Organic (Food and Garden Waste) Haulage and Treatment

Wigan Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to manage the haulage and treatment of kerbside collected organic (food and garden) waste in the borough. The provider will be expected to collect the waste from Wigan Council's Organic Waste Transfer Station and transfer it to its own facility for treatment. The provider shall ensure the highest level of organic waste recycling is achieved. The timing and quantities of collections by the provider must be in accordance with the requirements stated within the specification. Treatment will involve the composting or anaerobic digestion of organic waste conforming to PAS100 or PAS110 compost standards to produce products compliant with those standards. The amount of organic waste collected and within the scope of the contract is estimated to be around 25 000 tonnes per annum. The proposed contract will be for 3 years with an option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each.