Contract award · 1 Jul 2025

GMCA 1147 Biowaste treatment framework

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded “GMCA 1147 Biowaste…” to Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Biowise Ltd (T/A Wastewise), Brosters for £17.5m.

Agricultural & horticultural servicesNorth West

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
Value
£17,500,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Agricultural & horticultural services · Composting services (CPV 77120000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Jul 2025
  2. Published1 Aug 2025Published 31 days after the contract date

Description

The scope of this procurement is to appoint a multi-supplier Framework of suitable organisations that operate in-vessel composting plants, and any other suitable biowaste treatment facilities, which are competent and accredited to provide biowaste treatment services in line with the Authority’s requirements. The establishment of the Framework will enable the Authority to continue to secure treatment capacity for the treatment of c.100,000 tonnes annually of Biowaste arising ("Contract Waste") through a series of Call-Off Contracts, in smaller packages, that shall be awarded following a mini-tender with providers appointed to the Framework. The Call-Off Contracts for Biowaste treatment capacity shall be awarded shortly after the appointment of the Framework Contractors. These Contracts will be based on a number of smaller packages, for varying lengths of time, based on annual or seasonal requirements. The details of which will be described in the Call-Off procedure over the term of the…

About the suppliers

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
11 Dec 2025 Biowise Limited T/A Wastewise SME, Ryedale Organics Ltd SME £1.16m

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