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# Provision of Skip Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-skip-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06af26). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Highland Council: "Provision of Skip Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,300,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Highland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017)
- **Published Value:** £5,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,488,850 (exc. VAT, 5 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06af26`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/provision-of-skip-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06af26#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-skip-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06af26#participate

## 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.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Inverness & Inner Moray Firth
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

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

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Skye
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lochaber
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Plasterboard
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

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

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Asbestos
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 trea...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Inverness & Inner Moray Firth (active)
  - Award id: `085157-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **seafield park transport**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127831`
  - Value: £4,317,924 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Skye (active)
  - Award id: `085157-2026-2`
  - Supplier(s): **seafield park transport**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127831`
  - Value: £1,035,622 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lochaber (active)
  - Award id: `085157-2026-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127828`
  - Value: £1,599,979 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Plasterboard (active)
  - Award id: `085157-2026-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78001`
  - Value: £519,150 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Asbestos (active)
  - Award id: `085157-2026-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78001`
  - Value: £16,174 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** Inverness & Inner Moray Firth (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,317,924
  - Signed Date: 18/08/2026

- **Contract:** Skye (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,035,622
  - Signed Date: 18/08/2026

- **Contract:** Lochaber (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,599,979
  - Signed Date: 18/08/2026

- **Contract:** Plasterboard (active)
  - Signed Value: £519,150
  - Signed Date: 18/08/2026

- **Contract:** Asbestos (active)
  - Signed Value: £16,174
  - Signed Date: 18/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085157-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-09T07:27:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T06:31:49.329Z
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