--- title: "Provision of Services for the Acceptance and Treatment of Waste Carpet" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a18" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078a18" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078a18.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078a18.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Lancashire County Council" published: "2026-10-16" --- # Provision of Services for the Acceptance and Treatment of Waste Carpet Buyer: Lancashire County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a18 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078a18) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078a18.json) ## Summary Lancashire County Council intends to procure a service to accept and treat waste carpets. The work covers handling carpets received as waste and arranging their treatment; the stated purpose is to provide waste carpet acceptance and treatment services. It is a waste-management service, within the wider category of refuse and waste-related services (CPV 90500000). Delivery is in Lancashire, England. The procurement is planned as a single lot and is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This is an early-stage proposal: the council is undertaking preliminary market engagement before issuing its full tender. The future procurement will concern the service itself, rather than the evaluation and contract-management support that Social Value Portal Ltd is providing to the council. The process is at planning: the council has stated its intention to seek tenders, but has not yet invited bids. It expects to publish a full invitation to tender in January 2027. The council is inviting interested organisations to take part in preliminary market engagement, with responses requested by 6 November 2026 at 6pm. The expected contract period runs from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2029, with a possible extension to 31 May 2031. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. No procurement procedure, award method or estimated contract value is set out at this stage. It is a single-lot service, and the lot is identified as suitable for SMEs; evaluation criteria and supplier eligibility requirements have not yet been described. The work is likely to suit waste-management operators able to accept waste carpet and provide or arrange appropriate treatment. Businesses with relevant waste-handling infrastructure, treatment capacity and experience managing this material are the clearest fit, although the council has not yet set out specific technical standards or accreditations. The single-lot structure may make the requirement accessible to smaller providers as well as larger operators. The preliminary market engagement is a chance for suppliers to give the council information about the market before it prepares the full tender. Interested businesses are asked to review the council’s preliminary market-engagement document and complete its questionnaire, then send their response to the council by email by 6 November 2026 at 6pm. This is preparation and market consultation, not a tender invitation. That consultation may help suppliers understand and inform the requirement before the expected tender. ## Notice Lancashire County Council will be seeking tenders for the provision of services for the acceptance and treatment of waste carpets. ### Planning Information Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the provision of services for the acceptance and treatment of waste carpet. 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. Interested organisations should: ▪ Visit our website: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ ▪ Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for: "LPS CORP - Market engagement: The Acceptance and Treatment of Waste Carpet". ▪ Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document contained on the project page. The document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise and includes a questionnaire form, which can be populated once the document has been downloaded ▪ Submit responses to the market engagement exercise via email to contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than Friday 06 November 2026 at 6:00 pm. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098181-2026 | | 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 Jun 2027 - 1 Jun 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 - 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 16:38 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098181-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098181-2026 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/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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