Award

Supply of baling wire

LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

09 Oct 2025 at 13:59

Award

12 Sep 2025 at 11:22

Tender

02 Jun 2025 at 09:36

Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire Renewables Limited, a sub-central government public authority, has completed a significant tender process for the "Supply of Baling Wire" with an open procurement method. The tender encompasses the supply of approximately 100 tonnes of baling wire annually to their waste treatment facilities in Leyland, UK, ensuring that household and residual waste is processed effectively. The entire procurement process was conducted under an open framework agreement, with the award made to two suppliers—Barnfather Wire (Midlands) Limited and Lever Engineering Supplies Ltd. The framework commenced on 6th October 2025 and will remain active until 5th October 2028, with potential renewals extending until 2033. The contract value, including VAT, could reach up to £2,000,000 over the term.

This tender offers diverse opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in manufacturing or supplying cable, wire, and related products. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) like the successful suppliers, Barnfather Wire and Lever Engineering Supplies, stand to benefit from such contracts by scaling their operations and building long-term relationships with government entities. The regular demand of approximately 24 tonnes of wire per delivery provides stability and predictability, beneficial for suppliers focusing on maintaining consistent production and delivery schedules. Additionally, the option for contract renewal and a framework accommodating reopening competitions allows suppliers to adapt and potentially expand their service offerings over multiple years.

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Notice Title

Supply of baling wire

Notice Description

Lancashire Renewables Ltd (LRL) is a company owned wholly by Lancashire Country Council and Blackpool Council. LRL operates two waste treatment facilities in Leyland and Thornton. Each site is approximately 40 acres and contains numerous buildings responsible for the receival and processing of household and residual waste (circa 400,000 tonnes p.a.). Waste is either transported into the offtake market for further processing/ recycling or to landfill when necessary. LRL's key objectives are to receive, treat and transport contract waste in accordance with the targets and service requirements set out in the Service Level Agreement between LRL and Lancashire County Council. As part of its day-to-day operations, the company uses a Bollegraaf HBC80 automatic baler to compress waste material into blocks (bales) which are then secured by steel baling wire. The bales are subsequently transported on pallets by road to be further processed, such as metals, card, paper and plastics that will be recycled. Lancashire Renewables orders approximately 100 tonnes of baling wire per annum for the above purpose. Deliveries are made on returnable formers, with each former containing approximately 750kg of wire. The wire supplier must take away any empty formers at the point of each delivery in an exchange manner. Typical delivery volume is 24 tonnes of wire. There is currently one delivery location based at PR26 6TB. The baling wire is subject to strict tolerances as set out in the tender specification for baling wire

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The anticipated value of the Goods is approximately PS150,000 per annum. Lancashire Renewables reserves the right to spend up to PS2,000,000 over the entire framework term (maximum of eight years as per PA 2023 section 49; including all frameworks awarded under the open framework scheme), to account for volatility in the steel market and as-yet unknown changes to UK recycling practices that may or may not lead to increased co-mingled recycle tonnages coming into the Authority's business for processing. The Authority currently purchases approximately 100 tonnes of baling wire per annum. However, the volumes may increase or decrease during the term of the contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a5c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063794-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)


CPV Codes

44300000 - Cable, wire and related products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,666,667 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,666,667 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
5 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
2033-05-02

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED
Contact Name
Procurement team
Contact Email
procurement@lancashirerenewables.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEYLAND
Postcode
PR26 6TB
Post Town
Preston
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD4 Lancashire

Local Authority
South Ribble
Electoral Ward
Farington West
Westminster Constituency
South Ribble

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

BARNFATHER WIRE (MIDLANDS

LEVER ENGINEERING SUPPLIES

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