Haulage and Treatment of Food and Garden Waste

Wigan Council is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to haul and treat its household co-collected mixed food and garden waste. The provider will be expected to collect around 24,000 to 28,000 tonnes of waste per annum from Wigan's organic waste transfer station and treat the waste by either composting or anaerobic digestion. The provider will be expected to process all waste meeting the waste acceptance criteria, recycle/market the resultant products as well as meeting contract management, business continuity and social value requirements. The initial contract term is three years, with two further extension available of two years and one year respectively.