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Provision of Emission Testing and Associated Services

LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2026 at 09:16

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Jul 2026 at 14:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

16 Apr 2026 at 09:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

11 Feb 2026 at 14:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire Renewables Limited, wholly owned by Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council, procured emission testing and associated environmental services for its waste treatment facilities in Leyland and Thornton. The requirement covers bioaerosol and emissions testing connected with household and residual waste processing, including sampling at biofilters, ammonia scrubbers, closed biofilters and point-source stack emissions. It also covers testing for plant associated with the planned anaerobic digestion process, including biogas engine stacks and an emergency flare. The facilities cover approximately 40 acres each and process around 400,000 tonnes of waste per year. Services may also respond to operational changes and variations to environmental permits. The procurement is classified as waste analysis and environmental services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Alkali Environmental Limited on 8 July 2026. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and is active, with a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029 and possible extensions up to 31 August 2032. Its value is £800,000 excluding VAT (£960,000 including VAT). It was a single-lot, above-threshold open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Three bids were received and two reached the final stage. Evaluation used a price-per-quality-point approach, combining price with quality assessed through a weighted questionnaire. The contract may include additional similar services arising from operational changes or permit variations, and the requirement is expected to recur around March 2032.

This award indicates sustained demand from Lancashire Renewables for specialist environmental monitoring across large-scale waste treatment and anaerobic digestion operations. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable bioaerosol and atmospheric emissions sampling, interpret results and report them in line with the Environment Agency’s Technical Guidance M9. Relevant experience should include monitoring biofilters, ammonia scrubbers, closed biofilters, point-source stacks, biogas engines and emergency flares, with the capability to work across both Leyland and Thornton sites. Suppliers should be able to manage changing operational requirements and environmental permit variations, while maintaining suitable technical capacity, quality controls and evidence-based reporting. The competition attracted three bids, with two final-stage bidders, and the lot was identified as suitable for SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Emission Testing and Associated Services

Notice Description

Lancashire Renewables Ltd (LRL) is a company owned wholly by Lancashire County 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.). Lancashire Renewables Ltd has ongoing requirement for the provision of emissions testing services across both sites. The scope of the contract includes bioaerosol and emissions testing associated with waste processing activities, undertaken in accordance with the Environment Agency's Technical Guidance M9. This includes testing across biofilters - ammonia scrubbers, closed biofilters, and point source emissions to air from stacks, with sampling undertaken at appropriate locations. The scope of the contract may be subject to change to reflect operational changes within Lancashire Renewables Ltd or any to accommodate any permit variation that could occur. As LRL plans to recommence its anaerobic digestion process around August-September 2026, the contract scope includes testing services for associated plant, such as biogas engine stacks and the emergency flare.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Permit variations and any operational changes within LRL that may reasonably lead to additional services being required of a similar nature.

Renewal: The initial Contract period will be three years, after such time the Authority may extend the Contract by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed six years.

Planning Information

Should you be interested in this tender opportunity, please contact us via procurement@lancashirerenewables.co.uk The tender opportunity is planned for advertisement circa March- April 2026 on Lancashire Renewable's e-tender portal. If you are interested in tendering for this opportunity, please ensure that you register at the following address: The Chest: North West Procurement Portal (https://www.the-chest.org.uk/) Interested parties are reminded that the new public sector procurement regulations come into force on 24/02/2025. The tender opportunity is planned as an open tender procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Please see the following resource for further information and note that you will need to be registered on the UK Government's 'Central digital Platform' to tender for our opportunity: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-guidance-documents-procure-phase/guidance-central-digital-platform-and-publication-of-information-html

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064e0f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076007-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

79723000 - Waste analysis services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
6 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
8 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2032-03-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEYLAND
Postcode
PR26 6TB
Postcode Area
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
South Ribble
Electoral Ward
Farington West
Westminster Constituency
South Ribble

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALKALI ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

Further Information

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