Kerbside Fibres & Mixed Containers (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
Details
- Topic
- Refuse and waste related services
- Published
- 5 June 2026
- Submission
- 8 July 2026
Tender description
The Council are seeking offers from suitably licenced service providers to receive, treat and/or dispose of a number of resource streams with a view to managing them in accordance with the waste hierarchy. The contract requirements are split into two waste streams over two separate lots as detailed within ‘Kerbside Fibres & Mixed Containers Specification’ within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and shown below. The contract(s) will be awarded on lot basis, with the Tenderer being able to bid for one, any or all of the lots without penalty. 1 - Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) 2 - Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) Lot 1: Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) This resource stream consists of all paper fibres collected at the kerbside in DGC’s “Paper, Card and Cardboard” blue bins in the Nithsdale and Stewartry operational areas of Dumfries and Galloway and in skips from the HWRCs in these areas. This material is offered loose (i.e., not baled). This Lot will be collected by the winning bidder in their own (or a suitably qualified sub-contractor’s) walking floor articulated vehicle, or another suitable vehicle type as agreed. (EWC 20 01 01) Lot 2: Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) This resource stream consists of all the containers dry recyclate stream (i.e., food & drink cans; plastic bottles, pots, tubs & trays; and food & drink cartons (aka ‘Tetra-Paks’)) collected at the kerbside in DGC’s “Metals, Plastics and Cartons” red bins in the Nithsdale and Stewartry operational areas of Dumfries and Galloway and in skips from the HWRCs in these areas. This material is offered loose (i.e., not baled). This Lot will be collected by the winning bidder in their own (or a suitably qualified sub-contractor’s) walking floor articulated vehicle, or another suitable vehicle type as agreed. (EWC 15 01 06)
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published5 June 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date8 July 2026
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
- 90500000 · Refuse and waste related services
- 90513000 · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
- 90513100 · Household-refuse disposal services
- 90514000 · Refuse recycling services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | 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 |
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