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

Lancashire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Lancashire County Council is looking for suppliers for waste work (North West).

The estimated value is £39,700,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2027.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at 11am, Tuesday 24 November 2026.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Friday 13 November 2026
Bids by
11am, Tuesday 24 November 2026

How bids are scored

Award Stage Questionnaire · Price · Social Value

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 39 awards in the last 12 months).

The buyer expects to buy this again around October 2030.

What the notice says

Lancashire County Council is seeking tenders for the provision of services for the Collection, transportation, acceptance, and Recovery of Treated Residual Waste from Thornton Waste Recovery Park. In summary, the services will comprise the collection, direct transportation, weighing and recovery of up to 75,000 Tonnes per annum of Treated Residual Waste from Thornton Waste Recovery Park. The Services are being procured on the basis of two (2) lots comprising of up to 37,500 Tonnes per annum of Treated Residual Waste. The Authority is seeking to appoint a single Provider for each Lot. The Authority will pay the Provider for a guaranteed minimum tonnage of Treated Residual Waste each…Read the full description
Lancashire County Council is seeking tenders for the provision of services for the Collection, transportation, acceptance, and Recovery of Treated Residual Waste from Thornton Waste Recovery Park. In summary, the services will comprise the collection, direct transportation, weighing and recovery of up to 75,000 Tonnes per annum of Treated Residual Waste from Thornton Waste Recovery Park. The Services are being procured on the basis of two (2) lots comprising of up to 37,500 Tonnes per annum of Treated Residual Waste. The Authority is seeking to appoint a single Provider for each Lot. The Authority will pay the Provider for a guaranteed minimum tonnage of Treated Residual Waste each Contract Year as detailed in Annex B of the Specification and the Contract. At least three months prior to the commencement of each Contract Year the Authority will notify the successful Tenderer(s) of a Reserve Tonnage for that Contract Year; and the Tenderer will be obliged to make capacity at the relevant Provider Facilities available to accept the Reserve Tonnage of Treated Residual Waste Collected and transported to the Provider Facility. The Reserve Tonnage will be a tonnage falling between the Guaranteed Tonnage and the Capacity Tonnage. It is expected that the majority of Treated Residual Waste will be Collected in articulated vehicles with target payloads of between 21 (twenty one) and 23 (twenty three) Tonnes. Collections will typically be required to take place on a Monday to Friday basis, excluding Bank Holidays. However, there may be occasion when Collections are required on a Saturday (for example due to Bank Holidays, scheduled site maintenance, or higher than expected Treated Residual Waste stocks due to increased processing) so Providers must be able to accommodate Collections on a Saturday morning up to 12noon. Please see tender documents for more information about the scope and requirements.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 13 November 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 11am, Tuesday 24 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

LotTradeValue
1
1 June 2027 to 31 May 2029
What this lot covers

Lot 1. The collection, direct transportation, weighing and recovery of up to 37,500 tonnes of Treated Residual Waste from Thornton Waste Recovery Park.

Waste and street cleansing£19,850,000
2
1 June 2027 to 31 May 2029
What this lot covers

Lot 2. The collection, direct transportation, weighing and recovery of up to 37,500 tonnes of Treated Residual Waste from Thornton Waste Recovery Park.

Waste and street cleansing£19,850,000

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 041955-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063991-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 095470-2026

Last time this was bought

Provision of Residual Waste Recovery Services in East Lancashire (4 Lots)

Awarded
22 January 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2028

Matched on Lancashire County Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

125

Awards

73

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From notice 041955-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 May 2026, last updated 9 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 9 October 2026.