Purpose

Lancashire County Council currently has a contract in place for The Provision of Waste Automotive Batteries, Collection, Transportation and Processing Services that was awarded to Maxilead Limited in 2025 following a tender exercise.
The contract provides services for the collection and processing of waste automotive batteries left at disposal sites by the general public. These items include car batteries (from petrol/diesel cars only), golf cart batteries, motorcycle batteries, wheelchair/mobility scooter batteries and leisure batteries. The contract also provides the Council with a net income from the recovered materials.
The current contract commenced 01 February 2025, and the initial term is due to expire 31 January 2027. Under the existing terms and conditions, the contract has the provision for extension by any number of defined periods up to a maximum of 24 months. The contract requires the Council to provide a minimum of three months' notice to the supplier if the Council wishes to activate an extension.
This decision relates to the approval of the activation of the full permitted 24-month extension to The Provision of Waste Automotive Batteries, Collection, Transportation and Processing Services contract. The new end date of the contract will be 31 January 2029, following which no further extension is applicable.

Decision

Steve Scott, Head of Waste Management has taken a decision to approve the Extension of contract for The Provision of Waste Automotive Batteries, Collection, Transportation and Processing Services.