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Published 6 Mar 2026, 08:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Bulky Waste Service

Official notice

Authority: Wyre Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct awardSME suitable
Awarded value£1,367,319published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 2 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Blackpool Borough Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bulky Waste Service is a bulky household items collection service, which includes re-use, recycling and recovery of collected items, operating across Fylde and Wyre.

We are looking to appoint a single supplier to provide the management and delivery of the Bulky Waste Service, on behalf of Fylde Council and Wyre Borough Council.

The successful supplier will operate an appointment system for the collection of bulky items and collection dates, including a choice of am/pm and evening collections in a 3 hour time zone, via the supplier's ordering system which will be capable of interfacing with council customer service IT and call handling systems.

The service shall as a minimum be provided Monday to Saturday, with at least one evening and weekend slot available within each Local Authority area. The service provider will not be required to provide the service on Bank Holidays, nationally proclaimed holidays, nor between Christmas Day and New Years Day (inclusive).

The Service Provider shall organise the service such that it is capable of meeting the Fylde Council and Wyre Council's service requests to ensure no customer waits longer than 10 working days (unless requested by the customer).

The Service Provider must provide enough resource to handle, as a minimum, 6,450 collections per annum across the two Authorities operating 6 days per week including 2 evenings and a Saturday.

Fylde Council and Wyre Council wish to appoint a Service Provider who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous tender.

It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030, with the option to extend for a period of 1 year (subject to contract review and budget availability).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Mar 2026, 08:53 GMT
Last source update
17 Mar 2026, 12:27 GMT
Authority reference
DN769548
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024002
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0663a9 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

The councils issued a tender for the Provision of a Bulky Waste Service but no suitable tenders were received section 43(1) PA2023. Links to the relevant notices have been provided below. We were unable to link these to the notice, as a procurement termination notice was issued prematurely and we have been unable to cancel the notice.

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015166-2025 ↗

UK4: Tender notice - www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024625-2025 ↗

UK12: Procurement termination notice - www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048277-2025 ↗

Following the tender process, conversations were had with interested parties that participated in the market engagement exercise to understand why no assessed tenders were received. Two of the providers could not meet key requirements including refurbishing and reusing goods that have been collected, which is key to the success of the contract and the other provider was not able to establish depot provision in the local area. The third interested party could meet the councils requirements with some alterations to their depot facility, which they will undertake before the start of the contract.

Both councils are now planning to proceed with a contract award to Blackpool Borough Council on the same specification that was set out in the tender documents. A contract award will be made following the mandatory standstill period.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Local Government Reorganisation is on the horizon with planned vesting day in 2028. This is likely to have an impact on the contract but the impact is currently unknown, until it becomes clear which authorities will be merging.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published225 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 12:27 GMT
  2. Standstill ends214 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 08:53 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 12:27 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,367,3191 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blackpool Borough Council1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: One twelve month extension is available.£1,367,3192 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Wyre Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXVT-3374-BYXZ Civic Centre, Poulton-le-Fylde, North West, FY6 7PUContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Fylde Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PDBR-2477-NMDN Lytham St Annes, North WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Blackpool Borough CouncilAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRVC-9755-GWNN Bickerstaffe House, 1 Bickerstaffe Square, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender