A 24-month open procedure contract for the treatment and recovery of non-hazardous wood waste and wood packaging in the Como province signals recurring demand in a northern Italian environmental services market dominated by established regional waste management operators.

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Service 24 Ambiente, a body governed by public law operating in environmental protection in the Como province of Lombardy, has published a €595,700 open procedure tender for the treatment and recovery of wood waste classified under EER codes 20.01.38 and 15.01.03. The service period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for an additional 12 months, bringing the potential total contract duration to 24 months. Award is on price alone.

Published on 17 February 2026 with a deadline of 13 March 2026, this is a price-driven, Italian-language procurement for a defined and recurring waste stream. For Italian waste management and wood waste recovery operators active in the Lombardy region, the 24-day submission window requires immediate action. The tender opens on 16 March 2026.

Opportunity Overview

Contracting Authority: Service 24 Ambiente
Reference Number: 611/2026
Document ID: 00111084-2026
Tender Title: Treatment and Recovery of Wood Waste – EER Code 20.01.38 (other than EER 20.01.37) and Wood Packaging EER 15.01.03 – Period 1.4.2026 to 31.3.2027 (with option to extend for a further 12 months)
Scope of Work: Treatment and recovery services for two categories of non-hazardous wood waste collected in the Como area:

• EER 20.01.38: Wood waste from separate municipal collection, excluding hazardous wood waste classified under EER 20.01.37
• EER 15.01.03: Wood packaging waste
• Lot Structure:
• Lot 1: Treatment and recovery of wood waste EER 20.01.38 and wood packaging EER 15.01.03, period 1.4.2026 to 31.3.2027 with 12-month extension option – lot value €595,700.00

Location / Place of Performance: Como, Italy
Estimated Total Value: €595,700.00
Contract Duration: 24 months (12-month initial period 1.4.2026 to 31.3.2027, with option to extend for a further 12 months)
Procedure Type: Open
Award Criteria: Price
Publication Date: 17/02/2026
Deadline: 13/03/2026
Tender Opening Date: 16/03/2026
Language Requirements: Italian only
EU Funding: No
Contact: calcagni@service24.co.it / 03142206
Submission Portal: https://service24.acquistitelematici.it/

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Authority and History

Service 24 Ambiente is a body governed by public law with environmental protection as its main activity, operating in the Como province of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is a public entity responsible for waste management and environmental services in its area of jurisdiction. The procurement of wood waste treatment and recovery services is a recurring operational requirement for a body of this type, driven by the continuous flow of separately collected municipal wood waste and wood packaging from households and collection centers in the Como area.

The Hermix platform shows 18 similar contract awards totaling €33 million and 27 all contract awards totaling €36 million for comparable procurement activity. The renewal pipeline is significant: 19 similar renewals valued at €68 million and 21 all renewals totaling €72 million. One similar open tender currently active is valued at €304K. No similar or all prior notices have been recorded.

The renewal pipeline is the most strategically important data point. With 19 similar renewals worth €68 million in the pipeline, this category generates consistent, recurring procurement volume that favors operators who establish relationships with Italian environmental bodies and maintain compliant waste processing capacity. Beyond Service 24 Ambiente, 3,300 other buyers hold similar projects totaling €39 billion across Europe, confirming that wood waste treatment and recovery is a large and active procurement category across the continent.

Competitive Landscape

The Winners of Similar Contracts table (data limited to 10 results) shows a market with one clearly dominant player operating at a scale well above all others, followed by a tier of regional operators at more comparable values to this contract. The full breakdown is:

• Econord: €18M across 2 contracts, averaging €9.2M per contract
• Silea: €5.8M across 2 contracts, averaging €2.9M per contract
• ACSM Agam Ambiente: €2.5M across 2 contracts, averaging €1.2M per contract
• Caris Servizi: €2.2M across 1 contract, averaging €2.2M per contract
• Silea: €1.3M across 1 contract, averaging €1.3M per contract
• Montello: €741K across 1 contract, averaging €741K per contract
• Cesel: €584K across 1 contract, averaging €584K per contract
• A2A Ambiente: €535K across 1 contract, averaging €535K per contract
• Verdeambiente: €458K across 1 contract, averaging €458K per contract
• Garden Azienda Agricola Snc di Radaelli Elio Giuseppe Walter e C: €356K across 1 contract, averaging €356K per contract

Econord stands alone at the top. With €18 million across just 2 contracts and an average of €9.2 million per contract, it operates at a scale fifteen times larger than the current tender value. Econord is a major northern Italian waste management operator active across Lombardy, managing integrated environmental services for multiple municipalities and public bodies. Its dominance in the similar contracts dataset reflects a broad and long-standing presence in the Como area waste management market.

Silea appears twice in the table with separate entries: €5.8 million across 2 contracts at an average of €2.9 million, and €1.3 million from a single contract. SILEA SpA is the territorial waste management company for the Lecco and Como provinces, making it a direct and permanent competitor for any wood waste tender in this geographic area. Its combined recorded value in this dataset is €7.1 million, placing it firmly as the second most significant player in the market.

The mid-tier contractors, including ACSM Agam Ambiente, Caris Servizi, Montello, Cesel, A2A Ambiente, and Verdeambiente, operate at contract values closer to the €595K scale of this tender. Cesel at €584K and A2A Ambiente at €535K are particularly relevant precedents. Montello at €741K is a specialist wood waste and biomass recycling operator based in Lombardy, making it a direct category specialist rather than a general waste management company. Garden Azienda Agricola at €356K is the smallest and most atypical entry, suggesting an agricultural waste processor that has previously provided wood recovery services.

The Contractors’ Countries table confirms Italy as the only listed country: 14 contracts totaling €33 million at an average of €2.4 million per contract. This is an entirely domestically served market, as expected given the Italian-only language requirement and the operational logistics of collecting and processing wood waste streams from the Como area.

Commercial and Procedural Signals

Award Criteria: Price is the sole evaluation criterion. This is a lowest-price competition for a defined waste processing service. The wood waste volumes, collection logistics, and processing requirements are fixed by the service specification. The winning factor is the bidder’s ability to process EER 20.01.38 and EER 15.01.03 waste streams cost-effectively and to price that service competitively. Operators with existing processing capacity and established logistics in the Lombardy region carry natural cost advantages.

Extension Option: The 12-month extension option is commercially significant. A contract structured as a 12-month initial period with a 12-month option gives Service 24 Ambiente flexibility to extend a performing contractor without re-tendering. For bidders, pricing must sustain delivery across the full potential 24-month term, not just the initial period. Undercutting on price to win the first year and then requesting renegotiation at extension point is not viable under Italian public procurement rules.

EER Classification: The two waste codes define the scope precisely. EER 20.01.38 covers wood waste from separate municipal collection that is non-hazardous (explicitly excluding the hazardous category EER 20.01.37). EER 15.01.03 covers wood packaging. These are standard municipal waste streams generated continuously through residential collection and packaging recovery. Bidders must hold the appropriate Italian environmental authorisations to accept, transport, treat, and recover these specific EER categories.

Procedure Type: The open procedure allows any eligible supplier to submit without prior qualification. In practice, Italian waste management licensing requirements, processing facility authorisations, and the Italian-only language requirement effectively restrict competition to Italian-based operators with the correct regulatory permissions for these waste codes.

Timeline: From publication on 17 February 2026 to the deadline of 13 March 2026 is 24 days. The tender opens on 16 March 2026, three days after the submission deadline. Bids must be submitted through the service24.acquistitelematici.it platform. Registration on this platform, if not already completed, must begin immediately.

Narrative Insight

This is a focused, price-only procurement for a defined and recurring waste stream in northern Italy. The competitive dynamics are shaped entirely by two factors: regulatory compliance and cost structure. Any operator without Italian EER waste processing authorisations for codes 20.01.38 and 15.01.03 cannot bid. Any operator with those authorisations competes on price alone.

The presence of Econord and SILEA as the top two similar contract winners is a strong market signal. Both are institutional waste management operators deeply embedded in the Como and Lecco province public service infrastructure. They process wood waste at scale, have existing relationships with Service 24 Ambiente and similar bodies, and their cost structures reflect high-volume operations. A challenger bidder needs either a lower cost base, more efficient wood waste processing logistics, or a pricing strategy that accepts a tighter margin to enter and establish a presence in this buyer’s procurement cycle.

Montello is worth watching as a specialist competitor. Its focus on wood waste and biomass recovery means it is precisely calibrated for this type of contract rather than a general waste management operator deploying spare capacity. Specialist operators in this category sometimes offer more competitive pricing on wood-specific streams because it aligns with their core processing infrastructure.

The 19 similar renewals worth €68 million in the pipeline confirm that wood waste treatment contracts recur systematically across the Como area and broader Lombardy region. A supplier winning this €595K contract enters a renewal cycle that, across the full pipeline of similar buyers, represents a substantial and predictable revenue base. The initial contract is the entry point, not the destination.

Hermix users tracking Italian environmental services procurement can access the full pipeline of wood waste and related contracts across 3,300 similar buyers totaling €39 billion, monitor Service 24 Ambiente’s authority profile and renewal calendar, and qualify comparable Lombardy region opportunities without manual searching across Italian procurement portals.

Practical Takeaways for Bidders

Who this tender suits:

• Italian waste management operators holding valid environmental authorisations for the treatment, recovery, and transport of EER 20.01.38 (non-hazardous wood waste from municipal separate collection) and EER 15.01.03 (wood packaging waste), with processing facilities within practical logistics distance of the Como area
• Wood waste and biomass recovery specialists such as Montello-type operators with dedicated wood processing infrastructure and cost structures optimised for these specific EER categories
• Regional Lombardy waste management companies with established operational presence in the Como and Lecco province area, capable of competing on price in a lowest-cost evaluation
• Operators already registered on the service24.acquistitelematici.it e-procurement platform or able to complete registration within the 24-day submission window

Critical attention points:

• The submission deadline is 13 March 2026, just 24 days after publication on 17 February 2026. The tender opens on 16 March 2026. Registration and submission through service24.acquistitelematici.it must be completed before the deadline with no exceptions
• Price is the only award criterion. Your bid price must reflect full delivery costs across the potential 24-month term, including the 12-month extension option, since Italian public procurement rules do not permit renegotiation at extension point
• Valid Italian environmental authorisations for EER 20.01.38 and EER 15.01.03 are a prerequisite for participation. Confirm that your authorisations explicitly cover these two waste codes and are current before submitting
• Italian is the only permitted language. All documentation must be submitted in Italian
• Econord (€18M, 2 contracts, €9.2M average) and SILEA (€7.1M combined, multiple contracts) are the dominant competitors in this market by recorded value. Assess your cost position relative to these large-scale operators before finalising your pricing strategy
• The service period starts 1 April 2026, less than three weeks after the 13 March 2026 deadline. Confirm that your processing capacity and collection logistics can be mobilised to begin service delivery on 1 April 2026 if you win

Service 24 Ambiente’s wood waste treatment and recovery tender sits within a substantial and renewal-driven Italian environmental services market, with 19 similar renewals worth €68 million in the pipeline and 3,300 comparable buyers across Europe. The price-only evaluation and Italian regulatory prerequisites define a competitive field of authorised Lombardy waste operators where cost structure and processing efficiency determine the outcome. For a qualified operator with the right EER authorisations and competitive logistics, the 24-day window to 13 March 2026 is the entry point to a recurring procurement relationship in a market where established suppliers like Econord and SILEA have demonstrated that repeat contract awards are the norm.

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