Request for Information (RFI) - Alternatives to Plastic Bags / Bin Liners
Details
- Topic
- Luggage, saddlery, sacks and bags
- Published
- 25 March 2025
Tender description
North Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) are looking for information on alternatives to plastic bags / bin liners to reduce NAC’s single use plastic. NAC’s Building Services team currently use plastic bags daily when picking up materials for operations to uplift and/or deliver to sites. NAC’s cleaners utilise black plastic bin liners currently for all office and canteen bins. Please refer to the table in the attached questionnaire which details what NAC currently use and how much is used per year. NAC welcomes suggestions, proposal, innovation from suppliers, by completing the attached questionnaire and returning to murraythompson@north-ayrshire.gov.uk before close of business Friday 4th April 2025. Lot 1: North Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) are looking for information on alternatives to plastic bags / bin liners to reduce NAC’s single use plastic. The information received will determine whether or not a procurement is required.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published25 March 2025Current notice
About the buyer
North Ayrshire Council delivers local services from Irvine, and buys as a local authority through its own Corporate Procurement Unit. Suppliers engage through Public Contracts Scotland and its Tender portal to submit bids. Much of its buying runs through Scotland Excel and Scottish Government frameworks, and Crown Commercial Service agreements. Neighbouring local authorities are frequent partners on shared, collaborative contracts across the region. Specialist officers manage spend across construction, social care, facilities management, ICT and utilities. A dedicated Community Benefits Officer monitors the employment outcomes contracts deliver locally, reviewed every six months.
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 North Ayrshire Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, IT services and repair and maintenance.
Relevant CPV codes
- 18900000 · Luggage, saddlery, sacks and bags
- 18930000 · Sacks and bags
- 18937100 · Goods-packing bags
- 18938000 · Padded bags
- 19640000 · Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
- 33141600 · Collector and collection bags, drainage and kits
- 33141610 · Collection bag
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov |
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