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Highways Waste and Recycling Framework

Dorset Council · Local authority

In brief

Dorset 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.

It is a framework worth up to £2,200,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

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

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 10 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £2,200,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

A Framework Agreement to cover the provision of recycling and disposal facilities for various waste streams arising from the Council’s highway maintenance activities in Dorset (this includes highway maintenance wastes generated by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council). For the sake of clarity, this Framework is solely concerned with gate fees, it is not about transporting waste from one place to another. Transportation is the subject of a separate Framework (which is running along similar time scales to this Framework).

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. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 056258-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 056670-2026

Last time this was bought

Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated Services

Awarded
26 June 2026
Value
£130,000,000
Bids
1
Contract ends
27 August 2034

Matched on Dorset Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Dorset CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

31

Awards

13

Suppliers it has used most for waste

All tenders and awards from Dorset Council

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From notice 056258-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 June 2026, last updated 16 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.