How to win: Cirrus Consortium Waste Framework 2026

About this contract

The Cirrus Consortium is a procurement consortium with members including Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities, ALMOs and NHS Trusts. The Cirrus Consortium is beginning Preliminary Market Engagement as part of the procurement process for the next version of the Cirrus Consortium Waste Framework (CCWF). This will replace the existing and highly successful waste framework, which had an estimated total value of £40m ex VAT. In compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, Halton Housing are the principal contracting authority for the establishment of this framework and Cirrus Purchasing Ltd are the managing agent on behalf of the Cirrus Consortium.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Cirrus Purchasing c/o Halton Housing scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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