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Published 21 Apr 2025, 10:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The purchase and maintenance of Shredders for pre-treating Bulky Waste

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Scotland (UKM6)
Published estimate£2,300,000exc. VAT34.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 May 2025awarded 15 Dec 2025
Awarded to Molson Scotland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for a supplier to provide to the Council two (2) industrial shredders capable of reducing in size, primarily, bulky waste (e.g. furniture, mattresses, toys etc) and Upholstered Furniture (contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPs), in a manner that meets statutory environmental regulations and guidance, in advance of being sent for further treatment. The contract includes both a purchase element of the shredders (which includes any ancillary equipment to manage POPs containing upholstered furniture) and then a servicing and repair element up to a maximum of fifteen years in duration (with review periods every five years).

CPV: Industrial machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£2,300,000
Delivery: Scotland · Highland Area
Variant bids: not allowed
42000000 Industrial machinery

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    N/A

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Insurance: Tenderers must hold a minimum 5,000,000 GBP Employers Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP Products Liability Insurance Financial: The Council will use an independent credit scoring organisation, namely Equifax, to conduct appropri…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Goods
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
21 Apr 2025, 10:26 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 09:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
THC/OM/SHRED/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084139
Classification (CPV)
Industrial machinery
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05054a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per information contained within Contract Documents

Publisher note: Community Benefits will be part of this procurement (SC Ref:818949)

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
Submission deadline
29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

29 May 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published309 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 09:21 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2025, 09:21 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Molson Scotland Ltd£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 084139-2025-THC/OM/SHRED/2025-1 · Molson Scotland Ltd

    Signed
    15 Dec 2025
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityWaste Management Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Local Sheriff CourtReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Molson Scotland LtdAwarded supplier Lochill Industrial Estate, Doune, Stirling, Scotland, FK16 6ADContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.