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Open tender · Notice 091150-2026

Provision of Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Services

Buckinghamshire Council

Value
£1086.4m
Closes
Not stated
Where
South East
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
1 Oct 2029 – 30 Sep 2038

In plain English

Buckinghamshire Council wants a single contractor to run all waste collection and street cleansing services across the county, covering household and commercial waste, bulky waste, clinical waste, street cleaning, waste transfer stations, workshops and materials management. The contract runs for nine years from October 2029 to September 2038, with a huge estimated value covering the full term.

Good fit for: Large national or regional waste management and street cleansing contractors with county-scale operational capacity.

Watch out: Contractor must procure and manage a full new vehicle fleet suitable for the service; Massive scale: around 627,000 collections weekly across 245,200 properties; Council may exercise a Service Change Option requiring a switch to a twin-stream recycling model; Uses the competitive flexible procedure, which can involve multiple negotiation stages and detailed submissions

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What the buyer says

Buckinghamshire Council (the ‘Contracting Authority’ in this tender notice) intends to procure a single provider to deliver integrated Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Services across the administrative area of Buckinghamshire, to include waste transfer station services, materials management services and workshop services. These services are critical to the day-to-day operation of the county and support residents, businesses, visitors, and local communities. The service operates at significant scale, with approximately 627,000 waste collections undertaken each week, serving around 245,200 properties across Buckinghamshire. The Contracting Authority is seeking a suitably experienced and capable provider that can deliver safe, resilient, efficient, and high-quality services throughout the contract term while supporting the Contracting Authority’s objectives in relation to environmental performance, customer satisfaction, operational effectiveness, and value for money. The Contract shall include the following Services: • Household Waste Collections (residual, dry recyclables, garden waste, food waste) • Clinical Waste and Sharps Collections • Household Bulky Waste Collections • Commercial Waste Collections • Street Cleansing Services • Waste Transfer Station Services • Workshop Services, and • Materials Management Services The Contract includes a Service Change Option (exercisable at the Contracting Authority’s discretion), to enable a harmonised twin-stream recycling collection model for all residents. The Contractor will be required to procure new vehicles suitable to deliver the Services on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority intends to provide capital funding for the purchase of new vehicles in line with the processes set out in the Cont…

Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure. Published 25 Sep 2026.

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