Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste, Bulky Waste, Commercial & Demolition Waste & Street Cleansing Waste
- Buyer
- Scottish Borders Council
- Value
- £25,000,000
- Closes
- 21 December 2026
- Where
- Newtown St Boswells, Scotland
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Scottish Borders Council wants a contractor to treat (process or dispose of) several types of waste, including household residual waste, bulky items, commercial and demolition waste, street cleansing waste, and upholstered furniture containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs, harmful chemicals that break down slowly in the environment). The contract is worth about £25 million, covers roughly 38,000 tonnes of waste a year, and also includes transporting the waste from collection sites.
What the buyer wants
• Submit a formal written bid (an Invitation to Tender response) to the Council. • Provide treatment and disposal for each waste stream, including the POPs-containing upholstered domestic seating. • Arrange haulage (transport) of contract waste from the Council's collection sites.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The contract's size (about £25 million over the contract period and roughly 38,000 tonnes of waste a year), its multiple specialist waste streams, and the requirement to treat POPs-containing waste would most likely rule out most small businesses, as the notice describes a large-scale treatment and haulage service.
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How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
Where to apply
Bids go through Public Contracts Scotland. Make a free account there, then search for this tender's title.
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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at procurement@scotborders.gov.uk.
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