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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - Future Municipal Waste Management Arrangements for Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA)"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - Future Municipal Waste Management Arrangements for Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-future-municipal-waste-management-arrangements-for-we-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ca). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Western Riverside Waste Authority: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - Future Municipal Waste Management Arrangements for Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Western Riverside Waste Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/western-riverside-waste-authority-GB-PPON-PGXQ-9487-ZGQW)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-future-municipal-waste-management-arrangements-for-we-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ca#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ca`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-future-municipal-waste-management-arrangements-for-we-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ca#tl-md)

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/10/2032 to 07/10/2047

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014352-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-17T14:09:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T16:16:46.729Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ca