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T2702 - Collection and Treatment of Hard Plastics

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Mar 2026 at 16:26

Award

18 Feb 2026 at 14:25

Tender

11 Dec 2025 at 11:02

Summary of the contracting process

Belfast City Council has awarded a contract for the collection and treatment of hard plastics, a project classified under refuse disposal and treatment services. The contract, initiated through an open procedure, is part of the council's waste recycling initiatives in the UK region of Northern Ireland, specifically Belfast. The procurement stage has progressed to completion, with key activities set between 9th March 2026 and 29th February 2028, with options for extensions up to 2030. With a gross contract value of £1,080,000, this initiative underscores the council's commitment to sustainable waste management practices.

The awarded contract presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in waste collection, recycling, and energy recovery, enhancing their capacity to engage in large-scale waste management projects. Firms with expertise in waste separation, transportation, and reprocessing, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will find this an attractive venture. R Heatrick Ltd, an SME from Portadown, is the sole supplier for the project, indicating competitive advantages for nimble enterprises capable of efficiently navigating public authority processes and delivering specialised services. The council's openness to contract variations and additional requirements underlines further potential for businesses to expand their scope and address evolving waste handling needs.

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Notice Title

T2702 - Collection and Treatment of Hard Plastics

Notice Description

The contract is for the collection of hard plastics from its recycling centres for the purpose of separation and distribution to treatment facilities and reprocessing centres for recycling and, where appropriate energy recovery with landfill as a last resort.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - * The collection, transportation and treatment of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. * Other similar waste material in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. * Additional Premises not listed in the Contract. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house operations are resourced and delivered. * Temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. * Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; * Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. * Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated. The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council's requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional Premises to be added the Contractor will expected to price based similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.

Renewal: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract annually up to a further two years. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f37d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021491-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

19520000 - Plastic products

90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Feb 20262 months ago
Contract Period
9 Mar 2026 - 29 Feb 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
2026-01-26

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN06 Belfast

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

R HEATRICK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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