---
title: "Treatment of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04233e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL"
published: "2023-12-11"
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# Treatment of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating

Buyer: THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04233e

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## Summary

The Highland Council awarded a contract for the Treatment of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating to Levenseat Ltd. The procurement method was a limited award procedure due to extreme urgency, as a SEPA Guidance banned certain waste from landfills.

This contracting process presents opportunities for businesses specializing in non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment services, especially those experienced in handling persistent organic pollutants. The location for the contract is Inverness, UK, and the value of the awarded contract is GBP 930,000. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete, as indicated by the presence of SME bids during the procurement stage.

## Notice

Treatment of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To undertake Treatment of any WUDS (Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating) or other waste that would be classed as POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) contaminated due to being mixed with WUDS.

### Procurement Information

The extreme urgency being brought on by imminent introduction of SEPA Guidance banning WUDS and POPs contaminated waste from landfill in an extremely and unforeseeable short timeframe resulting in the Council either having to cease accepting such waste (and be in breach of its statutory obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1990) or being in breach of its statutory obligations in being a landfill operator.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036395-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £930,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 5BX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEVENSEAT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

## Release History

- 11 Dec 2023 at 15:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036395-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000750773
- https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045

## Provenance

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