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Recycling and Waste Management Services

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:47.

Opportunity overview

This is an award notice. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires the awarded Contractor to provide a comprehensive fully managed recycling and waste management service for the Scottish Parliament Premises for segregrated waste streams.

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.

Change Waste Recycling

Match pending…
Contract value
£214.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Sept 2025
Award ID
056917-2025-NIC-SER-517-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM75, EH6 5PY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV90500000 — Refuse and waste related services
  • CPV90514000 — Refuse recycling services

Lots

  • This is an award notice. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a contractor to provide a fully managed segregated recycling and waste service. The contractor will collect multiple segregated recyclate/waste streams to be recycled or treated in line with all relevant legislation and supporting SPCB environmental targets. Contractors must provide suitable receptacles for bulk storage of material awaiting collection. The segregated waste streams are: General Waste, Food Waste, Recycled Waste, Glass, Confidential Paper, Ad Hoc Waste.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
NIC-SER-517
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
22 May 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
2031

Expected award period

Starts
22 May 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
19 May 2025, 10:00

Communication

Contract terms

Performance Terms
In order to ensure the highest standards of quality in this contract the SPCB requires the contractor to take a positive approach to fair work practices. Full details of all performance conditions are provided in the tender documentation.

Classification

Id
90500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
SPD question 4A.1 - Not Used SPD question 4A.2 - Not Used In the Tender documentation - Bidders must be able to demonstrate that they have a valid Waste Carrier/Broker Licence. Bidders who cannot provide evidence of the correct licencing will be considered non-compliant and excluded from the bidding process.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Minimum
The insurance levels are: Employers Liability 5,000,000.00 Public and Products Liability 5,000,000.00 For Creditsafe: The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the provision of a parent company guarantee will be required prior to the award of any contract. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 and cannot provide a parent company guarantee, they must submit evidence to support a stable and improved financial standing with their tender or the tender may be rejected. If no evidence is provided with the tender or the evidence provided is not sufficient to demonstrate a satisfactory financial position to the satisfaction of the SPCB (whose decision in this regard shall be final), then the tender will be rejected and will not be evaluated further.
Description
For SPD question 4B.1 - 4B.4 - not used For SPD question 4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of the awarded contract the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP For SPD question 4B.6 - The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. We highly recommend that tenderers review their financial performance on Creditsafe to understand their credit score rating which will be used by the SPCB to evaluate the financial standing of the tenderer and that they read the information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at http://www.creditsafe.com/products/business-credit-reports/ The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the provision of a parent company guarantee will be required prior to the award of any contract. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 and cannot provide a parent company guarantee, they must submit evidence to support a stable and improved financial standing with their tender or the tender may be rejected. If no evidence is provided with the tender or the evidence provided is not sufficient to demonstrate a satisfactory financial position to the satisfaction of the SPCB (whose decision in this regard shall be final), then the tender will be rejected and will not be evaluated further. If a tenderer is not listed on Creditsafe, for whatever reason, then it will be asked to submit equivalent accounts to enable the required assessment of financial standing to be carried out.  If the information provided does not, in the SPCB’s opinion, demonstrate a satisfactory financial position, the bid may be rejected.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
In relation to the SPD: SPD question 4C.1 - Not used SPD question 4C.1.2 - used. Please provide a minimum of 3 relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last 3 years. (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided). The experience question within the SPD is mandatory and the bidder is expected to provide robust details of their experience in running a contract of this size and complexity. The question can be accessed within the SPD and must be submitted as part of the tender submission. The response will be assessed on a pass / fail basis. SPD question 4C.2 - 4C.3 - Not used For SPD question 4C.4 - if bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking system to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year. If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance. SPD Question 4C.5 to 4C.12 Not used

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
This is an award notice. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a contractor to provide a fully managed segregated recycling and waste service. The contractor will collect multiple segregated recyclate/waste streams to be recycled or treated in line with all relevant legislation and supporting SPCB environmental targets. Contractors must provide suitable receptacles for bulk storage of material awaiting collection. The segregated waste streams are: General Waste, Food Waste, Recycled Waste, Glass, Confidential Paper, Ad Hoc Waste.

Renewal

Description
Up to 24 month extensions at the discretion of the SPCB.

Award criteria

Criteria

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

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75
Entry 2
Region
UKM75

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90514000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Refuse recycling services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-5276
Name
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM75
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH99 1SP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Scottish Parliament, Procurement Services

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Devolved Parliament
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Legislative Body

Identifier

Legal Name
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Contact

Telephone
+44 1313486618
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-81568
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street,

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House

Contact

Telephone
+44 0000000
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-105848
Name
Change Waste Recycling

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM75
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH6 5PY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
36 Newhaven Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Change Waste Recycling

Award information

Award 1
Id
056917-2025-NIC-SER-517-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-105848
Name
Change Waste Recycling

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
056917-2025-NIC-SER-517-1
Status
active
Award ID
056917-2025-NIC-SER-517-1
Date Signed
11 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
214,662
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH99 1SP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050074-2025-09-16T12:27:50+01:00compiled ·