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Food Waste (Anaerobic Digestion)

Wolverhampton City Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

28 Sep 2026 at 13:33

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

09 Jun 2026 at 17:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

08 Sep 2025 at 16:52

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

08 Sep 2025 at 15:27

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

08 Sep 2025 at 15:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wolverhampton City Council procured food-waste treatment and recycling services for its new household food-waste collection scheme. The service is intended to handle waste collected from about 114,000 properties through kerbside and communal collections. The requirement is for the collected food waste to be treated by anaerobic digestion, rather than sent directly for disposal, and managed in line with waste legislation to support higher recycling rates. The estimated annual quantity is between 5,000 and 10,000 tonnes, pending further composition analysis by the council. The work relates to refuse and waste services and is delivered in Wolverhampton, England.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Biffa Waste Services Limited. The award was made on 28 September 2026, following an open procedure. The awarded value is £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT). The initial contract runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2029, with two possible one-year extensions, giving a maximum term to 25 October 2031. There was one lot. Evaluation weighted quality at 45%, price at 40%, social value at 10% and equality, diversity and inclusion at 5%. Suppliers also had to meet economic and technical selection criteria. Four bids were received, with three at the final stage.

For suppliers preparing for comparable food-waste treatment requirements from Wolverhampton City Council, this award shows demand for a service capable of receiving and processing household food waste through anaerobic digestion, with compliant waste management and a contribution to recycling performance. Credible providers will need the technical capability and capacity to handle a substantial, variable flow from both kerbside and communal collection routes, as well as an operating model that can accommodate the council’s estimated tonnage range. The evaluation placed most weight on quality, alongside price, social value and equality, diversity and inclusion; bidders should therefore be ready to evidence delivery quality and meaningful wider benefits, not simply offer a low price. Economic and technical capability were also required. The lot was marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Food Waste (Anaerobic Digestion)

Notice Description

Following the Simpler Recycling announcement in October 2023, the council is developing a new food waste service for implementation in line with statutory requirements from 31 March 2026. The council anticipates that its weekly food waste collection service will service all 114,000 properties via a mix of kerbside collections requiring both an internal food waste caddy, and a communal type collection service where internal caddies will be required for all properties, along with a communal type of external container. The City of Wolverhampton Council anticipate the requirement to dispose of between 5000 and 10000 tonnes of food waste (residents who recycle their food waste are unlikely to be able to capture it all). Further compositional analysis work will be undertaken by the council in the coming months to confirm this. No food waste delivered and received by the Provider shall be directly for disposal other than by anaerobic digestion. Once collected or delivered, the contracts will ensure that the waste is disposed of, or recycled, in a manner that is compliant with current waste legislation and aims to increase the Council's recycling rate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The term will be for an initial 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years (3+1 +1)

Planning Information

If you would like to participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement please complete and submit the questionnaire available on the Council's website Opportunities - www.wolverhamptontenders.com. The engagement period ends on midday on Monday 29th September 2025 at 12:00 (noon).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059600
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091435-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wolverhampton City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV1 1SH
Postcode Area
Wolverhampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG39 Wolverhampton
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward
St Peters
Westminster Constituency
Wolverhampton West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Biffa Waste Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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