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Waste Transfer Station and Haulage Operations

East Lothian Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:26.

Opportunity overview

East Lothian Council is looking for a suitable qualified operator to provide a flexible and continuously improving waste management Service with the principal aims of facilitating the bulking, haulage and transfer of approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum of mixed municipal waste and a range of separately collected waste materials from Kinwegar Depot & Transfer Station, A199 Haddington Road, Wallyford, East Lothian, EH21 8JU (“Transfer Station”) to a Licensed Waste Management Facility or other destination as directed by the Council.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FCC Environment (UK) Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£4.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Award ID
045231-2025-ELC-25-0448-1
Status
active
Location
Northampton, UK, NN4 7RG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV90500000 — Refuse and waste related services
  • CPV90512000 — Refuse transport services

Lots

  • East Lothian Council is looking for a suitable qualified operator to provide a flexible and continuously improving waste management Service with the principal aims of facilitating the bulking, haulage and transfer of approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum of mixed municipal waste and a range of separately collected waste materials from Kinwegar Depot & Transfer Station, A199 Haddington Road, Wallyford, East Lothian, EH21 8JU (“Transfer Station”) to a Licensed Waste Management Facility or other destination as directed by the Council.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ELC-25-0448
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
7 Apr 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
7 Apr 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
7 Apr 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
East Lothian Council Terms and Conditions.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
90500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
-Specimen copies of the paperwork used to satisfy the ‘O’ Licence requirements. -Copies of Waste Carriers Registration -Details (copies of) any other licences the supplier believes are relevant to the Contract -Evidence where applicable of your VOSA score on the traffic light system as an OCRS Score dating back 5 years.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Minimum
-Employers Liability insurance to the value of at least ten million pounds Sterling (GBP10,000,000) in respect of any one event. -Public Liability insurance to the value of at least ten million pounds Sterling (GBP10,000,000) in respect of any one event. -Motor Liability insurance for all vehicles used in the connection with the performance of this Contract, including: -Coverage for own vehicle with a minimum indemnity limit of GBP5,000,000 per occurrence. -Coverage for third-party property damage with a minimum indemnity limit of GBP 10,000,000 million per occurrence. -Unlimited coverage for third-party personal injury, in compliance with the requirements of the Road Traffic Act.
Description
Financial Standing A copy of your audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years (2 sets of signed, audited accounts), along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
Part 4C: Technical and Professional Ability – Prompt Payment It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Bidders should confirm that this condition will be met within the response to this question. Part 4C: Technical and Professional Ability – Living Wage Payment Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the Contract, (including any agency or sub-contractor staff) directly involved in the delivery of the Contract, at least the real Living Wage. Part 4C: Environmental Management Measures Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to: A completed copy of “Schedule 8- Climate Change Plan” including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions. This does not need to contain calculated carbon emissions. Please note this document is supplied as an individual document for completion. Where a Tenderer’s response is of a less than the acceptable standard, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition. Part 4D: Quality Assurance Schemes It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition. It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations have in place a Business Continuity Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a satisfactory Business Continuity Policy, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or require amendments to the policy to be made. Part 4D: Environmental Management The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate, OR 2. The bidder must have the following: a. A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, authorised by the Chief Executive, or equivalent. (Please refer to the ITT document for further details).

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
East Lothian Council is looking for a suitable qualified operator to provide a flexible and continuously improving waste management Service with the principal aims of facilitating the bulking, haulage and transfer of approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum of mixed municipal waste and a range of separately collected waste materials from Kinwegar Depot & Transfer Station, A199 Haddington Road, Wallyford, East Lothian, EH21 8JU (“Transfer Station”) to a Licensed Waste Management Facility or other destination as directed by the Council.

Renewal

Description
1 + 1 + 1

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,520

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM73
Entry 2
Region
UKM73

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90512000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Refuse transport services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1747
Name
East Lothian Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM73
Locality
Haddington, East Lothian
Postal Code
EH41 3HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
John Muir House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
East Lothian Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1620827827
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-115832
Name
Edinburgh Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-6585
Name
FCC Environment (UK) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN4 7RG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
900 Pavilion Drive, Northampton Business Park

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
FCC Environment (UK) Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
045231-2025-ELC-25-0448-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6585
Name
FCC Environment (UK) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
045231-2025-ELC-25-0448-1
Status
active
Award ID
045231-2025-ELC-25-0448-1
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
4,172,200
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Haddington, East Lothian · UKM73 · EH41 3HA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM73

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e9e9-2025-08-01T13:33:06+01:00compiled ·