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title: "Collections and processing of Hard Plastics"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0788ba"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "City & County of Swansea"
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# Collections and processing of Hard Plastics

Buyer: City & County of Swansea  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788ba

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## Summary

The City & County of Swansea intends to procure collection and processing services for hard plastics from Swansea Council recycling centres. The work covers both collecting the material from the centres and processing it. This is a waste-treatment service for suppliers handling hard plastic recycling, rather than a general waste collection contract. The buyer is Swansea Council, and the delivery location is Swansea. The Council is seeking early market input on whether suppliers would be interested and whether they can accept all hard plastic items, polymers and contaminants. This engagement is intended to help shape a possible future procurement; it is not an invitation to tender.

The process is at planning stage: the Council has expressed an intention to procure, but has not begun a formal tender. It expects to publish a future notice on 1 March 2027. The planned contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2028, with a possible extension through to 1 April 2033. The estimated contract value is £250,000 excluding VAT (£300,000 including VAT). There is one planned lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The Council is conducting informal market engagement and asks for responses by 11 November 2026. It wants views on acceptable materials and contaminants, pricing structures, use of market indices and how often prices should be reviewed.

This work is likely to suit waste and recycling operators with the practical capacity to collect hard plastics from council recycling centres and arrange their processing. Suppliers should consider whether their facilities and downstream arrangements can handle different hard plastic items and polymers, and whether contamination limits would affect acceptance. The Council is seeking advice on collection, haulage and treatment pricing, including whether charges should be calculated by weight, collection, distance or treatment, and on how prices might track market benchmarks and be reviewed. This is an opportunity for capable operators to influence the design of a future contract through informal market engagement, including smaller suppliers and social enterprises. The buyer’s questions point to the importance of flexible material acceptance, workable logistics and transparent pricing.

## Notice

Collection and processing of hard plastics from Swansea Council recycling centres.

### Planning Information

Email contact: zoe.payne@swansea.gov.uk
Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire
1. Would your organisation be interested in submitting a tender for this opportunity?
2. Are there any hard plastic items, polymers or contaminants that you cannot accept?
Pricing
1. How would you recommend that the Council structures the pricing schedule, for example:
price per tonne;
fixed collection charge;
haulage charge based on distance;
treatment or gate fee;
or a combination of these?
2. Do you link your prices to an industry index, commodity market, published benchmark or other market indicator?
If so, please identify the index or market reference used and explain how price adjustments would be calculated.
3. How frequently would you expect prices to be reviewed—for example monthly, quarterly or annually?
Responses to this Prior Information Notice are understood by all parties to be purely informal and will not form part of any subsequent procurement process. Not responding to this Prior Information Notice shall not prevent any economic operator from participating in any future procurement process. The publication of this Prior Information Notice does not signify the beginning of any formal procurement process and does not constitute a commitment by the Council to undertake any future procurement process. The Council may withdraw or amend any information contained in this Prior Information Notice at any time and without notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097574-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| 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 | City & County of Swansea |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Postcode area | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA1 3SN |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | TLL18 Swansea |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 15:18 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097574-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097574-2026
  15th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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