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Opportunity overview
The provision of a Commercial Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Service including general, recycling, food and glass waste for multiple opted in sites across the Borough.
Purpose of this market engagement
Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the procurement of a new waste and recycling contract. The exercise provides suppliers with early visibility of the Council’s current service and seeks feedback on:
• market capability and service design;
• collection models and treatment and disposal routes;
• mobilisation, innovation and sustainability;
• reporting and commercial approaches.
Responses will help WBC refine the contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model.
Classification
CPV90511000 — Refuse collection services
CPV90514000 — Refuse recycling 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.
Questionnaire - Purpose of this market engagement
Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the procurement of a new waste and recycling contract. The exercise provides suppliers with early visibility of the Council’s current service and seeks feedback on:
• market capability and service design;
• collection models and treatment and disposal routes;
• mobilisation, innovation and sustainability;
• reporting and commercial approaches.
Responses will help WBC refine the contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model.
Closing date 30 Oct 2026
Due
30 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097956-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097956-2026Preliminary 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, not an open bidding opportunity. Wokingham Borough Council is seeking market feedback to help shape a future commercial waste and recycling collection and disposal contract for opted-in sites across the Borough.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to discuss commercial waste and recycling collection, treatment/disposal routes, mobilisation, sustainability, reporting and commercial models. Final supplier requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Service scopeCommercial waste and recycling collection and disposal covering general, recycling, food and glass waste.Evidence: “The provision of a Commercial Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Service including general, recycling, food and glass waste”
Market-engagement feedbackFeedback is sought on capability, service design, collection models, treatment/disposal routes, mobilisation, innovation, sustainability, reporting and commercial approaches.Evidence: “seeks feedback on: market capability and service design; collection models and treatment and disposal routes; mobilisation, innovation and sustainability; reporting and commercial approaches.”
Final supplier requirementsUnknown; the Council states that responses will refine the future scope and specification.Evidence: “Responses will help WBC refine the contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model.”
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement, not an open bidding opportunity. Wokingham Borough Council is seeking market feedback to help shape a future commercial waste and recycling collection and disposal contract for opted-in sites across the Borough.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to discuss commercial waste and recycling collection, treatment/disposal routes, mobilisation, sustainability, reporting and commercial models. Final supplier requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Market feedback on service design and market capability
Potential collection models and treatment/disposal routes
Input on mobilisation, innovation, sustainability, reporting and commercial approaches
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service scope
98% confidence
Commercial waste and recycling collection and disposal covering general, recycling, food and glass waste.
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“The provision of a Commercial Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Service including general, recycling, food and glass waste”
Market-engagement feedback
99% confidence
Feedback is sought on capability, service design, collection models, treatment/disposal routes, mobilisation, innovation, sustainability, reporting and commercial approaches.
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“seeks feedback on: market capability and service design; collection models and treatment and disposal routes; mobilisation, innovation and sustainability; reporting and commercial approaches.”
Final supplier requirements
99% confidence
Unknown; the Council states that responses will refine the future scope and specification.
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“Responses will help WBC refine the contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility criteria are supplied in the notice data.
SME/VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Suitable-for-SME and suitable-for-VCSE fields are not stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No value or currency is supplied.
Pricing model
99% confidence
To be refined following market engagement.
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“Responses will help WBC refine the contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model.”
Delivery
Service area
97% confidence
Multiple opted-in sites across the Borough; the specific site list is unknown.
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“for multiple opted in sites across the Borough.”
Waste streams
99% confidence
General, recycling, food and glass waste.
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“including general, recycling, food and glass waste”
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming preliminary market engagement; this is an early-stage planned procurement and is not stated to be open for bids.
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display_status: “upcoming”; notice_type: “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”; stage: “planning”.
Procurement route
99% confidence
Unknown and intended to be refined after engagement.
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“Responses will help WBC refine the contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model.”
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No submission deadline is supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
The contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model have not been finalised.
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“Responses will help WBC refine the contract scope, specification, procurement route and pricing model.”
Commercial and timetable uncertainty
99% confidence
Value, contract term, start date, submission process and deadline are unknown.
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No value, contract dates, procurement method or submission deadline is supplied.
Site-volume uncertainty
97% confidence
The number, locations and waste volumes of opted-in sites are not supplied.
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The notice refers only to “multiple opted in sites across the Borough.”
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