Official UK procurement notice
MARKET ENGAGEMENT NOTICE FOR NITROUS OXIDE DISPOSAL AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.
Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBLC are exploring a national approach to the supply of legally compliant services that meets the evolving needs of police forces and other agencies, following the classification of Nitrous Oxide Gas as a prohibited Class C Drug in November 2023. This Preliminary Market Engagement is to better understand the market, supplier appetite, capacity, and capability, as well as perceived risks and opportunities. The aim is to ensure all forces and agencies have access to the most cost effective, reliable, and compliant disposal services for the Nitrous Oxide Gas and / or the confiscated cannisters, full or empty.
For Information only, the proposed Framework will consist of the following Lots.
Lot 1 – A FULL SERVICE (End to End Provision of Facilities and Services for Collection, Transportation, Storage and Disposal of Full, Partially discharged, Nominally empty and Empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters).
Lot 2 – TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE (Provision of Collection, Transportation and Storage Facilities for Full, Partially discharged, Nominally empty and Empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters).
Lot 3 – TRANSPORTATION AND DE-GASSING (Provision of Collection, Transportation of Full and Partially discharged, Nominally empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters, for de-gassing and disposal of canisters).
Lot 4 – TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL (Provision of Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters to generate revenue for user organisations).
All Lots will be Sub-Lotted to provide a regional service if required.
BlueLight Commercial is looking to asses the market with respect to
- The Framework Lotting Structure
- Availability of Services across the UK
- Appropriate Pricing Model / Structure
- Legal / Regulatory Requirements
The current proposed structure may change following receipt of the premarket engagement survey feedback.
To provide BLC with feedback on the proposals please complete the survey at the following link:-
CPV: Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 3 Nov 2025
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “MARKET ENGAGEMENT NOTICE FOR NITROUS OXIDE DISPOSAL AND ASSOCIATED…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Aug 2025, 12:38 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2025, 11:32 BST
- Authority reference
BLC0249- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051198- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b42Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
20 Aug 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Planning notice published20 Aug 2025, 12:38 BST
- Latest notice published26 Aug 2025, 11:32 BST
- Market engagement4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
BlueLight Commercial (BLC) have published this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice and Survey, working in collaboration with UK Police Forces and other agencies to gather information in relation to the provision of disposal and associated services for the Nitrous Oxide Gas and Cannisters (all types, all sizes and all states of fullness).
BLC are exploring a national approach to the supply of legally compliant services that meets the evolving needs of police forces and other agencies, following the classification of Nitrous Oxide Gas as a prohibited Class C Drug in November 2023. This Preliminary Market Engagement is to better understand the market, supplier appetite, capacity, and capability, as well as perceived risks and opportunities. The aim is to ensure all forces and agencies have access to the most cost effective, reliable, and compliant disposal services for the Nitrous Oxide Gas and / or the confiscated cannisters, full or empty.
For Information only, the proposed Framework will consist of the following Lots.
Lot 1 – A FULL SERVICE (End to End Provision of Facilities and Services for Collection, Transportation, Storage and Disposal of Full, Partially discharged, Nominally empty and Empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters).
Lot 2 – TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE (Provision of Collection, Transportation and Storage Facilities for Full, Partially discharged, Nominally empty and Empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters).
Lot 3 – TRANSPORTATION AND DE-GASSING (Provision of Collection, Transportation of Full and Partially discharged, Nominally empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters, for de-gassing and disposal of canisters).
Lot 4 – TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL (Provision of Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Empty Nitrous Oxide Canisters to generate revenue for user organisations).
All Lots will be Sub-Lotted to provide a regional service if required.
BlueLight Commercial is looking to asses the market via completion of a Survey, with respect to
- The Framework Lotting Structure
- Availability of Services across the UK
- Appropriate Pricing Model / Structure
- Legal / Regulatory Requirements
The current proposed structure may change following receipt of the premarket engagement survey feedback.
LINKS
To provide BLC with feedback on the proposals please complete the survey at the following survey address, please copy into your internet browser
- Tender notice expected12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts359 days ago3 Nov 2025
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Aug 2025, 12:38 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Aug 2025, 11:32 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender