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# Design & Installation of New MRF Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-installation-of-new-mrf-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb33). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Ayrshire Council: "Design & Installation of New MRF Equipment". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000008)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Compacting machinery, Conveyor equipment, Recycling equipment, Sorting equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKM93
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,944,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-installation-of-new-mrf-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb33#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05eb33`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-installation-of-new-mrf-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb33#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-installation-of-new-mrf-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb33#participate

## Description
Design, install and commission new MRF Equipment within existing MRF building to maximise efficiency to increase recycling targets and meet legislative changes.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Design, Install & Commission New Conveyor Sorting Equipment
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30132000, 42417300, 42914000, 43315000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Design, install and commission new materials recovery facility equipment for plastic and cans within the existing MRF building at Western Road, Kilmarnock which will receive approximately 4,000 tonnes of mixed plastics and aluminium/steel cans per an...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Installation of New Paper/Cardboard Auto Feed Baler
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30132000, 43315000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Supply and install new auto feed baler to permit receipt of approximately 5,000 tonnes of mixed paper and cardboard per annum at a throughout of minimum 4 tonnes per hour, located within the council's MRF building at Western Road, Kilmarnock.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Design, Install & Commission New Conveyor Sorting Equipment (active)
  - Award id: `028849-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **CWS Engineering**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178827`
  - Value: £1,679,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Installation of New Paper/Cardboard Auto Feed Baler (active)
  - Award id: `028849-2026-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Blue Machinery (Scotland) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-124910`
  - Value: £265,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Design, Install & Commission New Conveyor Sorting Equipment (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,679,000
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Installation of New Paper/Cardboard Auto Feed Baler (active)
  - Signed Value: £265,000
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028849-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-30T07:52:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:30:05.284Z
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