Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Biofiltration Woodchip Media
Authority: LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority (formally Global Renewables Lancashire Operations Ltd) was established for the operation and management of two central waste treatment facilities. The Authority's key objectives are to receive, treat and transport contract waste in accordance with the targets and service requirements set out in the Service Level Agreement between the company and its majority shareholder, Lancashire County Council.
The Goods are an integral part of the waste processing activities at the Authority Thornton and Farrington site where the Biofilters are located. The Thornton site delivery address is FY7 8RY and Leyland site delivery address is PR26 6TB.
Following award of the framework, the Authority intends to place ad hoc orders. The supplier must deliver the Goods to either Thornton or Leyland site as requested. The quality and consistency of the Goods is critical to the Authority.
CPV: Liquid filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus · Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases · Scrap wood
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 2 bids received (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 31 Aug 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 5 Oct 2034
Published description of the framework
The Award process will be via Mini-Competition that was detailed in ITT documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,180,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price per quality point (PQP): See previous description and note that the quality element is captured within this methodology through use of the weighted quality questionnaire. Full breakdown of the evaluation criteria and weightings is included in the tender documents pack.
- “Provision of Biofiltration Woodchip Media” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2025, 14:13 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
KM/LRL/25/013- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039938- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056921Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
After registering for the portal and logging in, navigate to the opportunities list and filter organisation to Lancashire Renewables Limited. The tender opportunity should then show.
Timeline
30 Jul 2025 → 6 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published30 Jul 2025, 14:13 BST
- Market engagement29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Should you be interested in this tender opportunity, please contact us via [email protected]
The tender opportunity is planned for advertisement circa October-November 2025 on Lancashire Renewable's e-tender portal. If you are interested in tendering for this opportunity, please ensure that you register at the following address: The Chest: North West Procurement Portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)
Interested parties are reminded that the new public sector procurement regulations come into force on 24/02/2025. The tender opportunity is planned as an open tender procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Please see the following resource for further information and note that you will need to be registered on the UK Government's 'Central digital Platform' to tender for our opportunity: www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
- Tender notice published174 days ago30 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
- Clarification questions by148 days ago26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends119 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by68 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago31 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends42 days ago9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Jul 2025, 14:13 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 13:56 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,180,00030 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
- Status changed to active30 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST30 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
- Tender notice published3 Jun 2026, 08:50 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 24 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST3 Jun 2026, 08:50 BST+21 days · was 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Aug 2026, 09:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:59 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Extension to the tender return deadline.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 30 Apr 2026
- 2025-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELCOURT INDUSTRIES LIMITEDSME, TMA Bark SuppliesSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2034Extensions: Following completion of standstill process, it is the intention to commence the Open Framework on 01/10/2026, with expiration at midnight on 30/09/2029, unless it is otherwise terminated in accordance with the Framework or otherwise lawfully terminated. For the avoidance of doubt the Framework must always expire before the award of the next framework and there must be an award of a framework at least once during: - the period of three years beginning with the date of award of the first Framework in the scheme, and; - each period of five years beginning with the day of the award of the second framework in the scheme. The final framework will expire no later than the end of the period of 8 years beginning with the day on which the Framework under the Scheme is awarded. Assuming that the contract commences on 01/10/2026, this means that the final framework will expire on 30/09/2034. Please note that the total awarded value inclusive of VAT represents the maximum spend under the entire series of frameworks within this open framework. | £1,180,000 | 28 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · MELCOURT INDUSTRIES LIMITEDSME, TMA Bark SuppliesSME
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2026
- Value
- £1,180,000
- Period
- 6 Oct 2026 – 5 Oct 2029 · up to 5 Oct 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Following completion of standstill process, it is the intention to commence the Open Framework on 06/10/2026, with expiration at midnight on 05/10/2029, unless it is otherwise terminated in accordance with the Framework or otherwise lawfully terminated. For the avoidance of doubt the Framework must always expire before the award of the next framework and there must be an award of a framework at least once during: - the period of three years beginning with the date of award of the first Framework in the scheme, and; - each period of five years beginning with the day of the award of the second framework in the scheme. The final framework will expire no later than the end of the period of 8 years beginning with the day on which the Framework under the Scheme is awarded. Assuming that the contract commences on 05/10/2026, this means that the final framework will expire on 05/10/2034. Please note that the total awarded value inclusive of VAT represents the maximum spend under the entire series of frameworks within this open framework.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- MELCOURT INDUSTRIES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TMA BARK SUPPLIES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender