Awarded contract

Hire of Sweeper with Driver

Details

Buyer: West Lothian Council
Supplier(s): Wm Hamilton and Sons Ltd
Value: £360,000
Topic: Street-cleaning and sweeping services
Published: 19 December 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

In the 2024/25 financial year NETS and Lands trailed a contract for a contract to outsource the collection of the sweepings including the disposal to one supplier. This trial has proved to be successful and therefore it is the intention of the Corporate Procurement Unit and NETS to award a contract on a longer-term basis for this requirement. WLC is awarding a single service contract for a period of 3 years, with two optional extension periods, of 1 year and 1 years respectively, available by mutual agreement, for the collection recycling, handling and processing of street sweepings. Lot 1: CPU to award this contract as a direct award utilising the Scotland Excel Vehicle and Plant Hire framework agreement.

Timeline

Completed: Award date12 November 2025
Completed: Award published19 December 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

West Lothian Council is the local authority for West Lothian, based at the Civic Centre in Livingston. Contract opportunities are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the Scottish Government's procurement portal. A dedicated Corporate Procurement Unit within the council handles supplier enquiries and offers procurement guidance. Collaborative and electronic procurement routes are used alongside conventional tendering for day-to-day buying. A Contract and Supplier Management Framework tracks contracts and supplier performance through the procurement lifecycle. The council takes part in the Supplier Development Programme, offering meet-the-buyer events for businesses across Scotland.

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 West Lothian Council's contract awards have been in waste, cleaning and environmental services, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

90610000 · Street-cleaning and sweeping services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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