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Published 11 Sept 2026, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Material Re-Processing Services - Dry Recycling

Authority: Brentwood Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Published estimate £2,200,000≈ £733k / year · £2,640,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 2 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority requires Material Re-Processing Services for Dry Recycling and engaged the market earlier this year to receive feedback on various aspects of this opportunity under UK2 notice 2026/S 000-067223 (ocds-h6vhtk-05d5be). The authority now requires additional information to gain further understanding of the current market and review their contract options.

The Authority has its own Waste Transfer Station, located at Warley Depot, Brentwood, CM13 3BH.

Kerbside collected recyclables from households are delivered to this depot and are currently transferred to individual re-processors in their separate material streams.:

- PAPER AND CARDBOARD (currently collected loose from reusable sacks) - 2307 tonnes collected in 2025/2026

- CANS AND PLASTICS (currently collected loose from reusable sacks) - 808 tonnes collected in 2025/2026

- MIXED GLASS (currently collected separately from boxes) - 1592 tonnes collected in 2025/2026

(Collections take place on alternate weeks)

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East of England
Extensions
Extension options published
90500000 Refuse and waste related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Sept 2026, 14:54 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 14:54 BST
Authority reference
EPP0395
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f848

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published9 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 14:54 BST
  2. Market engagementin 5 days
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTInterested suppliers can request the Pre Market Engagement document via emailing [email protected]. The document includes a questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete and return by 5pm on Tuesday 25 September 2026.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 43 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 192 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 14:54 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Brentwood Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTJL-8287-YDGH Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, East of England, CM15 8AY
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure