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Opportunity overview
Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is undertaking market engagement with Suppliers to gain a better understanding of the market available for the management of garden waste arising from Warwickshire Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
Information gathered from this market testing exercise will inform the procurement strategy and contract design including the specification, ensuring the Council achieves its objectives and best value for money.
The Council has nine HWRC's located across the County, receiving in excess of 1.5 million visits every year. Site usage is typically highest at weekends, bank holiday's, throughout holiday periods, including Easter, and during summer months.
Eight of the HWRC's are operated by the Council and there is currently one contract in place for the management of garden waste from these HWRC's. Judkins HWRC is not currently in scope.
The current contract includes the following services:
• Container provision
• Collection and haulage
• Composting
This contract expires on the 30th April 2027.
The Council does have access to composting outlets for garden waste under existing contracts and would be interested to hear from Suppliers who do not operate a composting site but could provide the other service elements listed.
Classification
CPV44613800 — Containers for waste material
CPV77120000 — Composting services
CPV90511000 — Refuse collection services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
The Council invites interested parties to complete the Market Testing Questionnaire that is available via In-Tend Sell2 Warwickshire Portal
https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home
You should also submit any queries regarding this PME via the Correspondence function within the Warwickshire Portal.
Completed questionnaires should be uploaded to the Council’s e-tendering portal. The link to the portal is as follows: Sell2 (https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home).
Due
26 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
093945-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
048993-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
2
093945-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by Warwickshire County Council for future management of garden waste from eight Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The Council is testing the market to inform a later procurement strategy, specification and contract design; this is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to providers of waste containers, collection and haulage, and composting. Suppliers able to provide container provision and collection/haulage without operating a composting site are explicitly of interest.
Key points identified
Service scopeProvide garden-waste management service elements currently comprising container provision, collection and haulage, and composting.Evidence: "The current contract includes the following services: • Container provision • Collection and haulage • Composting"
Alternative operating modelSuppliers that do not operate a composting site may be considered if they can provide the other listed service elements.Evidence: "The Council does have access to composting outlets... and would be interested to hear from Suppliers who do not operate a composting site but could provide the other service elements listed."
Operational demand profileAbility to accommodate higher site usage at weekends, bank holidays, holiday periods including Easter, and summer months.Evidence: "Site usage is typically highest at weekends, bank holiday's, throughout holiday periods, including Easter, and during summer months."
97% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement by Warwickshire County Council for future management of garden waste from eight Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The Council is testing the market to inform a later procurement strategy, specification and contract design; this is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to providers of waste containers, collection and haulage, and composting. Suppliers able to provide container provision and collection/haulage without operating a composting site are explicitly of interest.
Key deliverables
Container provision
Collection and haulage of garden waste
Composting, or potentially coordination with Council-accessible composting outlets
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Provide garden-waste management service elements currently comprising container provision, collection and haulage, and composting.
View supporting evidence
"The current contract includes the following services: • Container provision • Collection and haulage • Composting"
Alternative operating model
98% confidence
Suppliers that do not operate a composting site may be considered if they can provide the other listed service elements.
View supporting evidence
"The Council does have access to composting outlets... and would be interested to hear from Suppliers who do not operate a composting site but could provide the other service elements listed."
Operational demand profile
96% confidence
Ability to accommodate higher site usage at weekends, bank holidays, holiday periods including Easter, and summer months.
View supporting evidence
"Site usage is typically highest at weekends, bank holiday's, throughout holiday periods, including Easter, and during summer months."
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, company-size or geographic supplier restrictions are stated.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
The opportunity record does not state whether it is suitable for SMEs.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
The opportunity record does not state whether it is suitable for VCSEs.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown
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No estimated value, budget or currency is stated.
Current contract expiry
99% confidence
30 April 2027
View supporting evidence
"This contract expires on the 30th April 2027."
Commercial terms
98% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
This is market engagement and no future contract pricing, payment or term information is stated.
Delivery
Delivery geography
94% confidence
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
The Council describes "nine HWRC's located across the County"; the delivery region is recorded as UKG.
Sites in scope
99% confidence
Eight Council-operated HWRCs; Judkins HWRC is excluded from the current scope.
View supporting evidence
"Eight of the HWRC's are operated by the Council... Judkins HWRC is not currently in scope."
Annual site visits
98% confidence
In excess of 1.5 million across the nine HWRCs
View supporting evidence
"The Council has nine HWRC's located across the County, receiving in excess of 1.5 million visits every year."
Contract delivery dates
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
No proposed contract start or end date is stated for the future procurement.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity stage
99% confidence
Planned / preliminary market engagement
View supporting evidence
Display status is "upcoming" and notice type is "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement purpose
99% confidence
Market testing to inform the future procurement strategy, specification and contract design.
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"Information gathered from this market testing exercise will inform the procurement strategy and contract design including the specification."
Bidding status
99% confidence
Not stated as open; this is an early-stage market engagement exercise.
View supporting evidence
The record is at planning stage with upcoming display status and is described as market engagement.
Submission method and deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
No response instructions or submission deadline are stated.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown
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No future procurement route is stated.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage procurement uncertainty
99% confidence
Future scope, contract structure, timetable, value, procurement route and response requirements have not yet been set out.
View supporting evidence
The Council says market-test information will inform the future procurement strategy, contract design and specification.
Composting scope uncertainty
97% confidence
It is unclear whether composting will be required from every future supplier because the Council has existing access to composting outlets and welcomes suppliers without a composting site.
View supporting evidence
"The Council does have access to composting outlets..."
Operational capacity risk
95% confidence
Service provision may need to manage seasonal and peak-period demand.
View supporting evidence
Usage is stated to be highest at weekends, bank holidays, holiday periods and during summer.
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