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Commercial Waste and Recycling Services
Wokingham Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Wokingham Borough Council has announced plans to buy waste work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for waste contracts in this region (from 99 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
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.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 097956-2026
About the buyer
Wokingham Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
90Awards
30Similar open tenders
All open waste tenders- £5mframework ceiling
- £5mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £142kestimated
- £100kestimated
From notice 097956-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 16 October 2026.