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Material Re-Processing Services - Dry Recycling

Brentwood Borough Council

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Planning

11 Sep 2026 at 14:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Brentwood Borough Council is planning to procure material re-processing services for dry recycling. The work will handle household recyclables collected at the council’s Waste Transfer Station at Warley Depot, Brentwood, before they are transferred to re-processors in separate material streams. The materials are paper and cardboard, cans and plastics, and mixed glass. Paper and cardboard are currently collected loose from reusable sacks; cans and plastics are also collected loose, while glass is collected separately from boxes. Collections take place on alternate weeks. The service is classified as refuse and waste-related services. The work will be delivered in Brentwood and is intended to support the council’s household recycling arrangements.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is not yet an invitation to tender. The council has already carried out earlier market engagement and is seeking further information to understand the market and review its contract options. Interested suppliers are expected to complete and return a pre-market engagement questionnaire by 5pm on 25 September 2026. The council expects the next notice to be published on 2 November 2026. One lot is planned, with an expected contract from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, extendable to 31 March 2032. The estimated value is £2.2 million excluding VAT, or £2.64 million including VAT. Renewal is planned.

This will suit recycling and waste-management businesses able to receive, sort, process and route multiple dry-recycling material streams from a council transfer station. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate practical arrangements for handling paper and cardboard, cans and plastics, and mixed glass, including reliable onward re-processing through appropriate facilities or partners. The scale requires capacity for substantial annual tonnages: 2,307 tonnes of paper and cardboard, 808 tonnes of cans and plastics, and 1,592 tonnes of mixed glass were collected in 2025/26. Businesses with experience of kerbside-collected recyclable materials, alternate-week collection flows and public-sector service requirements should use the engagement stage to shape the future specification. The council identifies the lot as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Material Re-Processing Services - Dry Recycling

Notice Description

The Authority requires Material Re-Processing Services for Dry Recycling and engaged the market earlier this year to receive feedback on various aspects of this opportunity under UK2 notice 2026/S 000-067223 (ocds-h6vhtk-05d5be). The authority now requires additional information to gain further understanding of the current market and review their contract options. The Authority has its own Waste Transfer Station, located at Warley Depot, Brentwood, CM13 3BH. Kerbside collected recyclables from households are delivered to this depot and are currently transferred to individual re-processors in their separate material streams.: - PAPER AND CARDBOARD (currently collected loose from reusable sacks) - 2307 tonnes collected in 2025/2026 - CANS AND PLASTICS (currently collected loose from reusable sacks) - 808 tonnes collected in 2025/2026 - MIXED GLASS (currently collected separately from boxes) - 1592 tonnes collected in 2025/2026 (Collections take place on alternate weeks)

Planning Information

Interested suppliers can request the Pre Market Engagement document via emailing lili.roqueta@essex.gov.uk. The document includes a questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete and return by 5pm on Tuesday 25 September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f848
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086510-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
Brentwood Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRENTWOOD
Postcode
CM15 8AY
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Brentwood
Electoral Ward
Brentwood South
Westminster Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar

Further Information

Notice Documents

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