Pre-tender

003761 - Seasonal Waste Composition Analysis of Durham County Council Municipal Waste

Details

Topic
Refuse and waste related services
Published
23 September 2026
Submission
10 October 2026in 2 weeks

Tender description

Durham County Council (DCC) are looking to explore the market options for a contractor that will deliver a comprehensive waste composition analysis of DCC’s municipal waste streams across four distinct seasonal periods within a 12-month programme. The study will look at the physical composition of municipal waste, identifying and quantifying key materials present throughout the year. The services will include the sampling, sorting, categorisation, data capture, and reporting of municipal waste, with a specific focus on materials falling within the scope of relevant policy and regulatory frameworks. This includes, but is not limited to: • Materials subject to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) • Containers and materials relevant to the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) • Plastic films and flexible packaging materials • Textiles • Organics (Food & Green Waste)

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published23 September 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 90500000 · Refuse and waste related services

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