Food Waste Management Services DPS

 To utilise this DPS you MUST first become a member of TUCO. Please see the "How to Use" section of this page for more information. 

This TUCO dynamic purchasing system (DPS) is for Food Waste Management Services.

It provides various food waste streams to embrace innovation in food waste and works in conjunction with a general food waste collection. Collections should be cost effective, efficient, sustainable and diverted from landfill.

The separate Lots allow for a variety of requirements and provide services for a range of users across city or campus-based sites. This DPS for catering waste management provides national coverage, however, each Lot also has regional waste management suppliers.

• Lot 1 - On-Site Food Waste Innovation
• Lot 2 - Waste Disposable Cups
• Lot 3 - Waste Coffee Grounds
• Lot 4 - Off Site Food Waste Collection
• Lot 5 - Food Waste Oil Collection and Disposal Service
• Lot 6 - Catering Packaging (glass, cardboard, plastic, single use plastic, tin, tetra, etc.) Collection and Recycling Service
• Lot 7 - Compostable Packaging Waste Collection Service
• Lot 8 - Food Waste Management Systems
• Lot 9 - Surplus Catering Equipment

To use this agreement join TUCO and contact jane.eve@tuco.ac.uk at TUCO with reference numbers: TUCO: CAT11058-TU and Hunter: 21769.

• Legally compliant DPS agreement developed in accordance with the EU public procurement regulations
• Eliminates the need for clients and members to individually undertake their own selection process
• Availability of ITT templates to use to carry out 2nd stage of the DPS process
• Opportunities for savings through economies of scale
• Opportunity for new SMEs to join DPS at any time to increase competition within the agreement
• Free to use for educational establishments
• Consistent Terms & Conditions of contract
• Opportunity for further savings through further competition
1. Using this framework supports our Giving Back initiative. Our charity's focus is on SEND, wellbeing and absenteeism

To utilise a TUCO DPS, you must first register on their website.

Associate membership is free to all educational establishments with an in house catering provision, for more information on the benefits of TUCO membership, please see the About TUCO page. Once you have access to their site, you will be able to view guidance documentation. If you require any assistance, please contact the Contracting Manager as listed below.

Institutions can call off from the DPS through mini competition only.

Important Procurement Act 2023 requirement

It is very important for CPC members to register on the new Find a Tender Service to create your organisation’s unique procurement identifier, known as an API Key. You then need to add the API Key to your profile on our MultiQuote eSender portal to run compliant mini competitions for our frameworks. It is a requirement under Procurement Act 2023 that relevant notices are published to the Find a Tender Service and MultiQuote can only publish your notices if you have added your API Key. See our Find a tender service registration web page for a step-by-step guide on how to register.