How to win: Communal Recycling Innovation Challenge 2026

About this contract

West London Waste Authority is seeking interested suppliers for early market engagement for Communal Recycling Innovation. Communal Recycling Innovation Challenge 2026 Can your organisation help transform recycling in communal housing? West London Waste Authority (WLWA), working in partnership with its six constituent boroughs (Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Ealing and Richmond), is seeking innovative solutions to improve the capture and segregation of recycling and food waste in communal properties. Recycling performance in communal properties consistently lags behind kerbside collections. Improving participation, reducing contamination and increasing food waste capture remains one of the sector's greatest challenges. We recognise that there is no single solution to this challenge. We are therefore inviting organisations from across the public and private sectors to bring forward fresh innovative ideas that could make a measurable difference. We welcome proposals from organisations including: • Waste and recycling companies • Technology and AI providers • Behavioural science and communications specialists • Housing and property technology providers • Universities and researc

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West London Waste Authority 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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