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The reasons for the decision are:
Mixed biowaste (garden and food waste) collections form an
important part of the recycling services provided by the
authorities across Greater Manchester. The material collected is
delivered to GMCA facilities for bulking up before being treated at
contracted merchant facilities that use In-Vessel Composting
technology (IVC). In order to meet regulatory requirements, mixed
garden and food waste must be treated using this form of
technology.
The biowaste collected at the kerbside is delivered by the
districts to our network of biowaste transfer loading stations and
distributed to merchant treatment facilities through two different
contractual routes:
• Around 80,000 tonnes is managed by Suez through the Waste
and Resources Management Services (WRMS) contract until 2034;
and
• A framework of contractors is in place and through call-off
arrangements two ‘packages’ of biowaste quantities are
composted - an annual ‘baseline’ of around 100,000
tonnes and a seasonal amount of c.38,000 tonnes. The current
Framework and call off contracts will expire in May 2026. It is
therefore essential that GMCA sources IVC treatment capacity post
2026 as failure to do so will mean this material will need to be
disposed of via landfill or energy from waste treatment at a
significant additional cost and impact on the GM recycling
rate.
The 6 organisations that have responded to the Framework
procurement all met the requirement to provide indicative treatment
capacity and a maximum gate fee. Following appointment to the
Framework they will be invited to respond to the call off contracts
and to bid for packages of treatment capacity up to the maximum
annual requirement of GMCA.
Decision Maker: Group Chief Executive
Decision published: 18/06/2025
Effective from: 26/06/2025
Decision:
The following contractors are to be appointed
to the GMCA’s Biowaste Treatment Framework:
• Biffa Waste Services Ltd
• Biowise Ltd
• Brosters Environmental Ltd
• Envar Composting Ltd (Countrystyle)
• Resource recovery Solutions
• Ryedale Organics Ltd
for a period of three years commencing 1st April 2026.
Following this award a further call-off contract tendering process
will be undertaken to award the Biowaste treatment packages.
Lead officer: Nicola Ward