Bulk and Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Disposal Services - Portsmouth 2026

The supplier has been awarded the contract for the provision of waste management for the disposal and/or recycling of bulky and POP's waste delivered to them by Portsmouth City Council by their tender being determined to be the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT).

The supplier has the appropriate facility(s) as stipulated in the tender pack to be able to provide a continuous service and has an appropriate contingency site.

The Council shall deliver on a continuous, regular, and all year-round basis bulk and POP's waste to the supplier's licenced disposal/recycling facility for them to lawfully dispose of it.

The Council's bulky and POPs waste is removed from its housing land and surrounding environments, which includes but is not limited to the social housing estates and Council owned land.

Bulky waste refers to large items of household or commercial waste that are too big to be disposed of through regular waste collection services. These items typically include furniture, large appliances, mattresses, carpets, and other oversized objects that do not fit in standard waste containers or garbage bins.

POPs waste refers to upholstered domestic seating that may contain POPs.

The supplier has been awarded:

Lot 1 - Bulky Waste - on average typically recycling and disposing of 652 tonnes of bulky waste per annum, with an estimated annual value of £250,000, and

Lot 2 - POP's Waste - on average typically disposing of 48 tonnes of POP's waste per annum, with an estimated annual estimated value of £15,000.