How to win: Provision of Hard Plastics Acceptance and Recycling Services

About this contract

Lancashire County Council (the Authority) will be seeking tenders for the provision of hard plastics acceptance and recycling services. In summary, the services will comprise the acceptance, weighing and recycling of hard plastics material that has been deposited at the Authority's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). It is expected that the Authority will deliver the hard plastic material to a providers facility for recycling using the Authority's own transport solution. However, this preliminary market engagement will also ask for provider feedback regarding potential collection solutions.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Lancashire County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 6 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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