Planning

Treatment of South Lanarkshire Council’s Municipal Residual Waste

  • South Lanarkshire Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057047

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059b8c

Published 16 September 2025, 4:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

South Lanarkshire Council

Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Almada Street

Hamilton

ML3 0AA

Contact

Peter Cannon

Email

peter.cannon@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM95 - South Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00410

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

Treatment of South Lanarkshire Council’s Municipal Residual Waste

Reference number

TBC

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

South Lanarkshire Council (SLC) currently operates a contract for the treatment of its Municipal Residual Waste (MRW) collected from its Waste and Grounds Operations, with the initial contract period due to expire within the next 18 months.

The purpose of this PIN Notice is to inform the Council about alternative treatment options that may be available with regards to:

(i) Current and future capacity at EfW facilities;

(ii) Availability of waste transfer infrastructure;

(iii) Treatment costs;

(iv) Waste acceptance protocols;

(v) Waste pre-sort requirements;

(vi) Future plans to limit liability under the Emissions Trading Scheme (EMS).

Quantities of MRW

Facilities are required for the receipt and treatment of up to 90,000 tonnes per annum of MRW collected by the Council. Contract waste is from households and street litter bins.

Additional Information

To aid the Council in determining how to proceed, the Council has attached a short information gathering questionnaire to those parties who formally record a note of interest in response to this PIN Notice.

Notes of interest should be submitted by no later than Friday 17th October 2025.

In the event the Council wishes to pursue a new contract for the treatment of its MRW, the contract requires to commence on 1 April 2027.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £165,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM95 - South Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

South Lanarkshire Council (SLC) currently operates a contract for the treatment of its Municipal Residual Waste (MRW) collected from its Waste and Grounds Operations, with the initial contract period due to expire within the next 18 months.

The purpose of this PIN Notice is to inform the Council about alternative treatment options that may be available with regards to:

(i) Current and future capacity at EfW facilities;

(ii) Availability of waste transfer infrastructure;

(iii) Treatment costs;

(iv) Waste acceptance protocols;

(v) Waste pre-sort requirements;

(vi) Future plans to limit liability under the Emissions Trading Scheme (EMS).

Quantities of MRW

Facilities are required for the receipt and treatment of up to 90,000 tonnes per annum of MRW collected by the Council. Contract waste is from households and street litter bins.

To aid the Council in determining how to proceed, the Council has attached a short information gathering questionnaire to those parties who formally record a note of interest in response to this PIN Notice.

Notes of interest should be submitted by no later than Friday 17th October 2025.

In the event the Council wishes to pursue a new contract for the treatment of its MRW, the contract requires to commence on 1 April 2027.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 June 2026


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

To aid the Council in determining how to proceed, the Council has attached a short information gathering questionnaire to those parties who formally record a note of interest in response to this PIN Notice.

Notes of interest should be submitted by no later than Friday 17th October 2025.

In the event the Council wishes to pursue a new contract for the treatment of its MRW, the contract requires to commence on 1 April 2027.

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=810214.

(SC Ref:810214)