Award

Provision of a Borough-wide Food Waste Collection and Disposal Service

SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Nov 2025 at 12:46

Tender

24 Jun 2025 at 14:26

Summary of the contracting process

Slough Borough Council has completed the procurement process for the "Provision of a Borough-wide Food Waste Collection and Disposal Service" under an open procedure. The tender, identified by SBC 038475, aimed to find a suitable licensed provider to manage food waste collection and disposal services from approximately 55,000 homes in Slough. The procurement falls under the industry category of "Refuse and waste related services" and centres around the region of UKJ11 in Slough, United Kingdom. The contract, awarded to Grundon Waste Management Ltd, commences on 5 January 2026, running for an initial five years with an option to extend by two additional years, aiming for completion by 31 December 2028, with potential extensions allowing it to run until 31 December 2030 if needed. Key deadlines included an award announcement date on 29 October 2025 and the end of a standstill period set for 12 November 2025.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses in the waste management and environmental services sector, particularly those experienced in large-scale collections and disposal services. Large companies with the capability to handle substantial logistics and operational demands are particularly well-suited to compete in such tenders. With an emphasis on technical quality, price competitiveness, and social value, businesses offering innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions stand to benefit from this and similar public sector opportunities. The contract's open procurement method allows broad participation, encouraging a competitive bidding environment that stimulates business growth and innovation within the industry.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Provision of a Borough-wide Food Waste Collection and Disposal Service

Notice Description

Slough 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.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0001

Renewal: The contract has an option to extend the contract for a further two years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552c0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070422-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract 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

90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment

90511000 - Refuse collection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,896,800 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,896,800 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£4,249,999 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Oct 20253 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2032-04-05

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sbcprocurement@slough.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SLOUGH
Postcode
SL1 2EL
Post Town
Slough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
TLJ11 Berkshire

Local Authority
Slough
Electoral Ward
Herschel Park
Westminster Constituency
Slough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRUNDON WASTE MANAGEMENT

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0552c0-2025-11-03T12:46:11Z",
    "date": "2025-11-03T12:46:11Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0552c0",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PMLW-2634-YYNX",
            "name": "Slough Borough Council",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PMLW-2634-YYNX"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road",
                "locality": "Slough",
                "postalCode": "SL1 2EL",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKJ11"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "SBCProcurement@slough.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
                        "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PNPY-5844-CLJX",
            "name": "Grundon Waste Management Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PNPY-5844-CLJX"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Oxford Road",
                "locality": "Oxfordshire",
                "postalCode": "OX10 6LX",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKJ14"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "tenders@grundon.com"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false,
                "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false,
                "shelteredWorkshop": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-PPON-PMLW-2634-YYNX",
        "name": "Slough Borough Council"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "SBC 038475",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "Provision of a Borough-wide Food Waste Collection and Disposal Service",
        "description": "Slough 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.",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "LOT-0001",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "90500000",
                        "description": "Refuse and waste related services"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "90510000",
                        "description": "Refuse disposal and treatment"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "90511000",
                        "description": "Refuse collection services"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKJ11",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "LOT-0001"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amountGross": 7076160,
            "amount": 5896800,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "aboveThreshold": true,
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home",
        "submissionTerms": {
            "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ]
        },
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-07-24T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "enquiryPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-07-16T12:00:00+00:00"
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
        },
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "LOT-0001",
                "status": "complete",
                "value": {
                    "amountGross": 7076160,
                    "amount": 5896800,
                    "currency": "AED"
                },
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "weightingDescription": "The tenders will be evaluated on 30% quality/technical, 5% social value and 65% price.",
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "name": "Simple description",
                            "description": "The tenders will be evaluated on 30% quality/technical, 5% social value and 65% price."
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2026-01-05T00:00:00+00:00",
                    "endDate": "2031-01-04T23:59:59+00:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2033-01-04T23:59:59+00:00"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "The contract has an option to extend the contract for a further two years."
                }
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "L-1",
                "documentType": "biddingDocuments",
                "description": "Please visit the Authority's e-procurement portal for tender documents and more information regarding this tender opportunity.",
                "url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home"
            },
            {
                "id": "conflictOfInterest",
                "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
                "description": "Not published"
            },
            {
                "id": "034797-2025",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK4",
                "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034797-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-06-24T15:26:04+01:00",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "hasRecurrence": true,
        "recurrence": {
            "dates": [
                {
                    "startDate": "2032-04-05T23:59:59Z"
                }
            ]
        },
        "contractTerms": {
            "financialTerms": "Providers are required to submit a payment mechanism as part of the finance evaluation."
        },
        "riskDetails": "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."
    },
    "language": "en",
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "measure": "bids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "LOT-0001"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "measure": "finalStageBids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "LOT-0001"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "measure": "smeFinalStageBids",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "LOT-0001"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "measure": "vcseFinalStageBids",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "LOT-0001"
            }
        ]
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "title": "The Provision of a Borough Wide food Waste Collection Service",
            "status": "pending",
            "date": "2025-10-29T00:00:00+00:00",
            "value": {
                "amountGross": 4249999,
                "amount": 0,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
            "aboveThreshold": true,
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-PPON-PNPY-5844-CLJX",
                    "name": "Grundon Waste Management Ltd"
                }
            ],
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": "LOT-0001",
                    "additionalClassifications": [
                        {
                            "scheme": "CPV",
                            "id": "90500000",
                            "description": "Refuse and waste related services"
                        }
                    ],
                    "relatedLot": "LOT-0001"
                }
            ],
            "standstillPeriod": {
                "endDate": "2025-11-12T23:59:59+00:00"
            },
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2026-01-05T00:00:00+00:00",
                "endDate": "2028-12-31T23:59:59+00:00",
                "maxExtentDate": "2030-12-31T23:59:59+00:00"
            },
            "hasRenewal": true,
            "renewal": {
                "description": "2 x 12 month extensions available"
            },
            "relatedLots": [
                "LOT-0001"
            ],
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "070422-2025",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "noticeType": "UK6",
                    "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
                    "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070422-2025",
                    "datePublished": "2025-11-03T12:46:11Z",
                    "format": "text/html"
                }
            ],
            "assessmentSummariesDateSent": "2025-10-29T00:00:00+00:00",
            "milestones": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "type": "futureSignatureDate",
                    "dueDate": "2025-11-21T23:59:59+00:00",
                    "status": "scheduled"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}