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Waste Transfer Station and Household Recycling Centre Management, Maintenance and Operation with Associated Haulage Services

Cambridgeshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Cambridgeshire County Council has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £50,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 13 March 2028.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to its provision of the Household waste sites and Waste Transfer Station. The scope of the engagement is the management and maintenance of nine Household Recycling Centres and three Waste Transfer Stations. The dates below are indicative only and are provided for market engagement purposes. The Council reserves the right to amend its approach, timing and structure following consideration of feedback and internal approvals.

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.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 064572-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 064671-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

151

Awards

62

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 064572-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 July 2026, last updated 9 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.