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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement – Waste Recycling Baler Infrastructure Modifications and Additional Cardboard Baler Installation at Silent Valley Waste Transfer Station"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement – Waste Recycling Baler Infrastructure Modifications and Additional Cardboard Baler Installation at Silent Valley Waste Transfer Station

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-waste-recycling-baler-infrastructure-modifications-and-addit-ocds-h6vhtk-06c873). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council: "Preliminary Market Engagement – Waste Recycling Baler Infrastructure Modifications and Additional Cardboard Baler Installation at Silent Valley Waste Transfer Station". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blaenau-gwent-county-borough-council-ons-w06000019)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKL16
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-waste-recycling-baler-infrastructure-modifications-and-addit-ocds-h6vhtk-06c873#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c873`

## Before you bid
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- **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-waste-recycling-baler-infrastructure-modifications-and-addit-ocds-h6vhtk-06c873#tl-md)

## Description
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future procurement of waste infrastructure modifications at its Silent Valley Waste Transfer Station.
The Council is reviewing its existing waste management operations in preparation for forthcoming Welsh legislative requirements that will require local authorities to separately collect and process flexible plastics by April 2027. To support compliance and improve operational efficiency, the Council is considering alterations to its current baling arrangements and seeks input from suitably experienced suppliers and manufacturers.
The proposed project includes:
- Assessment of the existing Godswill baler installation.
- Determination of the technical feasibility of converting the existing baler from a left-hand discharge configuration to a right-hand discharge arrangement.
- Identification of any structural, electrical, hydraulic, mechanical or operational constraints associated with such modifications.
- Provision of indicative capital, installation and commissioning costs.
- Assessment of operational impacts including health and safety, maintenance and workflow considerations.
- Identification of alternative solutions if modification of the existing equipment is not considered viable.
- Recommendations for design improvements, operational enhancements and future-proofing measures to accommodate increasing waste segregation requirements, including flexible plastics processing.
The Council is also exploring options for the supply and installation of an additional dedicated cardboard baler to increase processing capacity, reduce overtime requirements and improve operational efficiency. The intention is that the existing baler may be repurposed for flexible plastics and other waste streams while a separate baler is dedicated to cardboard processing.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 42000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065127-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-10T11:31:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:46:19.125Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c873