Planning

Market Engagement - Clyde Valley Waste Partnership: Food and Garden Waste

  • North Lanarkshire Council
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • East Renfrewshire Council
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • North Ayrshire Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000501

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ce36

Published 8 January 2025, 1:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Email

clydevalley@northlan.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

one.1) Name and addresses

East Dunbartonshire Council

Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place

Kirkintilloch

G66 1TJ

Email

procurement@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1415745750

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM81 - East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00225

one.1) Name and addresses

East Renfrewshire Council

Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park,

Giffnock

G46 6UG

Email

ercprocurement@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1415773669

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00183

one.1) Name and addresses

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1JB

Email

cpu@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3003000300

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

one.1) Name and addresses

North Ayrshire Council

Cunninghame House, Friars Croft

Irvine

KA12 8EE

Email

procurement@North-Ayrshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1294310000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Market Engagement - Clyde Valley Waste Partnership: Food and Garden Waste

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Clyde Valley Partners, (North Lanarkshire as Lead Authority, Renfrewshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, North Ayrshire and East Dunbartonshire Council collectively referred to as the “Partners”) have requested that the Clyde Valley Contract Management Team (CMT) investigated the food and garden waste disposal market.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
  • 90511200 - Household-refuse collection services
  • 90512000 - Refuse transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM8 - West Central Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The requirement has been borne out of issues in relation to the market associated with co-mingled Food and Garden waste treatment and disposal. The issues raised by the CMT Steering Group are:

- Costs for disposal have dramatically increased over the last 18 months

- Run time to available outlets as all Partners direct deliver waste

- Down time at the facility (Turnaround times) – not picking up waste

Subsequent costs of maintenance of vehicles and costs of crew for the long journeys

As a result, the Partners are looking for a solution to enable them to engage with more outlets, reduce runtime/downtime associated with the management of this waste stream.

Although all Partners are interested in market engagement it should be noted that North Ayrshire have a transfer station and East Dunbartonshire collect food and Garden waste separately

The tonnage associated with the three remaining Partners is as detailed below:

9,600t - East Renfrewshire

22,250 - North Lanarkshire

12,350 - Renfrewshire

44,200 - Total

CMT have carried out a number of projects in relation to this issue and have come to the following findings:

-5 sites have been identified within the Partners Council area as per Appendix 1 to this PIN.

-4 sites within North Lanarkshire

-1 site within Renfrewshire

-There are limited known private transfer stations that could take this tonnage/waste type

The Partners would ideally like to have their own transfer station (one or two depending on location) to allow them to engage with more of the market for this waste type. A transfer station would enable the waste to be stored and bulked enable the more efficient onward transport of the waste.

By bulking the waste this should also enable the Partners to use facilities further away should the offer more favourable gate fees.

The Partners however want to engage with the market to understand any obstacles, the best way to move forward and what interest there is in offering an available solution or building a bespoke solution.

The cost of the Project is unknown at this time. The Partners at this time would like to investigate the options available to them before undertaking a more extensive Business Case.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 October 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

As the CMT continues to develop its investigation and analysis of this opportunity, interested parties are invited to complete and return a Market Engagement Questionnaire that will be used as a mechanism to inform decision on how to shape various factors within any procurement process.

Interested parties wishing to assist the council, should download the Market Engagement Questionnaire attached to this notice, complete and return as instructed within the document.

Full details and instructions on completing the Market Engagement Questionnaire are included within the document as well as conditions on how the council will utilise any responses received.

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=779003.

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