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Provision of Skip Replacement Programme

Lancashire County Council

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Planning

09 Oct 2026 at 16:35

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council intends to procure a skip replacement programme, buying a range of hook-lift containers for collecting and transporting waste. The containers will support the council’s household waste recycling centres and its wider waste-management operations across Lancashire. This is a goods requirement covering refuse skips and other containers for waste material. The programme is intended to replace existing skips; suppliers should therefore consider whether they can provide a suitable range of hook-lift containers and deliver them to locations across the county.

The procurement is at the planning stage: the council has set out its intention to buy, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to publish the full tender in January 2027. The contract is planned to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031. The estimated value is above the applicable threshold, but no monetary amount is stated. The council is carrying out preliminary market engagement to inform the procurement, with engagement due by 6 November 2026. The process is planned as a single lot, with small and medium-sized businesses considered suitable. No evaluation criteria or procurement procedure have been set out at this stage.

The requirement may suit manufacturers, distributors and suppliers with the capacity to provide a range of hook-lift containers and arrange delivery to waste-management sites across Lancashire. Experience supplying refuse skips or containers for waste collection and transport is directly relevant. The scale and duration indicate a multi-year supply programme serving both household recycling centres and wider council waste operations, so suppliers should consider their ability to support ongoing requirements across multiple locations. Small and medium-sized businesses are considered suitable to participate. Lancashire County Council is conducting market engagement to shape its planned procurement; interested suppliers can use this stage to share relevant capabilities and inform the forthcoming specification.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Skip Replacement Programme

Notice Description

Lancashire County Council is undertaking pre-market engagement to inform a forthcoming procurement for the supply and delivery of a range of hook-lift containers for collection and transportation of Wastes across its Household Waste Recycling Centres and wider waste management operations.

Planning Information

Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the provision of a skip replacement programme. Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated in January 2027), interested organisations are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise. Further details are available on our website: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07851b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095817-2026
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

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins

44613700 - Refuse skips

44613800 - Containers for waste material

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2031 4-5 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
Lancashire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 0LD
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
TLD4 Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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