Procurement of Domestic Food Waste Caddies Reference OD01/2026

October 31, 2025 Deputy Chief Executive & Monitoring Officer - Rob Walker (Officer) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

...awarded the contract to IPL Schoeller for the provision of 7 and 23 litre domestic food waste caddies at a value of £301,400, funded by Burdens funding, to comply with Simpler Recycling legislation.

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Purpose

Procurement of Domestic Food Waste Caddies

Decision

To award the contract to IPL
Schoeller for the provision of 7 and 23 litre containers

Reasons for the decision

The implementation of the
Simpler Recycling legislation requires waste collection authorities
to implement a household food waste collection.
 
Breckland Council will provide
an internal and external food waste container to all
properties.
 
As a new service the Council
needed to purchase containers for all households.
Following a procurement
process, the contract was awarded to IPL Schoeller, at a value of
£301,400.
 
Burdens funding to support the
implementation of the new service will be used to purchase the
containers.

Alternative options considered

N/A

Supporting Documents

Officer Decision Caddies 200126.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date31 Oct 2025
Subject to call-inYes