Construction Contract Leads
Scotland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 1st Jun 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06a9d7 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Refuse and waste related services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | - |
Scotland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 1st Jun 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06a9d7 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Refuse and waste related services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | - |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
East Lothian Council
John Muir House
Haddington, East Lothian
EH41 3HA
procurement [at] eastlothian.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of food waste reprocessing
Reference number
ELC-26-0769
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East Lothian Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to provide capacity at a facility for the receipt and treatment to a standard which is deemed BSI PAS 100/110 compliant of separately collected food waste.
Please note that the organic waste will be delivered by the Council to the Service Provider鈥檚 nominated Treatment Facility or Reception Point using Council鈥憃perated vehicles.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 77120000 - Composting services
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Lothian Council has a requirement to transfer for the treatment and recovery of approximately 70 tonnes of Organic Waste per week. This tonnage is indicative only and may vary over the duration of the Contract. No guarantee is given or implied as to the actual quantities of Organic Waste that may be delivered.
Organic Waste will be delivered by the Council to the Service Provider鈥檚 nominated Treatment Facility or Reception Point using Council鈥憃perated vehicles.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 70
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
-Valid SEPA permit/licence
-APHA approval
-Details (copies of) any other licences the supplier believes are relevant to the Contract
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Financial Standing
A copy of your audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years (2 sets of signed, audited accounts), along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Employers Liability insurance to the value of at least ten million pounds Sterling (GBP10,000,000) in respect of any one event.
-Public Liability insurance to the value of at least ten million pounds Sterling (GBP5,000,000) in respect of any one event.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
The bidder should confirm that it will be able to provide 2 examples of contracts of a similar scale and scope to this requirement in question 4C1.2.
Part 4C: Technical and Professional Ability 鈥 Prompt Payment
It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Bidders should confirm that this condition will be met within the response to this question.
Part 4C: Environmental Management Measures
Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to:
A completed copy of 鈥淪chedule 7- Climate Change Plan鈥 including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder鈥檚 carbon emissions. This does not need to contain calculated carbon emissions. Please note this document is supplied as an individual document for completion. Where a Tenderer鈥檚 response is of a less than the acceptable standard, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer鈥檚 suitability to proceed in the competition.
Part 4D: Quality Assurance Schemes
It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition.
It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations have in place a Business Continuity Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a satisfactory Business Continuity Policy, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or require amendments to the policy to be made.
Part 4D: Environmental Management
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with
BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate,
OR
2. The bidder must have the following:
a. A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, authorised by the Chief Executive, or equivalent.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
East Lothian Council Terms and Conditions.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 July 2026
Local time
12:00pm
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 July 2026
Local time
12:00pm
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Bidders will be subject to Police Scotland checks.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31868. For more information see:
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
This Contract includes an obligation for the delivery of Community Benefits once the aggregate spend with the Council reaches GBP 50,000 in any financial year. The Community Benefits information included in the Tender documentation outlines the Community Benefits that the Council is seeking as part of this Contract.
(SC Ref:832163)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
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