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Provision of a Bulky Waste Service

WYRE BOROUGH COUNCIL

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06 Mar 2026 at 08:53

Summary of the contracting process

Wyre Borough Council, along with Fylde Borough Council, seeks to appoint a single supplier to manage and deliver a Bulky Waste Service across Fylde and Wyre, operating through an appointment system and providing am/pm and evening collections within a specified time zone. Blackpool Borough Council has been selected for this service, starting 1 April 2026, with a contract running until 31 March 2030, and a potential extension for another year. The procurement process commenced with a tender under legislation UKPGA 2023/54 but proceeded with a direct award due to insufficient suitable tenders. It is noted that the Local Government Reorganisation planned for 2028 may impact the contract's future structure. The service involves collection, recycling, and recovery of bulky household items, classified under refuse and waste-related services and environmental services.

Businesses in the waste management and recycling industry stand to gain from this procurement, particularly those with the capacity to refurbish and reuse collected goods as the councils prioritise this sustainability aspect. The contract presents opportunities for growth due to the councils' emphasis on efficient customer service interfaces and a substantial annual collection volume. SME suitability has been highlighted, making it an attractive prospect for medium-sized enterprises looking to expand their operations. The direct award to Blackpool Borough Council demonstrates the importance of having established local infrastructure, offering an opportunity for businesses with existing depots or the capacity to develop local facilities to position themselves competitively for similar contracts in future reorganisations.

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Notice Title

Provision of a Bulky Waste Service

Notice Description

Bulky Waste Service is a bulky household items collection service, which includes re-use, recycling and recovery of collected items, operating across Fylde and Wyre. We are looking to appoint a single supplier to provide the management and delivery of the Bulky Waste Service, on behalf of Fylde Council and Wyre Borough Council. The successful supplier will operate an appointment system for the collection of bulky items and collection dates, including a choice of am/pm and evening collections in a 3 hour time zone, via the supplier's ordering system which will be capable of interfacing with council customer service IT and call handling systems. The service shall as a minimum be provided Monday to Saturday, with at least one evening and weekend slot available within each Local Authority area. The service provider will not be required to provide the service on Bank Holidays, nationally proclaimed holidays, nor between Christmas Day and New Years Day (inclusive). The Service Provider shall organise the service such that it is capable of meeting the Fylde Council and Wyre Council's service requests to ensure no customer waits longer than 10 working days (unless requested by the customer). The Service Provider must provide enough resource to handle, as a minimum, 6,450 collections per annum across the two Authorities operating 6 days per week including 2 evenings and a Saturday. Fylde Council and Wyre Council wish to appoint a Service Provider who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous tender. It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030, with the option to extend for a period of 1 year (subject to contract review and budget availability).

Procurement Information

The councils issued a tender for the Provision of a Bulky Waste Service but no suitable tenders were received section 43(1) PA2023. Links to the relevant notices have been provided below. We were unable to link these to the notice, as a procurement termination notice was issued prematurely and we have been unable to cancel the notice. UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015166-2025? UK4: Tender notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024625-2025? UK12: Procurement termination notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048277-2025? Following the tender process, conversations were had with interested parties that participated in the market engagement exercise to understand why no assessed tenders were received. Two of the providers could not meet key requirements including refurbishing and reusing goods that have been collected, which is key to the success of the contract and the other provider was not able to establish depot provision in the local area. The third interested party could meet the councils requirements with some alterations to their depot facility, which they will undertake before the start of the contract. Both councils are now planning to proceed with a contract award to Blackpool Borough Council on the same specification that was set out in the tender documents. A contract award will be made following the mandatory standstill period.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0663a9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020185-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,367,319 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WYRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

FYLDE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
POULTON-LE-FYLDE
Postcode
FY6 7PU
Post Town
Blackpool
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Fylde
Electoral Ward
Carnegie
Westminster Constituency
Fylde

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

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