Upcoming

Food Waste Treatment Services contract

Essex County Council · Local authority

In brief

Essex County 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 estimated value is £7,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2028.

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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 46 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Essex County Council (ECC) is planning to issue a tender as early as 2026 for a contract(s) relating to the anaerobic digestion treatment and disposal of food waste collected from households in the Essex area. The required treatment services must start on 1 April 2028. ECC manages approximately 40,000 tonnes per annum of separately collected household food waste. The contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation. The estimated value provided includes the extension period.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 010729-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068036-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068145-2026

About the buyer

Essex County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

134

Awards

75

Suppliers it has used most for waste

From notice 010729-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 February 2026, last updated 20 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.