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Published 23 Aug 2024, 12:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Waste Haulage · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,996,000exc. VAT · 1 value update27.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2025awarded 25 Jul 2025
Awarded to Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This opportunity is for a Contract for the bulk haulage of up to five waste streams which involves the transport of waste materials both internally between various council sites and externally to various 3rd party waste treatment contractors as detailed in the Specification document.

  • Recurrence: On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is three years) and any exercised extensions.

CPV: Public road transport services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse transport services · Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Bulk transportation of waste materials both internally between various council sites…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,996,000

Bulk transportation of waste materials both internally between various council sites and externally to various 3rd party waste treatment contractors as detailed in the Specification document.

Delivery: Scotland · Dumfries & Galloway
Extensions: The contract will operate for a three year period with an option to extend for a further 12-month period.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Bidders should hold the required Waste Carrier Licences (or exemptions) in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012, the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989, the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991, the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014, and the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, or equivalent in relevant jurisdictions.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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

Yes · On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is three years) and any exercised extensions.

First published
23 Aug 2024, 12:36 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2025, 12:57 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Jun 2025 – …
Authority reference
DGCP-0177
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046105
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse collection servicesRefuse disposal and treatmentRefuse transport servicesRoad transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049388 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

For details of the conditions relevant to the contract, please see the Waste Haulage (ITT) Invitation to Tender and Waste Haulage Specification documents in the Public Contracts Scotland Tender site Buyer Attachments area of ITT 58858.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:806363)

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
10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Oct 2024 → 5 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    21 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    10 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 12:57 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025
  1. Published value updated to £2,996,000
    9 May 2025, 08:45 BST
    was £3,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    9 May 2025, 08:45 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    9 May 2025, 08:45 BST
  4. Deadline published: 10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    9 May 2025, 08:45 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    9 May 2025, 08:45 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2025, 12:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,165,2201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.SME£2,165,220 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Carruthers House, English Street, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria