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Published 5 Jun 2026, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Skip Services

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)

5 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£5,300,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026awarded 19 Aug 2026
Awarded to seafield park transport +2 more5 awards

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Authority requires the servicing of skip containers used for the storage of a range of recyclable materials and / or waste including Special Waste, namely wrapped bonded asbestos at Highland Council Recycling Centres and Transfer Stations.

The appointed Lot contractors are required to collect skip containers from the Council’s sites and transport them to a range of appointed treatment / disposal facilities at various named destinations on an as and when required basis.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Inverness & Inner Moray FirthAwardedRenewal

Provision of skips of various sizes, including delivery, exchange and collection services across the Council area. This includes both planned and ad hoc requirements.

Delivery: Scotland · Inverness/Invergordon transfer and treatment facilities
Extensions: Option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to twenty-four (24) months, subject to mutual agreementVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2SkyeAwardedRenewal

Collection, transport and disposal of green, wood and inert waste contained within skips. The Contractor must ensure compliance with all relevant waste management legislation and maximise recycling where possible.

Delivery: Scotland · Skye based collection facilities to be transported to various Inverness based treatment facilities
Extensions: Option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to twenty‑four (24) months, subject to mutual agreementVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3LochaberAwardedRenewal

Provision of skip and waste management services for specific waste types requiring specialist handling (e.g. segregated materials or regulated waste streams). Contractors must hold appropriate licences for the waste types managed.

Delivery: Scotland · Collection from Lochaber and transported to associated treatment sites
Extensions: Option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to twenty‑four (24) months, subject to mutual agreementVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4PlasterboardAwardedRenewal

Provision of skips and associated services on a scheduled or ad hoc basis for the collection of Plasterboard for onward transport to treatment site.

Delivery: Scotland · Highland-wide
Extensions: Option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to twenty‑four (24) months, subject to mutual agreementVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5AsbestosAwardedRenewal

Provision of specialist services for the collection, transport and disposal of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs).

Provision of skips and associated services on a scheduled or ad hoc basis for the collection of Asbestos for onward transport to treatment site.

Contractors must hold appropriate hazardous waste and asbestos handling licences.

Delivery: Scotland · Highland-wide
Extensions: Option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to twenty‑four (24) months, subject to mutual agreement.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The Bidder is required to specify and to attach a copy (Please attach your response to the General Attachment Area as a single zip file) of

    the under-noted as stated in the Contract Notice and ITT;

    • Waste Carrier’s Registration
    • Goods Vehicle Operator (GVO) Licence
    • Health and Safety Policy

    SPD 4A2A

  • Economic & financial standing

    The Bidder is required to provide the Authority with the following;

    • “general” yearly turnover for the last financial three (3) years in the business area covered by the Contract; SPD 4B1a
    • “specific” turnover for the last financial three (3) years in the business area covered by the Contract; SPD 4B2a

    Authority will check the credit rating of bidders and will where required ask for additional information where risk score is High or Very high. This will be used during the evaluation process. The authority may reject bids where the risk is high or very high.

    Minimum: The Contractor must hold (or be willing to arrange) the following insurances throughout the duration of any contract with the Authority: - Employers Liability Insurance of not less than 5 MILLION POUNDS (GBP 5,000,000) STERLING in respect of each claim, without limit to number of…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The Bidder is required to specify and attach a copy of the under-noted;

    • two (2) relevant examples of services carried out in the past three years; SPD 4C1.2
    Minimum: The Contractor shall ensure by inspection that any driver employed in undertaking the required Service is in possession of a full and valid driving licence and driver qualification (CPC) - in compliance with all statutory requirements in force.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jun 2026, 16:35 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jul 2026 – …
Authority reference
THC/OM/SKIPS/2025
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085157
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af26 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:841962)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jul 2026 → 9 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened111 days ago
    6 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline97 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published46 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026
  1. Deadline moved to 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    19 Jun 2026, 13:27 BST
    +14 days · was 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.26 Jul 202620 Jul 2026+14 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.76 Jul 202620 Jul 2026+14 d

Upon request from bidder to obtain more time to complete tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £7,488,8505 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1313 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 19 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Inverness & Inner Moray Firth1 award
seafield park transportSME£4,317,924 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Skye1 award
seafield park transportSME£1,035,622 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Lochaber1 award
Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd)SME£1,599,979 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Plasterboard1 award
Pat Munro (Alness) LtdSME£519,150 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · Asbestos1 award
Pat Munro (Alness) LtdSME£16,174 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Inverness & Inner Moray Firth4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
2 · Skye5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——
3 · Lochaber1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
4 · Plasterboard2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
5 · Asbestos1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sherriff CourtReview body InvernessContact phone
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • The Highland CouncilProcess contact point Inverness, ScotlandContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd)Awarded supplier 5 Duisky, Fort William, Scotland, PH33 7AWContact phone
  • Pat Munro (Alness) LtdAwarded supplier Caplich Quarry, Alness, Scotland, IV17 0XUContact phone
  • seafield park transportAwarded supplier granny barbours road, grigorhill industrial estate, nairn, Scotland, iv12 5hxContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.