Closed tender

Design & Installation of New MRF Equipment

Details

Topic
Sorting equipment
Published
28 November 2025
Submission
12 January 2026

Tender description

Design, install and commission new MRF Equipment within existing MRF building to maximise efficiency to increase recycling targets and meet legislative changes. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Design, Install & Commission New Conveyor Sorting Equipment Design, install and commission new materials recovery facility equipment for plastic and cans within the existing MRF building at Western Road, Kilmarnock which will receive approximately 4,000 tonnes of mixed plastics and aluminium/steel cans per annum for separation and baling together with the ability to extract film. Lot 2: Lot 2 - Installation of New Paper/Cardboard Auto Feed Baler Supply and install new auto feed baler to permit receipt of approximately 5,000 tonnes of mixed paper and cardboard per annum at a throughout of minimum 4 tonnes per hour, located within the council's MRF building at Western Road, Kilmarnock.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published28 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date12 January 2026

About the buyer

East Ayrshire Council is a local authority run from Kilmarnock, with its own corporate procurement team. Public Contracts Scotland carries the council's advertised tenders, the national portal for public sector opportunities. Smaller purchases go through a Quick Quote process before larger contracts reach full tender. The council's Corporate Procurement Strategy sets out how the team applies procurement regulations and value for money. Standing Orders relating to Contracts and Financial Regulations govern every purchase. A free Supplier Development Programme runs workshops and Meet the Buyer events for businesses new to public sector bidding.

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 East Ayrshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 30132000 · Sorting equipment
  • 42417300 · Conveyor equipment
  • 42914000 · Recycling equipment
  • 43315000 · Compacting machinery

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