Award

T2702 - Collection and Treatment of Hard Plastics

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

18 Feb 2026 at 14:25

Tender

11 Dec 2025 at 11:02

Summary of the contracting process

Belfast City Council is the purchasing authority for the contract titled "T2702 - Collection and Treatment of Hard Plastics", which falls under the refuse disposal and treatment industry category. Located in Belfast, United Kingdom, the procurement followed an open procedure, aiming to collect and recycle hard plastics from recycling centres. As of 18th February 2026, the award stage was pending, with the standstill period ending on 27th February 2026. The contract is set to commence on 9th March 2026 and is valid until 31st March 2028, with an option for annual renewals for up to two additional years, subject to performance and further approval. The procurement aims to include contingency plans for additional premises, temporary resource support, and potential incident response.

Businesses keen on expanding into the waste management and recycling sector stand to gain from this tender. Specifically, smaller and medium enterprises specialising in waste collection and treatment would be well-suited to compete, as the tender underlines provisions for SMEs. The option to introduce changes or additional requirements during the contract period allows flexibility and potential growth opportunities for service providers committed to innovative waste management solutions. This contract presents a compelling avenue for companies looking to complement in-house operations of local councils or address performance gaps across waste management services.

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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/014822-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Feb 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Feb 20265 days ago
Contract Period
9 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2026-01-26

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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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