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Published 16 Apr 2026, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recycling of Paper & Cardboard

Official notice

Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 May 2026awarded 23 Jun 2026
Awarded to Recycled Packaging Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to set up a Contract with a Service Provider who will ‘buy’ from the Council, previously collected and segregated paper and cardboard for recycling.

  • Recurrence: 3, 4 or 5 years, dependent on extension options

CPV: Refuse recycling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Service Provider will ‘buy’ from the Council, previously collected and segregated…AwardedRenewal

The Service Provider will ‘buy’ from the Council, previously collected and segregated paper and cardboard for recycling. The material shall be collected from council depots within East Ayrshire. It is anticipated that there will be approximately 5,000 tonnes per annum for collection.

Delivery: Scotland · East Ayrshire
Extensions: 2 one-year extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 15%Price: 80%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Methodology/Ability to Deliver Service: 15%
  • price: 80%
  • Service Management/Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Methodology/Ability to Deliver Service: 15
  • Service Management/Sustainability: 5
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Service Provider must hold appropriate Waste Licenses

  • Technical & professional ability

    Service Provider must hold appropriate Waste Licenses - Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 3, 4 or 5 years, dependent on extension options
First published
16 Apr 2026, 12:27 BST
Last source update
29 Jun 2026, 14:41 BST
Award evaluation window
18 May 2026 – …
Authority reference
PS/26/33
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060818
Classification (CPV)
Refuse recycling services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068416 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to ITT documents

Publisher note: It should be noted that the deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00 noon on 15 May 2026 and the deadline for actual submission of tender is 12:00 noon on 18 May 2026. (SC Ref:835946)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 May 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline163 days ago
    18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened163 days ago
    18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published121 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 14:41 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Jun 2026, 14:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Recycled Packaging LtdSME£1,300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 7BUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria