Provision of Treated Residual Waste Recovery Services - Thornton Waste Recovery Park

Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Value
£39,700,000
Closes
24 November 2026
Where
Preston, the North West
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Lancashire County Council wants to hire a waste management company to collect, transport, and process up to 37,500 tonnes of treated residual waste per year from Thornton Waste Recovery Park. They are splitting this into two separate contracts (Lots 1 and 2) and will appoint one provider to each lot.

What the buyer wants

• Collect treated residual waste from Thornton Waste Recovery Park using articulated vehicles (21-23 tonne payloads) • Transport waste directly to your facility, weigh it, and process/recover it • Operate collections Monday to Friday normally, but be ready to collect on Saturday mornings up to 12 noon when needed (due to bank holidays, maintenance, or high waste volumes) • Accept a guaranteed minimum tonnage each year, plus additional 'reserve tonnage' as notified by the Council (at least three months' notice)

Lots

Likely requirements

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This contract is worth £39.7 million over its term and requires ownership or secure lease of a large waste recovery facility with significant processing capacity and vehicle fleet: most small trades and SMEs will lack the infrastructure, financial scale, and specialist waste licences needed to bid.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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