Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be2-0ca8-702f-9b8d-8f4091cf950f/uniform-equipment-re-cycling-services pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Uniform & Equipment Re-cycling Services [The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northumbria) Estimated value Not stated Published 19 Jun 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### 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 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. ## CPV classification Refuse recycling services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06b98b-2026-06-19T17:01:24+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06b98b-2026-06-19T17:01:24+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northumbria) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp) [Refuse and waste related services – Keräyspaperin, tietoturvamateriaalin sekä SER-jätteen poistopalvelun hankinta · Espoon kaupunki · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-11dc-7260-9add-88811d0139f2/finland-refuse-and-waste-related-services-kerayspaperin-tietoturvamateriaal) [Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services – Vaarajätepalvelu · Helsingin yliopiston kiinteistöpalvelut Oy · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2d87-7301-b79a-03b45cbf514a/finland-radioactive-toxic-medical-and-hazardous-waste-services-vaarajat) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Waste-tip management services – Odbiór i zagospodarowanie niesegregowanych (zmieszanych) odpadów komunalnych wraz z selektywną ich zbiórką z terenu Gminy Łowicz w 2027 roku · Gmina Łowicz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4a21-72a8-8b90-2d7f33a3108f/poland-waste-tip-management-services-odbior-i-zagospodarowanie-niesegregowan)