Feb 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 31 May 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Valentina Velcheva
Contact Email
procurement@wokingham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 118 237 9512

Buyer Location

Locality
WOKINGHAM
Postcode
RG40 1BN
Post Town
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Wokingham
Electoral Ward
Emmbrook
Westminster Constituency
Wokingham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BIFFA WASTE SERVICES

Further Information

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