Garden Waste Receipt and Treatment

Suffolk County Council
East of England
1 April 2027 to 30 June 2030

Receipt and processing of garden waste across three lots totalling an estimated 32,000 tonnes annually (Lot 1 Babergh and Mid Suffolk 14,400 tonnes, Lot 2 Ipswich 5,700 tonnes, Lot 3 West Suffolk 11,900 tonnes). Processing must produce PAS100 standard composted material suitable for soil improver or agricultural land spread. Bidders must account for transport distances, haulage impacts, and operational flexibility during the Local Government re-organisation period.

Open the official notice

Closed· 24 September 2026

Estimated value: £6.5m; Buyer estimate
Published: 2 September 2026
Deadline: 24 September 2026; Closed
Contract length: 39 months; Ends 30 June 2030

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of garden waste receipt and composting treatment services for local authority waste collection operations.

Receive and process Garden Waste
Processing should create a composted material, to PAS100 standards, suitable to be sold as soil improver or to be spread on agricultural land as a composted material

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 39 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 63 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2027 to 30 June 2030
Certifications asked for: PAS100
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 77120000, 90513000

Services in this tender

Green and garden waste compostingMain service£768k typicalReceipt and composting of garden waste to PAS100 across three lots

Lifecycle

Published
2 September 2026
Deadline for bidsClosed
24 September 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 April 2027

The buyer

Suffolk County Council

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3863417/garden-waste-receipt-and-treatment
Buyer reference: ITS 448
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f074
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Suffolk County Council. Garden Waste Receipt and Treatment. Tender, 2 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3863417/garden-waste-receipt-and-treatment (accessed 4 November 2026).