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Reusable Bags

Braintree District Council

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Planning

09 Sep 2026 at 14:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Braintree District Council is exploring the purchase of reusable recycling sacks for commercial customers and residents of flats. The bags would provide an alternative where commercial premises lack space for standard recycling bins or boxes, and would help flat residents carry separated recycling to communal bins. The anticipated recycling streams include plastic, glass, cans, paper and card, food waste, and green waste. This is a goods requirement covering reusable sacks and bags, including polythene waste sacks and related waste containers. Delivery is expected across the Braintree district and wider Essex area. The council is seeking practical market input on solutions that support simpler recycling, sustainability, value for money and innovation.

This procurement is at the planning and market-engagement stage; it is not an invitation to tender. Braintree District Council expects to review responses before deciding how to structure the requirement and whether to proceed. Market engagement was issued on 8 September 2026, with responses described as due by 18 September 2026 at 12:00, while the scheduled engagement milestone is recorded as 21 September 2026 at 23:59. The council expects any tender to be issued after reviewing the engagement, with the date to be confirmed. The indicative contract period is 4 January 2027 to 25 January 2029, with renewal potentially extending to 25 January 2031. The estimated value is £150,000 excluding VAT, or £180,000 including VAT. One lot is planned, and the requirement is identified as suitable for SMEs.

The engagement will suit manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of reusable recycling bags, sacks or lightweight waste containers. Businesses should be able to propose durable, reusable products suitable for repeated handling by commercial customers and residents, with designs that support the council’s separate recycling streams and communal-bin arrangements. Relevant suppliers may be able to contribute product knowledge, material and sustainability expertise, practical distribution capacity, and evidence that their products can withstand regular use. The council is specifically seeking ideas that promote sustainability, innovation and value for money, so suppliers should prepare clear information on product options, usability, environmental performance and supply arrangements. The market engagement is a preparation exercise rather than a bid opportunity; interested businesses should use it to shape the future specification and demonstrate their capability before any tender is issued.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Reusable Bags

Notice Description

Introduction Braintree District Council (BDC) is undertaking market engagement for the potential procurement of it's reusable sacks for recycling for commercial customers and residents of flats. Your feedback will be invaluable in helping us ensure the contract is structured in a way which delivers value for money, promotes sustainability and supports innovation. Below are key areas of interest. Please provide responses where applicable. You are not required to answer every question, please focus on areas relevant to your expertise or service offering. Background Simpler Recycling requires that residents and businesses separate their recycling in to various streams as follows; DMR - plastic, glass, cans/Paper and Card/Food/Green waste BDC have provided bins and or boxes to residents and businesses to hold their recycling. However alternative solutions need to be sought for some commercial customer who do not have space for these receptacles as there is no provision for plastic sacks for recycling moving forward. It is therefore anticipated that some customers may require reusable sacks for these recycling streams. A solution is also being sort for resident of flats to take their recycling to their large communal bins from their property and it is BDCs intention to supply suitable reusable bags to assist these residents. Anticipated Timeline Market engagement issued: 8th September 2026 Market engagement response deadline: 18th September 2026 at 12:00 Tender issued: To be confirmed following outcome and analysis of Market Engagement Contract commencement: To be confirmed following outcome and analysis of Market Engagement Following the market engagement response deadline, Essex Procurement Partnership and Braintree District Council will review the packs. EPP and BDC reserves the right to reach out to you following this activity at our own discretion.

Planning Information

The engagement will involve completion of a series of questions in the form of the questionnaire provided. Braintree district Council may follow up on responses received to seek further clarity if necessary. To access this opportunity and go to Open: https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities Search for OPEN20262002 It is free to register and participate in this market engagement, if you don't have an account for Open you can sign up using the link below https://www.open-uk.org/ Click "Get Started" at the top right & follow the steps. If you need further guidance on how to use Open, please visit their How to Guides here: https://www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5cb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085449-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

18930000 - Sacks and bags

19640000 - Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags

34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 25 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Braintree District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRAINTREE
Postcode
CM7 9HB
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Braintree
Electoral Ward
Bocking South
Westminster Constituency
Braintree

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