Official UK procurement notice
Sale of Scrap Metals & Automotive Batteries
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement with several Service Providers who will ‘buy’ and collect from the Council, previously collected and segregated materials for recycling. The materials are broken down into 3 separate Lots: HWRC Scrap Metals, Housing Stock Scrap Metals and Automotive Batteries.
- Recurrence: 2, 3 or 4 years
CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse recycling services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 15 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.1 per place) · 2 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Sale of HWRC Scrap MetalsAwardedRenewal
Collect, process and recycle HWRC Scrap Metals.
Lot #2Sale of Housing Stock Scrap MetalsAwardedRenewal
Collect, process and recycle Housing Stock Scrap Metals.
Lot #3Sale of Automotive BatteriesAwardedRenewal
Collect, process and recycle Automotive Batteries.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Methodology/Ability to Deliver Service: 15%
- price: 80%
- Service Management/Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Methodology/Ability to Deliver Service: 15
- Service Management/Sustainability: 5
- Price: 80
- Suitability
Bidders must hold the appropriate Waste Carriers Licences
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Sale of Scrap Metals & Automotive Batteries” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 15 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2, 3 or 4 years
- First published
- 18 Mar 2025, 15:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2025, 13:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PS/25/61- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030946- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eea0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Refer to ITT documents
Publisher note: Expressions of Interest must be made via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender website. Expressions of interest must be made by 14 April 2025 with tender submissions uploaded/submitted by 17 April 2025 (SC Ref:801173)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 9 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published9 Jun 2025, 13:58 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2025, 13:58 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £440,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Sale of HWRC Scrap Metals
- Signed
- 27 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Sale of Housing Stock Scrap Metals
- Signed
- 27 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Sale of Automotive Batteries
- Signed
- 27 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Sale of HWRC Scrap Metals | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Sale of Housing Stock Scrap Metals | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Sale of Automotive Batteries | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Lowmac Alloys LtdFramework contractor
- WRC Recycling LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria