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title: "T2702 - Collection and Treatment of Hard Plastics"
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# T2702 - Collection and Treatment of Hard Plastics

Buyer: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f37d

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## Summary

Belfast City Council has awarded a contract for the collection and treatment of hard plastics, a project classified under refuse disposal and treatment services. The contract, initiated through an open procedure, is part of the council's waste recycling initiatives in the UK region of Northern Ireland, specifically Belfast. The procurement stage has progressed to completion, with key activities set between 9th March 2026 and 29th February 2028, with options for extensions up to 2030. With a gross contract value of £1,080,000, this initiative underscores the council's commitment to sustainable waste management practices.

The awarded contract presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in waste collection, recycling, and energy recovery, enhancing their capacity to engage in large-scale waste management projects. Firms with expertise in waste separation, transportation, and reprocessing, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will find this an attractive venture. R Heatrick Ltd, an SME from Portadown, is the sole supplier for the project, indicating competitive advantages for nimble enterprises capable of efficiently navigating public authority processes and delivering specialised services. The council's openness to contract variations and additional requirements underlines further potential for businesses to expand their scope and address evolving waste handling needs.

## Notice

The contract is for the collection of hard plastics from its recycling centres for the purpose of separation and distribution to treatment facilities and reprocessing centres for recycling and, where appropriate energy recovery with landfill as a last resort.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: - * The collection, transportation and treatment of other waste items or waste containers to support in-house operations. * Other similar waste material in the event of non or poor performance by another service provider. * Additional Premises not listed in the Contract. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house operations are resourced and delivered. * Temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. * Introduce required changes associated with the Service to the Specification to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; * Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. * Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated. The Council reserves the right to add or remove Premises from the Contract in line with the Council's requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional Premises to be added the Contractor will expected to price based similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.

Renewal: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract annually up to a further two years. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021491-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Mar 2026 - 29 Feb 2028 |
| Recurrence | 2026-01-26 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | £700,000 |
| Awards value | £900,000 |
| Contracts value | £900,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8DJ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | R HEATRICK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 19520000 - Plastic products
- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2026 at 16:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021491-2026
- 18 Feb 2026 at 14:25 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014822-2026
- 11 Dec 2025 at 11:02 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081834-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021491-2026
  10th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014822-2026
  18th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081834-2025
  11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://e-sourcingni.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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