Awarded contract

Dumfries Zero Waste Park - Phase 1

Details

Buyer: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Supplier(s): Ashleigh (Scotland) Ltd
Value: £8,775,687.92
Topic: Construction work
Published: 27 March 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Dumfries and Galloway Council are seeking interested parties for participation in the Contract for the development of a new Zero Waste Park on the outskirts of Dumfries. Lot 1: This tender process is for participation in the Contract for the development of a new Zero Waste Park on the outskirts of Dumfries. This is a large-scale project to decommission the refinements section of the existing MBT site, conversion of this space into a Dry Recycling Facility and creation of new Household Waste Recycling Facility. The project will require weighbridges, staff car parking, utilities, road and services infrastructure and any other associated services. Your submission will: Provide pre-construction advice and liaison with the design team to ensure a full works package, contractor design elements, agreement of the works programme, development of the risk register, completion of Bill of Quantities and finalised contract arrangements. Tenderers to submit costs for pre-construction fee, in addition to prelims, overheads and profits margin.

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 March 2025
Completed: Award published27 March 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Dumfries and Galloway Council is the local authority for the Dumfries and Galloway region in south-west Scotland. Tenders are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal used by public bodies across Scotland. Larger contracts often route through Scotland Excel framework agreements, the collaborative procurement body owned by Scottish councils. A dedicated procurement team operates from Carruthers House in Dumfries, the council's headquarters. Low-value, low-risk work goes out as direct quotes rather than full tenders, a route aimed at small, local suppliers. Annual procurement performance is reported under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

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 Dumfries and Galloway Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

45000000 · Construction work
45200000 · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
45210000 · Building construction work
45213200 · Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings
45213250 · Construction work for industrial buildings
45213270 · Construction works for recycling station
45213280 · Construction works for compost facility
45222100 · Waste-treatment plant construction work

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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