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title: "Market engagement on future waste management arrangements for the treatment of garden waste in accordance with the statutory duties of the East London Waste Authority (ELWA)."
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# Market engagement on future waste management arrangements for the treatment of garden waste in accordance with the statutory duties of the East London Waste Authority (ELWA).

Buyer: EAST LONDON WASTE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbf

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## Summary

The East London Waste Authority (ELWA) is currently in the planning stage for a procurement contract titled "Market engagement on future waste management arrangements for the treatment of garden waste". This initiative is part of the broader Procurement and Contract Expiry Programme (PACE Programme) aimed at ensuring the continued delivery of waste management services following the expiry of the Integrated Waste Management Services Contract in December 2027. The process is specifically related to refuse and waste-related services and covers regions UKI4 and UKI5 in the United Kingdom. Key dates include the submission deadline for the market operator questionnaire on 19th December 2025, while the procurement process kicked off with the publication of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) on 2nd December 2025. The prospective contract is expected to commence on 23rd December 2027, and a formal Tender Notice is anticipated to be published by 7th September 2026 to attract further interest.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses involved in waste management services, notably those specialising in garden waste treatment. Given the substantial financial scope with a projected contract value of £4,725,000 (excluding VAT), this could be a lucrative contract for service providers equipped to address the diverse needs of the ELWA's jurisdiction. Companies capable of providing innovative, sustainable waste treatment solutions will be particularly well-suited to participate in this engagement. Furthermore, as the procurement adopts a disaggregated service delivery model, businesses with operational flexibility and robust infrastructure for waste handling could gain competitive advantages in this multi-lot procurement environment.

## Notice

This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) is published to advertise a preliminary market engagement being conducted by the East London Waste Authority (ELWA). ELWA wishes to engage with market operators regarding a new contract opportunity for the treatment of garden waste. ELWA is responsible for the disposal of the Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW) collected by (or on behalf of) the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge (the Constituent Councils) and to arrange for places to be provided at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste and for the disposal of waste so deposited. ELWA is also responsible for the disposal and recycling of commercial waste collected by the Constituent Councils. These services are currently delivered via an Integrated Waste Management Services Contract (IWMS Contract), which was entered into in December 2002 with ELWA Ltd (the IWMS Contractor) and is operated by Biffa Treatment Services (the IWMS Operator). The IWMS Contract includes infrastructure for mechanical biological treatment, waste transfer, and Reuse and Recycling Centres (RRCs) for use by the general public. The IWMS Operator also has a number of sub-contractors for services, including the provision of material recovery facilities for dry mixed recycling, treatment of garden waste, offtake of materials, transfer and RRC facilities. The IWMS Contract expires in December 2027. Further details on ELWA and the services it provides can be found at https://eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/. In 2022 ELWA and the Constituent Councils produced a Joint Strategy for East London's Resources and Waste (Joint Strategy) for the period from 2027 to 2057. Further details on the Joint Strategy can be found at https://eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/jointstrategy/. Following the ratification of the Joint Strategy, also in 2022, ELWA set up the Procurement and Contract Expiry Programme (PACE Programme) to manage the complex work associated with: * Contract Expiry and Transition: the activities required to manage the expiry and demobilisation of the IWMS Contract; * Future Services Delivery: the activities required to ensure that new services arrangements are in place at the expiry of the IWMS Contract so that services continue to be delivered without interruption. The Outline Business Case (OBC), part of the Future Services Delivery component of the PACE Programme, was then produced to determine the preferred service delivery model for the new services at the expiry of the IWMS Contract. The OBC concluded that the preferred approach to procuring the services to replace the IWMS Contract would be via a disaggregated service delivery model with new contracts for the following waste services: Residual Waste Disposal; Waste Reception, Haulage and Reuse and Recycling Centres; Treatment of Garden Waste; Reprocessing of Dry Recycling; and Treatment of Food Waste. The OBC was formally approved in September 2023. Agenda-Item-04 September 2023.pdf (eastlondonwaste.gov.uk). To inform the development of these contracts, ELWA has been carrying out market engagement exercises. The procurement for the Residual Waste Contract has recently been completed, and the procurement of the Reception, Haulage, Reuse and Recycling Centres Contract (RHRRC Contract) is currently underway. ELWA is now seeking to engage with market operators who may wish to participate in the procurement of the Garden Waste Contract (GWC). ELWA has also published a Market Operator Briefing Note on the Bravo Portal (https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/), alongside this PMEN, which provides further information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise, including the process that market operators need to follow to participate in this exercise and the questionnaire that market operators need to complete.

### Planning Information

The Market Operator Briefing Note published on the Bravo Portal (https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/) contains detailed instructions for participating in this preliminary market engagement exercise. Interested organisations are strongly recommended to review this document. However, in summary:
The date for submission of the market operator questionnaire for this preliminary market engagement is 19 December 2025. Such responses should be submitted via https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
The response should include responses to relevant questions which are set out in the market operator questionnaire, as well as identify any further discussion topics.
Market operators may also submit any clarification questions, enquiries, requests for clarification or further information regarding the conduct of the preliminary market engagement to ELWA.
Though encouraged, engagement in this preliminary market engagement exercise is not a requirement for participation in the forthcoming procurement, which shall be formally commenced through publication of a Tender Notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078835-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Dec 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,725,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST LONDON WASTE AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E15 2ST |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Barking |
| Delivery location | TLI4 Inner London - East, TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 11:48 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078835-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078835-2025
  2nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/
- https://eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/jointstrategy/
- https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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