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title: "APUC Waste Management Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000619649"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "APUC LIMITED"
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# APUC Waste Management Services

Buyer: APUC LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000619649

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "APUC Waste Management Services" is initiated by APUC Limited, a central purchasing body located in Stirling, Scotland. This tender, classified under the education industry, aims to establish a framework for Waste Management Services across higher and further education institutions in Scotland. It is currently in the contract award stage, with the process officially completed on 3rd July 2020. The procurement method used for this tender was an open procedure, allowing a wide range of bidders to participate.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those offering waste management solutions, recycling services, and innovative waste treatment options. Suppliers of varying sizes, including large firms and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), can compete for multiple lots that focus on different waste streams and regions across Scotland. As these services aim to improve sustainability practices and adhere to legislative compliance, companies with experience in environmental management and innovative waste solutions are particularly well-suited for participation.

## Notice

The Authority was seeking contractors for Waste Management Services for all HE/FE institutions in Scotland. EFM1027 - AP Waste Management Services is a tailored Framework Agreement for all institutions in Scotland to provide essential Waste Management Services and solutions for institutions covering waste awareness and segregation programmes, collection, uplift, treatment and disposal of waste, substances & materials which are compliant with current and future legislation. Due to the differing nature of the waste, substance and materials involved, the Framework Agreement is split into five defined waste stream schedules for general waste & materials through to specialised waste and materials across up to five geographical regions. The Framework Agreement also includes two lots designed to provide access to innovative solutions for specific waste streams and materials to further promote the waste hierarchy and circular economy

### Lot Information

A2 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables - Central, West & South of Scotland

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates and recoverables within the Central, West and South of Scotland area.The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

A3 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables - Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates and recoverables within the Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

A4 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables - Grampians: Aberdeenshire

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates and recoverables within the Grampians and Aberdeenshire area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery

A5 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables - North of Scotland: Highlands & Islands

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates and recoverables within the North of Scotland, Highlands & Islands area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery

B1 - WEEE & Associated Materials - Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & Stirlingshire

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) and Associated Materials within the Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Stirlingshire area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

B2 - WEEE & Associated Materials - Central, West & South of Scotland

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) and Associated Materials within the Central, West and South of Scotland area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

B3 - WEEE & Associated Materials - Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) and Associated Materials within the Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery

B4 - WEEE & Associated Materials - Grampians, Highlands & Islands

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) and Associated Materials within the Grampians, Highlands & Islands area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

C1 - Chemical Substances & Materials - Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & Stirlingshire

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Chemical Substances & Materials within the Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Stirlingshire area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

C2 - Chemical Substances & Materials - Central, West & South of Scotland

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Chemical Substances & Materials within the Central, West & South of Scotland area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery

C3 - Chemical Substances & Materials - Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Chemical Substances & Materials within the Perth, Fife, Dundee and Angus area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

C4 - Chemical Substances & Materials - Grampians, Highlands & Islands

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Chemical Substances & Materials within the Grampians, Highlands and Islands area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

D1 - Clinical & Biological Materials - Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & Stirlingshire

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Clinical & Biological Materials within the Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Stirlingshire area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

D2 - Clinical & Biological Materials - Central, West & South of Scotland

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Clinical & Biological Materials within the Central, West and South of Scotland area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

D3 - Clinical & Biological Materials - Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Clinical & Biological Materials within the Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

D4 - Clinical & Biological Materials - Grampians, Highlands & Islands

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Clinical & Biological Materials within the Grampians, Highlands & Islands area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

E1 - Confidential Waste - Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & Stirlingshire

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Confidential Waste within the Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Stirlingshire area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

E2 - Confidential Waste - Central, West & South of Scotland

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Confidential Waste within the Central, West and South of Scotland area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

E3 - Confidential Waste - Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Confidential Waste within the Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery

E4 - Confidential Waste - Grampians, Highlands & Islands

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for Confidential Waste within the Grampians, Highlands and Islands area. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

F - Innovative Food Waste

The authority is seeking Contractors to provide and innovative Waste Management Service for all types of food waste and associated biodegradable materials, including catering sundries. This approach should encourage and include sustainable and environmentally friendly processes to maximise waste segregation and minimisation to overall reduced waste sent to landfill. We are seeking alternative solutions to those offered within the general waste stream schedule and deliver innovative sustainable approaches that may otherwise not be delivered as part of the standard waste management service approach

G - Innovative Redundant IT & Electronics Solutions

The purpose of this lot is to provide access to alternative and more innovative solution for the collection, treatment, re-purposing, re-use and recycling of Institution's redundant IT and electronics items that may be considered end of life by the institution but retains an operational ability or intrinsic value to those offered with the WEEE lots which will focus on and deliver innovative sustainable approaches that may otherwise not be delivered as part of the standard waste electronic and electrical equipment management service approach. Contractors in this lot are not required to cover the full scope of WEEE but should demonstrate innovative solutions that may involve, but are not be limited to, circular economy initiatives, refurbishment and repair or more efficient recovery processes to reflect and promote the higher levels of Waste hierarchy (Reduce, Re-use & Recycle) to facilitate repurposing or re-use of products and/ or component parts including distribution to charitable, social enterprises and other bodies with full chain of audit, creation of social benefits, contamination reduction, removal of waste creation, and other approaches focused towards the top tiers of the waste hierarchy whilst maintaining no disposal to landfill.

A1 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables - Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & Stirlingshire

The Authority was seeking Contractors to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates & recoverables within Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Stirlingshire. The purpose of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389663 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jul 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jan 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,901,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | APUC LIMITED |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2DZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling East |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland, TLM5 North Eastern Scotland, TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM6 Highlands and Islands, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City, TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling, TLM78 West Lothian, TLM8 West Central Scotland, TLM9 Southern Scotland, TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 27 |
| Supplier names | A & M SMITH SKIP HIRE; AVANTI ENVIRONMENTAL; BIFFA WASTE SERVICES; BINN GROUP; BIOHITECH; CCL (NORTH; CHANGEWORKS RECYCLING; COMPUTER DISPOSALS; EIS WASTE SERVICES; ENVA; HAMILTON WASTE & RECYCLING; KEENAN RECYCLING; NORTHERN RECYCLING SOLUTIONS; NWH GROUP; OLLECO; PAPER SHREDDING SERVICES; RECONOMY (UK; RESOURCE EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS; RESTORE DATASHRED; SHRED-IT; SHREDALL SCOTLAND; SRCL; TES-AMM (EUROPE; TRADEBE HEALTHCARE NAATIONAL; VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEEE (SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
- 90511000 - Refuse collection services
- 90511400 - Paper collecting services
- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
- 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
- 90523000 - Toxic waste disposal services except radioactive waste and contaminated soil
- 90524000 - Medical waste services
- 90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services

## Release History

- 3 Jul 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389663

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389663
  APUC Waste Management Services - The Authority was seeking contractors for Waste Management Services for all HE/FE institutions in Scotland. EFM1027 - AP Waste Management Services is a tailored Framework Agreement for all institutions in Scotland to provide essential Waste Management Services and solutions for institutions covering waste awareness and segregation programmes, collection, uplift, treatment and disposal of waste, substances & materials which are compliant with current and future legislation. Due to the differing nature of the waste, substance and materials involved, the Framework Agreement is split into five defined waste stream schedules for general waste & materials through to specialised waste and materials across up to five geographical regions. The Framework Agreement also includes two lots designed to provide access to innovative solutions for specific waste streams and materials to further promote the waste hierarchy and circular economy

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000619649

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