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title: "Waste and Recycling Collection Service Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0785e8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-12"
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# Waste and Recycling Collection Service Review

Buyer: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0785e8

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## Summary

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned a review of its waste and recycling collection service. The work is to provide expert advice on the current and potential operating models for the council’s collection service, covering both waste and recycling. This is business and management consultancy, rather than a contract to collect or process waste. The buyer is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, and the service being reviewed is its municipal provision in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The awarded requirement concerns a single service review, not separate lots for collection and recycling. It is relevant to consultancies with expertise in waste-service strategy and local authority operating models.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Walker Resource Management Limited, an SME. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026, with a stated period from 12 October 2026 to 26 February 2027; the contract allows for an extension to 30 September 2027. The contract value is £35,110 excluding VAT (£42,132 including VAT). Any extension and additional funding for future stages are subject to internal funding approval and the option being progressed. The award was for one lot. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process information.

For consultancies tracking Barnsley’s waste and recycling requirements, this award demonstrates demand for specialist advice on reviewing collection-service operating models, rather than frontline collection services. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need to show relevant waste and recycling expertise, an understanding of local authority service delivery, and the ability to assess existing arrangements alongside viable alternative models. The awarded supplier is an SME, showing that this consultancy requirement was delivered by a specialist-sized business; the award alone does not establish a formal size preference. The direct award route used for this contract was without competition, so it does not provide evidence of a scored competitive evaluation or specific technical qualifications. A supplier’s relevant track record and practical capability in municipal waste-service reviews would be central to demonstrating fit.

## Notice

Provision of expert services to review the current and potential operating models for the Council's waste and recycling collection service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096234-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 26 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,110 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S70 2TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE33 Barnsley |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Barnsley North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Walker Resource Management Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 16:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096234-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096234-2026
  12th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.barnsley.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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