Planning

Market Research - Recycling of Wood Chips

  • East Ayrshire Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-026598

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052366

Published 23 May 2025, 2:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Ayrshire Council

Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ

Kilmarnock

KA3 7BU

Email

maxine.baird@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1563576000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223

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 Research - Recycling of Wood Chips

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

East Ayrshire Council owns and operates 2 household waste recycling centres, one at Western Road, Kilmarnock and one at Garlaff, Cumnock. Both recycling centres offer many disposal and recycling options for our residents within East Ayrshire. We are continually looking for new and innovative ways to capture and recycling further items. We are considering a contract with a Service Provider who will 'buy' from the council previously collected wood, which the council will chip prior to uplift, for recycling. Current annual tonnage of wood recycled is 3300 tonnes of various grading.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

East Ayrshire Council are considering a contract with a Service Provider who will 'buy' from the council previously collected wood, which the council will chip prior to uplift, for recycling.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

20 August 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: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please complete and return Market Research Questionnaire attached to this PIN

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=799372.

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