Scope
Reference
PAN2743
Description
Leicester City Council ('the Council") would like to seek further views from the supply market in relation to its Waste Management arrangements from May 2028 onwards. Further background can be found in the questionnaire available via the link. This PME focuses on the collections and associated services only and does not cover treatment and disposal.
If following the review of the background information provided, you consider this future opportunity of interest, the Council would like to hear from you.
The Council has already issued two previous market engagements (under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) in respect of its waste contracts:
•Initial engagement exercise published in November 2023 (F01 2023/S 000-032027 published 30/11/2023).
•Next stage of market engagement published in November 2024 (F01 2024/S 000-032788 published 11 October 2024).
Please note this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is issued under the Procurement Act 2023 (UK2 Notice).
All interested suppliers are invited to respond, regardless of participation in previous exercises. Note that this engagement focuses on the collections and associated services only and does not cover treatment and disposal.
The PME questionnaire responses must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 19 May 2025.
https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/eN_hCmqG5U0ZQNztYfZcRYvwd?domain=procontract.due-north.com
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 May 2028 to 2 May 2036
- Possible extension to 2 May 2044
- 16 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Engagement
Engagement deadline
19 May 2025
Engagement process description
The requirement is to collect kerbside household waste in Leicester and manage a waste transfer station, including works to convert the transfer site to replace the existing PFI arrangement on expiry in 2028.
This is a PME only. It is not a call for competition. See IV.3. Engagement process description above.
Thea deadline for questionnaire responses is Mon, 19 May 2025 at 12 noon (via e-tendering system linked below)
To participate in this PME please follow this link https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/eN_hCmqG5U0ZQNztYfZcRYvwd?domain=procontract.due-north.com
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
2 September 2025
Contracting authority
Leicester City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRT-5737-VBQD
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom
Email: Procurement@leicester.gov.uk
Region: UKF21 - Leicester
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government