Notice Information
Notice Title
Mixed Inert Waste Collection, Transportation, Acceptance and Recycling Services
Notice Description
Lancashire County Council is seeking tenders for the provision of services for the collection, transportation, and recycling of mixed inert waste. In summary, the services required are the collection, direct transportation, weighing and recycling of mixed inert waste from Preston Transfer Station (or such other Authority Waste Facility as may be agreed by the parties to the Agreement from time to time). The mixed inert waste will be made available to the provider under the List of Wastes Code 17 09 04. Please see the tender documentation for further information.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Lancashire County Council has the option to extend the Framework by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed 48 (forty eight) months.
Renewal: The initial Framework period will be 24 (twenty four) months, after such time the Authority may extend the Framework by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed 48 (forty eight) months.
Planning Information
Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the provision of Mixed Inert Waste Collection, Acceptance and Recycling Services and Mixed Inert Waste Acceptance and Recycling Services. Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated later 2025), interested organisations in the waste management sector are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise. Interested organisations should: - Visit: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ - Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for Provision of Mixed Inert Waste Collection, Acceptance and Recycling Services and Mixed Inert Waste Acceptance and Recycling Services . - Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document(s) contained on the project page. This document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise. - Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than 24 October 2025 at 12 noon.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05128a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010933-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,060,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,060,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-01-14
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Andrew Patten
- Contact Email
- contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk, sales@socialvalueportal.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 20 3355 0530
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR1 0LD
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire, TLD45 Mid Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Vauxhall
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010933-2026
6th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063562-2025
9th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021040-2025
14th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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