AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Dumfries and Galloway Council published an award and contract notice for two kerbside recyclate processing lots covering Dumfries and Castle Douglas. The notice records contracts signed on 21 September 2026 with Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd for fibres and NORTH WEST RECYCLING LIMITED for mixed containers.
Published outcomeTwo separate lot-level awards are recorded: fibres to Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd and containers to NORTH WEST RECYCLING LIMITED. The published contract values total GBP 397,957.85.
Market significanceThis is a two-lot open-procedure recycling-services procurement for loose kerbside materials and HWRC skips in Dumfries and Galloway.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd
96% confidenceAward 097973-2026-1 · Lots 1 – Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) · 123262.50 GBP · active contract recorded; signed 21 September 2026
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Award 097973-2026-1 identifies Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd for lot 1; linked contract records GBP 123,262.50 and dateSigned 2026-09-21.
NORTH WEST RECYCLING LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 097973-2026-2 · Lots 2 – Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) · 274695.35 GBP · active contract recorded; signed 21 September 2026
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Award 097973-2026-2 identifies the supplier for lot 2; the supplied verified legal name is NORTH WEST RECYCLING LIMITED. Linked contract records GBP 274,695.35 and dateSigned 2026-09-21.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
98% confidenceAward and contract notice published 16 October 2026.
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Release history records release 097973-2026 as an award, contract notice dated 2026-10-16.
Contract signature
98% confidenceTwo contracts are recorded as signed on 21 September 2026.
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Both contract records have status active and dateSigned 2026-09-21.
Contract commencement
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No contract start date is supplied.
Lot-status inconsistency
99% confidenceBoth lot records are marked cancelled, while the corresponding awards and contracts are marked active.
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Tender lots 1 and 2 have status cancelled; awards and contracts for each corresponding lot have status active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 1 published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 123,262.50
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Contract 097973-2026-1 value is 123262.5 GBP.
Lot 2 published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 274,695.35
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Contract 097973-2026-2 value is 274695.35 GBP.
Combined published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 397,957.85
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Sum of the two separately published contract values: GBP 123,262.50 plus GBP 274,695.35.
Value basis
99% confidenceUnknown.
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The notice does not state whether the contract values are total, annual, estimated, maximum, or another basis.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence5 June 2026
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Release history records tender release 053482-2026 dated 2026-06-05.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence8 July 2026, 10:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-08T10:00:00+01:00.
Contracts signed
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Both contract records state dateSigned 2026-09-21.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Release history records the award, contract release dated 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Lot 1 scope
98% confidenceReceipt, treatment and/or disposal of loose mixed paper, card and cardboard from kerbside blue bins and HWRC skips in the Nithsdale and Stewartry operational areas; EWC 20 01 01.
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Lot 1 description.
Lot 2 scope
98% confidenceReceipt, treatment and/or disposal of loose mixed containers: food and drink cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, and cartons, from kerbside red bins and HWRC skips in the Nithsdale and Stewartry operational areas; EWC 15 01 06.
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Lot 2 description.
Collection logistics
96% confidenceThe winning bidder is to collect material using its own, or a suitably qualified subcontractor’s, walking-floor articulated vehicle or another agreed suitable vehicle.
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Lot descriptions for both lots.
Delivery area
96% confidenceDumfries, Dumfries and Galloway (UKM92).
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Items list delivery location as Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway and delivery region UKM92.
Classification
99% confidenceRefuse and waste related services (CPV 90500000), including recycling and non-hazardous waste treatment/disposal services.
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Published CPV classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure.
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Process procurement_method_details states Open procedure.
Lotting
99% confidenceTwo lots; bidders could bid for one, any or all lots without penalty.
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Tender description.
Award criteria
99% confidenceQuality 40%; price 60% for each lot.
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Award criteria published for lots 1 and 2.
Bidder and bid counts
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown beyond the published quality/price weighting.
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No scores, rankings or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract status
98% confidenceActive for both linked contract records.
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Both contract records have status active.
Signature date
99% confidence21 September 2026 for both contracts.
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Both contract records state dateSigned 2026-09-21.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
Options and extensions
97% confidenceNo options are recorded for either lot; extension terms are unknown.
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Both tender lots state hasOptions false; no extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Allocation structure
98% confidenceThe Council split fibres and mixed containers into separate awards, allowing specialist bidding by material stream.
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Tender states awards would be made by lot and identifies two separate streams; award records show a different supplier for each lot.
Relative published value
99% confidenceThe containers contract has the larger published value, at approximately 69% of the combined published value.
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GBP 274,695.35 of GBP 397,957.85 is approximately 69%.
Commercial model detail
99% confidencePricing mechanism, tonnages, contamination specifications, revenue-sharing arrangements and performance measures are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contradictory lot lifecycle fields
99% confidenceThe lot records are cancelled, whereas the matching award and contract records are active and signed. The notice does not explain the discrepancy.
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Lots 1 and 2 are marked cancelled; awards and contracts 097973-2026-1 and -2 are marked active, and contracts have dateSigned 2026-09-21.
Unverified supplier identity
99% confidenceCumbria Waste Recycling Ltd is a source-supplied supplier name that remained unmatched after the Companies House workflow; it is not Companies House-verified in this record.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched and supplierVerification says lookupDecision still_unmatched.
Missing contract-term information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: start date, end date, duration, value basis, pricing and extension terms.
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Relevant process and contract fields are absent or null; no further terms are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Both source lot records are marked cancelled despite active awards and signed active contracts for those same lots; the source does not reconcile this contradiction.
- Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd could not be safely matched in the completed Companies House workflow and is therefore an unverified supplier identity in this analysis.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start and end dates, duration, value basis, pricing mechanism, tonnages, bids received, evaluation scores, extension terms and detailed award rationale.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Dumfries and Galloway Councilkerbside recycling contractsCumbria Waste Recycling LtdNORTH WEST RECYCLING LIMITEDfibres recyclingmixed containers recyclingwaste services tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Dumfries and Galloway kerbside recycling contracts?
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd is named for the fibres lot, while NORTH WEST RECYCLING LIMITED is named for the mixed containers lot.
What is the published value of the contracts?
The fibres contract is published at GBP 123,262.50 and the containers contract at GBP 274,695.35, totalling GBP 397,957.85.
When were the contracts signed?
Both linked contract records state a signature date of 21 September 2026.
When do the contracts start and end?
The published notice does not supply contract start or end dates.
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