Stale Pre-tender

PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (PME) FOR PROCESSING OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Details

Buyer: Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Value: £720,000
Topic: Refuse and waste related services
Published: 17 April 2026
Submission: 1 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council intend to commence a robust, credible and transparent preliminary market engagement exercise to develop a deliverable and affordable option for the processing of recyclable materials and resources from household recycling centres, bring banks and other Council premises, in order to achieve a successful contract award in Autumn 2026. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) is to gather insights and feedback from the market to inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification for the proposed tender process, as well as assisting the Council to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of procurement are considered. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the Questionnaire available to download from the CfT Documents section at eTenders NI. This Questionnaire must be completed and returned via the eTenders NI messaging function by the return date specified.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published17 April 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council buys as a Northern Ireland local authority with its own in-house procurement team. Tender opportunities above a set value threshold are advertised through eTendersNI, the region's shared procurement portal. Suppliers must register on eTendersNI before they can view or respond to live notices. Documentation for each opportunity is published electronically through the same system. The council has run borough-wide framework agreements, including one covering arboriculture services across the district. A dedicated eProcurement helpdesk supports suppliers who need help registering or downloading tender documents.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

90500000 · Refuse and waste related services
90513000 · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
90514000 · Refuse recycling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council.gov