Tender: Garden Waste Receipt, Treatment and Management Contract – ELWA

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ELWA is seeking a supplier for the receipt, treatment and management of garden waste delivered from households, commercial customers and Reuse & Recycling Centres. The contract scope covers receiving and treating delivered Contract Waste; accepting deliveries to Contractor Treatment Site(s) in bulk haulage vehicles from the RHRRC Contractor after delivery by Constituent Councils to the Authority WTSs; providing capacity to receive and treat garden waste; management and offtake of non-conforming waste, products and residues; maximising recycling and beneficial use of products; and reporting and monitoring of environmental compliance. The procurement is a single-stage, open procedure under s.20(2)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 requiring submission of Conditions of Participation and Tenders (Conditions of Participation are evaluated first) and ELWA intends to award to the most advantageous tender following internal governance approval; ELWA may update or republish procurement documents prior to the submission deadline. Preliminary market engagement took place in December 2025 with two organisations and covered procurement strategy, evaluation assumptions, waste acceptance protocols, contamination processes, product markets, performance management and social value; participation in that engagement was not required. The estimated contract value is ELWA's guide at publication and covers an initial three-year and three-month service delivery term with a possible two-year extension, and may be varied if the contract scope changes.