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Recycling, Waste & Street Cleansing Contract

Wirral Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Wirral Council conducted a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 for the procurement of the Recycling, Waste and Street Cleansing Services Contract. The procurement was undertaken through a number of stages, including supplier selection, submission of initial tenders, clarification and dialogue activities, and submission of final tenders. Scope The Contract shall include the following Services: Recycling and Waste Collection Services Household Residual Waste Collection from Street Level Properties (Service Delivery Options A & B) Household Dry Recycling Collection from Street Level Properties Household Food Waste Collection from Street Level Properties Household Garden Waste Collection from Street Level Properties Household Residual Waste Collection from Communal Properties (Service Delivery Options A & B) Household Dry Recycling Collection from Communal Properties Household Food Waste Collection from Communal Properties Household Residual Waste Collection from Flats Above Shops (Service Delivery Options A & B) Household Dry Recycling Collection from Flats Above Shops Household Food Waste Collection from Flats Above Shops School and Authority Office Dry Recycling Collection Bulky Waste Collection Service and POPs Clinical Waste Service Cleansing Services Mechanical and Manual Cleansing Litter Bin Service Street washing Subways, Bridges and Footbridges Cleansing of Promenades and Associated Areas Cleansing of Car Parks Removal of Flytipping and Abandoned Waste Dead Animal Clearance Seasonal leaf, blossom and fruit fall Weed treatment and removal Clearance of revetments, sand and tidal debris Fairs, Markets and other special Events Cleansing Match Day Cleansing Traffic Management Provision of a Rapid Response Service (including out of hours and call out) Additional Information: Vehicles: The Authority shall provide funding for all Authority Financed Assets required during the Contract Period (in line with the provisions contained within the Contract and the associated Schedules). For the avoidance of doubt, this shall include replacement Vehicles. By way of example only, this may include replacement small mechanical sweepers which have a shorter depreciation period than the Initial Term. The Authority has also recently purchased Food Waste RCVs to accommodate the rollout of this Service, and these RCVS shall be available for the Contractor to use under the new Contract. transfer to the new Contract for the Contractor to use. Alternative Service Delivery Options: Service Delivery Option A: 240L residual waste collected fortnightly, 240L comingled dry mixed recycling collected fortnightly, food waste collected weekly, 240L garden collected fortnightly (subscription service) ; and Service Delivery Option B: 240L residual waste collected three-weekly, 240L comingled dry mixed recycling collected fortnightly, food waste collected weekly, 240L garden collected fortnightly (subscription service) Anticipated Changes: There are a number of services which the Authority may wish to implement during the term of the Contract, known as Anticipated Changes. These potential services comprise: 1. Sub-terranean refuse collection in new high density and multi-occupational housing - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to provide Household Residual Waste Collection, Household Dry Recycling Collection and Household Food Waste Collection from sub-terranean refuse collection points in new high density and multi-occupational housing 2. Additional dry recycling materials - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to include in its Household Dry Recycling Collection, the collection of all materials stipulated in Schedule 1 Parts 2 to 5 (excluding Part 4 paragraph 4(1)(e)) of the Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024 to the extent not already included within the Target Materials in the Specification. 3. Films and flexible plastics recycling materials - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to include in its Household Dry Recycling Collection, the collection of all materials stipulated in Schedule 1 Part 4 paragraph 4(1)(e) of the Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024. 4. Separate collection of paper and card - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to provide its Household Dry Recycling Collection service as a dual-stream service, on a rolling three-weekly basis alongside Household Dry Recycling Collection and Household Food Waste Collection as follows: Week 1) Collection of paper & cardboard and Food Waste Collection. Week 2) Collection of other dry mixed recycling and Food Waste Collection. Week 3) Household Residual Waste Collection and Food Waste Collection. 5. Small WEEE and household batteries - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to include in its Household Dry Recycling Collection, the collection of small WEEE and household batteries.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£348.6m
Awarded
21 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04321212
Location
High Wycombe, UKJ13, HP12 3TZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
24-107 / DN773914
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wirral Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBCP-8675-BHWT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBCP-8675-BHWT

Address

Street Address
Town Hall, Brighton Street
Locality
Wallasey
Postal Code
CH44 8ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD74

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04321212

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04321212

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPGB-2749-ZMHG

Address

Street Address
Coronation Road
Locality
High Wycombe
Postal Code
HP12 3TZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ13

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Recycling, Waste & Street Cleansing Contract
Status
pending
Date
22 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
29 Jul 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90511000
Description
Refuse collection services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90514000
Description
Refuse recycling services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
90612000
Description
Street-sweeping services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
418,320,000
Amount
348,600,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04321212
Name
BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
10 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
22 Aug 2027, 00:00
Ends
21 Aug 2035, 23:59
Max Extent Date
22 Aug 2043, 00:59

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended for a period of 8 years, ending on 21/08/2043.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071627-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jul 2026, 11:51
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wallasey · UKD74 · CH44 8ED · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 071627-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·