Awarded contract

Processing & Recycling of Gully Waste

Details

Buyer: Renfrewshire Council
Supplier(s): Wm Hamilton and Sons Ltd
Value: £700,000
Topic: Refuse recycling services
Published: 28 January 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The Council has a statutory obligation under section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to ensure that the gullies for which it is responsible are cleaned and jetted on a 2-yearly cycle, as well as dealing with and responding to ad-hoc gully complaints. The Supplier will be required to treat and dispose of gully waste collected by Council gully vehicles, with the purpose of extracting recyclables and reducing the amount of waste destined for disposal. Lot 1: This procurement exercise has been tendered as a mini-competition under the Scotland Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste, schedule 27/17 (“the DPS”) under Lot 17 Treatment and Disposal of Street Sweepings and Gully Waste(“Lot 17”).

Timeline

Completed: Award date12 December 2025
Completed: Award published28 January 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Renfrewshire Council is a Paisley-based local authority that buys goods, services and works through its own procurement team. Every current tender is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scotland's public sector. Registering there is the first step to bidding for council contracts. Suppliers can also create a supplier finder profile on the portal to promote their business to buyers looking to purchase lower-value goods and services. A live contracts register on the council's own website lists current contract notices. Tenders run as open, restricted, negotiated or competitive dialogue procedures depending on the opportunity.

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 Renfrewshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

90514000 · Refuse recycling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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