Official UK procurement notice
Secure Collection, Destruction and Disposal of Confidential Waste. (Paper Shredding)
Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council has a responsibility to ensure that all confidential waste is managed and disposed of appropriately, in line with its Retention Schedules and Records Management Plan, to maintain compliance with data protection and regulatory requirements, including the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, UK GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018. To support this obligation, the Council has historically maintained contractual arrangements to facilitate the secure disposal of confidential waste across the organisation. This requirement also aligns with wider industry expectations and recognised standards, including relevant ISO certifications, established security protocols, and best practice in records management. The materials disposed of through these processes may include personal data as well as commercially sensitive information, all of which require robust safeguards throughout the disposal lifecycle.
CPV: Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Paper collecting services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services · Shredders
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Within this Agreement, the Contractor shall be required to provide the following Services:AwardedRenewal
Within this Agreement, the Contractor shall be required to provide the following Services:
- Recurring Scheduled Off-Site Destruction of Confidential Waste Service
- Ad hoc Off–Site Service Delivery
- Ad hoc On–Site Service Delivery Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 16 Apr 2026, 10:51 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 15:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NLC-CPT-25-144- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075843- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0683daFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Further information is contained within the tender document suite and can be downloaded from the additional documentation area within the PCS-T portal.
Publisher note: TENDERERS PLEASE NOTE: Police Scotland identified a number of business areas which have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Contract belongs to one such area and as such the Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland. The tender pack includes a schedule for the Declaration of non-involvement in serious organised crime; this is a mandatory tender submission requirement for all tenderers. (SC Ref:838347)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 May 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline159 days ago18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened159 days ago18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published74 days ago10 Aug 2026, 15:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Aug 2026, 15:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlander Security Shredding Ltd.SME | £131,973 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 075843-2026-NLC-CPT-25-144-1 · Highlander Security Shredding Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2026
- Value
- £131,973
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Scottish CourtsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Highlander Security Shredding Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria