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title: "Provision of Hard Plastics Acceptance and Recycling Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078997"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Lancashire County Council"
published: "2026-10-16"
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# Provision of Hard Plastics Acceptance and Recycling Services

Buyer: Lancashire County Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078997

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## Summary

Lancashire County Council plans to procure a hard plastics acceptance and recycling service for material deposited at its Household Waste Recycling Centres. The provider will accept and weigh the plastics, then recycle them at its own facility. The council expects to deliver the material using its own transport, although it is seeking market feedback on possible collection arrangements. The service is for waste generated at the council’s centres in Lancashire. The work is a waste treatment and recycling service (CPV 90510000).

The procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to seek tenders, but has not yet invited bids. It is undertaking preliminary market engagement with organisations in the hard plastics recycling sector; interested businesses were asked to submit an expression of interest by 6 November 2026. A full tender is anticipated in late 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with provision for extension to 31 March 2031. The service is arranged as a single lot and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No procurement method or evaluation criteria are set out at this stage.

This is a potential fit for recycling operators with the facilities and processes to receive, weigh and recycle hard plastics from household waste centres. The expected model uses the council’s transport to deliver material to the provider’s facility, so businesses with suitable site capacity and efficient acceptance arrangements may be well placed. The council is also inviting feedback on alternative collection solutions, giving providers with collection capability an opportunity to shape the planned service. The buyer has indicated that the contract is suitable for smaller suppliers, as well as larger operators able to handle a council-wide service. Social Value Portal Ltd is expected to support evaluation and ongoing management of social value deliverables under the future contract, making relevant social value commitments part of the prospective delivery context.

## Notice

Lancashire County Council (the Authority) will be seeking tenders for the provision of hard plastics acceptance and recycling services. In summary, the services will comprise the acceptance, weighing and recycling of hard plastics material that has been deposited at the Authority's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). It is expected that the Authority will deliver the hard plastic material to a providers facility for recycling using the Authority's own transport solution. However, this preliminary market engagement will also ask for provider feedback regarding potential collection solutions.

### Planning Information

Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the provision of hard plastics recycling services.
Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated late 2026), interested organisations in the hard plastics recycling sector are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise.
Interested organisations should:
- Visit: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/
- Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for Provision of Hard Plastics Acceptance and Recycling Services.
- Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document contained on the project page. The document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise.
- Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than 06 November 2026 at 12 noon.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097982-2026 |
| 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 |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 |
| 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

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 13:58 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097982-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097982-2026
  16th 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/

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