Closed tender

Plastic Bags for ATEC24 CELS

Details

Topic
Plastic products
Published
15 July 2026
Submission
5 August 2026

Tender description

The Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS) part of the City of Edinburgh Council, requires disposable plastic bags for the return of used aids it provides to Daily Living or Health and Social Care equipment on loan to individuals following an assessment by a health or social care professional. Equipment such as single and double mattresses, dirty equipment, slings, pumps, nebulisers, freeway parts are all recycled, refurbished and decontaminated to be used again. Plastic bags are used to store refurbished items of equipment and support the general operations of the service. Lot 1: Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS) requires disposable plastic bags for aids it provides to Daily Living or Health and Social Care equipment on loan to individuals following an assessment by a health or social care professional. Equipment such as single and double mattresses, dirty equipment, slings, pumps, nebulisers, freeway parts are all recycled, refurbished and decontaminated to be used again. Plastic bags are used to store refurbished items of equipment and support the general operations of the service. CELS will aim to place three-five bulk order for the goods each year so that deliveries can be made by the supplier in bulk.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published15 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date5 August 2026

About the buyer

The City of Edinburgh Council is the local authority for Scotland's capital city, buying through its own commercial and procurement service. Every regulated tender is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the Scottish public sector's tender portal. Suppliers register free on the portal and can set alerts for opportunities in their sector. Before running a competitive tender, the Council checks its existing frameworks for value, including through Scotland Excel and Scottish Procurement. Scotland Excel acts as the centre of procurement expertise for local government across the country. A downloadable contract register lists every procurement carried out through a regulated process.

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 The City of Edinburgh Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 19520000 · Plastic products
  • 19640000 · Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags

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