Official UK procurement notice
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Household Batteries, Collection, Transportation and Treatment Services
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLancashire County Council is inviting tenders for a single supplier contract on the terms set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents, for the Collection, transportation and treatment of all Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and household batteries which are deposited at the Authority's Designated Collection Facilities, district depots and various household Battery Collection Points.
The Authority is conducting the procurement using an open procedure which is outside of the scope of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that it is a below-threshold, unregulated, concession contract pursuant to section 84(1)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 for purpose of procuring the Services described in the Specification.
CPV: Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Refuse disposal and treatment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,800,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: The contract will be awarded based on quality questions which equate to 90% of the overall score. The quality questions will include both Pass/fail criteria and scored criteria. The remaining 10% of the score will be awarded on social value criteria. There is no pricing element included in the award criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Oct 2025, 08:21 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Authority reference
AP/CORP/LCC/25/004- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074092- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ab28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The tender documents are available on Lancashire County Council's electronic tendering site: www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/ ↗
Use of this system does not require high specification IT equipment or connections, nor high-level personal IT skills/capabilities. Access to the system/software and advice is free of charge. Registration is necessary in order to view the tender details and obtain tender documentation. Tenderers are advised to allow plenty of time for registration and to do this as early as possible during the tender period.
Please see www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗ for further information.
Timeline
9 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published385 days ago9 Oct 2025, 08:21 BST
- Market engagement371 days ago22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the provision of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Household Batteries Collection, Transportation and Treatment Services.
Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated later 2025), interested organisations in the waste management sector are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise.
Interested organisations should:
- Visit: www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗
- Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Household Batteries Collection, Transportation and Treatment Services.
- Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document(s) contained on the project page. This document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement
exercise.
- Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to
contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than 22 October 2025 at 12 noon.
- Tender notice published348 days ago14 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Submission deadline320 days ago12 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Oct 2025, 08:21 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £1,800,00014 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Status changed to active14 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Procurement method changed14 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Deadline published: 12 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT14 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender