P762 Westminster City Council - Waste Treatment Contracts

What the buyer is asking for

Westminster City Council (WCC) is looking to procure services for two Waste Treatment contracts – The Treatment of Dry Recycling (Lot 1) and the Treatment of Organic Waste (Lot 2). The contracts are due to start in April 2027, for a period of 3 years (with the option to extend for an additional 2-year period at the Council’s discretion). The intended route to market is open tender, and the procurement is intended to comprise of two lots. Lot 1 – Treatment of Dry Recycling – contract details provided at this stage are based on an estimated maximum tonnage of 55kt/annum. 3 year initial term £19.2m exc. VAT / £23.04m inc. VAT 2 year optional extension £12.8 exc. VAT / £15.36m inc. VAT TOTAL based on estimated maximum tonnages £32m exc. VAT / £38.4m inc. VAT Lot 2 – Treatment of Organic Waste – contract details provided at this stage are based on an estimated maximum tonnage of 15kt/annum. 3 year initial term £1.48 exc. VAT / £1.78 inc. VAT 2 year optional extension £984,000 exc. VAT / £1.18m inc. VAT TOTAL based on estimated maximum tonnages £2.46m exc. VAT / £2.96m inc. VAT To confirm, the above estimated maximum tonnages are not guaranteed and are being provided as the maximum tonnage to be treated under the contracts. The estimated values are based on these tonnages and are therefore also estimates and not guaranteed spend.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 30%qualityTechnical / Quality
• 10%qualityResponsible Procurement / Social Value
• 60%costCommercial / Cost

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  The Authority will set the conditions of participation which Tenderers must satisfy to demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. Full details will be published with the Tender.

• technical

  The Authority will set the conditions of participation which Tenderers must satisfy to demonstrate that they have the technical ability to perform the contract. Full details will be published with the Tender.

2 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Treatment of Dry Recycling£32m

  Lot 1 - Treatment of Dry Recycling

• Treatment of Organic Waste£2.5m

  Lot 2 - Treatment of Organic Waste

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published46 days ago

   6 Aug 2026, 21:43 BST
2. Clarification questions bytoday

   21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 10 days

   1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 154 days

   22 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice22 May 2026, 10:18 BST047568-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice15 Jul 2026, 11:55 BST066690-2026
3. Pipeline or early engagement notice6 Aug 2026, 21:43 BST075018-2026