Notice Information
Notice Title
Treatment of South Lanarkshire Council's Municipal Residual Waste
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059b8c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057047-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £165,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 May 20264 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Peter Cannon
- Contact Email
- peter.cannon@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAMILTON
- Postcode
- ML3 0AA
- Post Town
- Motherwell
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM95 South Lanarkshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM95 South Lanarkshire
-
- Local Authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hamilton North and East
- Westminster Constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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