--- title: "Provision of Skip Replacement Programme" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07851b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07851b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07851b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07851b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Lancashire County Council" published: "2026-10-09" --- # Provision of Skip Replacement Programme Buyer: Lancashire County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07851b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07851b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07851b.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095817-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Lancashire County Council | | Locality | PRESTON | | Postcode area | Preston | | Postcode | PR1 0LD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire | | ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire | | Local authority | Preston | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Preston | | Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) ### Codes - 34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins - 44613700 - Refuse skips - 44613800 - Containers for waste material ## Release History - 9 Oct 2026 at 16:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095817-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095817-2026 9th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/ - https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.socialvalueportal.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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