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# Uniform & Equipment Re-cycling Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uniform-equipment-re-cycling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06b98b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria: "Uniform & Equipment Re-cycling Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northumbria-GB-PPON-PCZY-7834-QRMM)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse recycling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uniform-equipment-re-cycling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06b98b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b98b`

## 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/uniform-equipment-re-cycling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06b98b#tl-md)

## Description
Request for Information (RFI)
Northumbria Police are looking to procure a new contract for a collection and recycling service for Police operational items, including but not limited to:
•	Uniform clothing (e.g. shirts, trousers, jackets, outerwear)
•	PPE (e.g. gloves, body armour covers, high-visibility items)
•	Operational equipment (e.g. pouches, belts, soft kit items)
•	Branded or identifiable materials bearing police insignia
The RFI aims to:
•	Understand the market capability for secure and sustainable recycling solutions
•	Explore innovative approaches to textile and equipment reuse/recycling
•	Inform the Force's future procurement strategy
Further information can be found in the request for information document titled Uniform & Equipment Recycling Services - RFI. Please contact helen.hetherington@northumbria.police.uk for a copy of the RFI and ensure a completed version is returned to the same email address before the deadline of 12 noon 01/07/2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 90514000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058264-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-19T16:01:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T12:57:09.051Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b98b