Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 21 Aug 2025, 10:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Treatment of Organic Waste Services

Official notice

Authority: Scotland Excel

3 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£50,000,000total for 3 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 23 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to the renewal framework for ‘Treatment of Organic Waste Services’, both the treatment and recycling of, for all 32 council areas in Scotland and Scotland Excel Associate members.

The waste streams incorporated are food waste, garden waste and co-mingled food and garden waste.

Providers are required to receive food, garden or co-mingled waste, and to treat, reprocess and recycle it.

CPV: Composting services · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services · Refuse transport services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Food WastePlanned

It is anticipated the scope of services covered under Lot 1 will include but not be limited to the treatment and recycling of food waste. Additional information: NOTE: At this stage, the final lot structure has still to be confirmed and as such is subject to change.

Delivery: Scotland · Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members within Scotland.
Lot #2Garden WastePlanned

It is anticipated the scope of services covered under Lot 2 will include but not be limited to the treatment and recycling of garden waste. Additional information: NOTE: At this stage, the final lot structure has still to be confirmed and as such is subject to change.

Delivery: Scotland · Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members within Scotland.
Lot #3Co-Mingled Food and Garden WastePlanned

It is anticipated the scope of services covered under Lot 3 will include but not be limited to the treatment and recycling of co-mingled (food and garden) waste. Additional information: NOTE: At this stage, the final lot structure has still to be confirmed and as such is subject to change.

Delivery: Scotland · Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members within Scotland.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Aug 2025, 10:56 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2025, 10:56 BST
Authority reference
08-24
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050445
Classification (CPV)
Composting servicesNon-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal servicesRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse collection servicesRefuse disposal and treatmentRefuse recycling servicesRefuse transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058bed Find a Tender

Publisher note: Scotland Excel envisages publishing a future tendering opportunity on behalf of the 32 Scottish Councils and associate members, together with any Integration Authority or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. For more information about Scotland Excel and its members, please see http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk Scotland Excel endeavours to implement the most effective framework for both purchasers and suppliers. As such, there is now an opportunity for all interested parties to meet with Scotland Excel to discuss the upcoming framework. We are inviting interested suppliers to contact Scotland Excel to arrange an individual Microsoft Teams meeting. Meetings will be held on w/c 8th September 2025 and will be allocated on first come first serve basis. Please email [email protected] asap if you are interested in arranging a meeting. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=794446. (SC Ref:794446)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 Aug 2025 → 23 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 10:56 BST
  2. Tender notice expected395 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scotland Excel

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 1ARContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.