Garden Waste Treatment

Bath & North East Somerset Council
South West
Open procedure
1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027

Receipt and treatment of garden waste collected from recycling hubs, commercial customers, and fortnightly kerbside collections. The service requires the management of waste streams, composting or processing, and the effective disposal of non-recyclable residues, with a focus on weighbridge usage and vehicle flow management.

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Awarded value: £874k; As published
Published: 22 August 2025
Awarded: 1 February 2026; S G Mitchell and Pennys Group
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 January 2027

What the contract covers

Treatment service

Provision of garden waste treatment and composting services for local authority recycling hubs and kerbside collection programmes.

Receipt and treatment of garden waste from the Keynsham Recycling Hub at the contractor’s treatment facility
Receipt and treatment of garden waste from the Welton Recycling Centre at the contractor’s treatment facility

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Treatment service
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 77120000, 90000000, 90510000

Services in this contract

Green and garden waste compostingMain service£768k typicalReceipt and treatment of garden waste from a recycling hub and a recycling centre

Lifecycle

Published
22 August 2025
Contract awardedto S G Mitchell and Pennys Group
1 February 2026
Contract starts
1 February 2026
Contract ends
31 January 2027

The buyer

Bath & North East Somerset Council

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The suppliers

S G Mitchell

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Pennys Group

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/326226/garden-waste-treatment
Buyer reference: DN779148
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-058cc6
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Bath & North East Somerset Council. Garden Waste Treatment. Contract award, 22 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/326226/garden-waste-treatment (accessed 5 November 2026).