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Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - Future Municipal Waste Management Arrangements for Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA)
Refuse and waste related services
Published value
£1
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Western Riverside Waste Authority: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - Future Municipal Waste Management Arrangements for Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA)". Published status: planning. Published value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Western Riverside Waste Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Western Riverside Waste Authority
Market Analytics
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Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWestern Riverside Waste Authority | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT | Last source update17 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRefuse and waste related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f0ca | ||
What is being bought
In accordance with Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to engage with suppliers regarding capacity within the UK waste market to process and treat entire waste streams for which WRWA is responsible.
WRWA's existing Waste Management Services Agreement shall expire in 2032.
To inform the Outline Business Case and Procurement Strategy, WRWA wishes to engage with the market to better understand the interest, capacity and infrastructure the market has in providing the services that WRWA is responsible for.
Participation in this market engagement exercise is not a requirement for participation in the forthcoming procurement, which shall be formally commenced through publication of a procurement notice in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
This PMEN is not a call for competition, does not formally commence a procurement process, and is issued solely for the purpose of gathering information and insight from the market.
Objectives of this Preliminary Market Engagement
Through this PME, the Authority seeks to;
Understand market appetite for the Authority's future waste management services
Test potential services delivery models, integrated, disaggregated, lots
Explore capacity, capabilities, innovation and investment appetite, across the Services.
Inform the Authority's infrastructure planning, including potential refurbishment, expansion or use of existing facilities
Identify risks, constraints and opportunities that could influence future commercial and procurement approaches.
Support the development of the Procurement Strategy & Outline Business Case that is transparent, competitive, attractive to the market and deliverable.
You can access the tender documents on the MyTenders portal using the link below:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC170695
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
17 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT - Official notice release published
9 Dec 2025, 14:58 GMT - Published value updated to £1
8 Dec 2025, 13:38 GMT - Status changed to planning
8 Dec 2025, 13:38 GMT - Official notice release published
8 Dec 2025, 13:38 GMT - Buyer information updated
8 Dec 2025, 13:38 GMT - Published tender amendment
Not publishedParticipation Change: Preliminary Market Engagement - Submission Process Update Please note that completed Market Engagement Questionnaires should be submitted by email to: strategies@wrwa.gov.uk The deadline for submission remains: Friday 20th February at 23:59
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
17 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT - Procedure published
17 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT - engagement
20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledThis Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is accompanied by a Preliminary Market Engagement Briefing Document and Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, which suppliers are invited to complete and return by the deadline date of Friday 20th February 2026. Suppliers may submit clarification questions regarding this Preliminary Market Engagement via MyTenders. All questions should be submitted by 17:00, Friday 30th January and the Authority will respond to respondents with consolidated answers. Please note that individual responses will not be published only anonymised, aggregated clarifications will be shared. Following review of questionnaire submissions, the Authority may invite suppliers to participate in individual follow-up meetings to discuss responses in more detail. These meetings are optional and will only be used where necessary to clarify or deepen the Authority's understanding of issues raised in submitted questionnaires. All engagement activities will be conducted in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 principles of: • Equal Treatment • Non-discrimination • Integrity and fairness • Transparency Participation Suppliers wishing to participate should: 1. Review this Procurement Market Engagement Notice and accompanying documents 2. Submit written responses to questionnaire by the stated deadline via "MyTenders" portal 3. Indicate whether you would be willing to participate in follow-up meetings if requested UPDATE: Preliminary Market Engagement - Submission Process Update Please note that completed Market Engagement Questionnaires should be submitted by email to: strategies@wrwa.gov.uk The deadline for submission remains: Friday 20th February at 23:59
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Western Riverside Waste Authority
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PGXQ-9487-ZGQWDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 17 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |