How to win: Food Waste Contract

About this contract

ELWA is procuring a contract for the provision of the following services (without limitation): The scope of the Contract includes: - receiving, treating and managing onward movement of delivered Contract Waste, which is food waste collected from households and commercial customers by the Constituent Councils; - Contract Waste will be delivered to the successful Bidder's nominated delivery point (either a waste treatment facility or an intermediary facility provided by the successful Bidder) in bulk haulage vehicles by the RHRRC Contractor after the Contract Waste has been delivered by the Constituent Councils to one of the Authority WTS. The successful Bidder may also propose to receive direct deliveries of Contract Waste from the Constituent Councils to its facilities; - Provision of capacity to receive, treat and dispose of food waste; - Management and disposal of products, residues and rejected waste, including transport; - Maximising the recycling and beneficial use of products; and - Reporting and monitoring of environmental compliance. Please see "Competitive flexible procedure description" section of this tender notice and the procurement documents for full details of: 1 - t

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — East London Waste Authority scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,320,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 6 May 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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