Expired contract

Award of Container Distribution Services

Details

Buyer: Highland Council
Supplier(s): Jett Trade Ltd
Value: £493,375
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Refuse and waste related services
Published: 21 November 2023
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

As part of the Councils roll-out of their change in kerbside service, they wishes to appoint a single Supplier to work with the Council to undertake container distribution services to facilitate this. The roll-out distribution will be undertaken in planned phases across the Highland Council area commencing in April 2024 and ending in April 2025. These planned area phases are in-line with the milestones set out within the Council’s grant agreement with Zero Waste Scotland. The Council’s own operations will undertake a small proportion of the roll-out in the hardest to highly rural areas.

Timeline

Completed: Award date22 October 2023
Completed: Award published21 November 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date30 June 2025

About the buyer

Highland Council is the local authority for Scotland's largest council area and runs procurement through a dedicated Procurement Unit. Larger contracts are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national tendering portal for Scottish public bodies. Smaller purchases are handled as direct quotations, with staff approaching at least three suppliers. Commercial and Procurement Shared Services pools buying expertise across Highland, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils. Contract standing orders set out the rules for open, fair and accountable procurement. The Supplier Development Programme offers free bid training to businesses bidding for council contracts.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Highland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

90500000 · Refuse and waste related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov