AwardedAwarded 4 February 2026

Food Waste Disposal Contract

Middlesbrough Council · Local authority

In brief

Middlesbrough Council awarded waste work to Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd and Hargreaves (UK) Services Limited and 2 others on 4 February 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £1,260,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 31 March 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Middlesbrough Council, Hartlepool Borough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council are looking for a list of contractors to be added to a framework to supply a food waste disposal service for the 3 Local Authorities across the Tees Valley due to the new food waste legislation which came into effect on 31.03.2025

Lots

LotTradeValue
Middlesbrough
31 March 2026 to 30 March 2031
What this lot covers

LOT 1 is for Middlesbrough Requirements for a Food Waste Disposal Contract.

Waste and street cleansing£420,000
Redcar and Cleveland
31 March 2026 to 30 March 2031
What this lot covers

Lot 2 is for Redcar and Cleveland requirements for a food waste disposal contract

Waste and street cleansing£420,000
Hartlepool
31 March 2026 to 30 March 2031
What this lot covers

Lot 3 is for Hartlepool requirements for a food waste disposal contract

Waste and street cleansing£420,000

Who won

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 062496-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 010737-2026

About the buyer

From notice 062496-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 6 October 2025, last updated 5 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.