Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Highland Council
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
UK
Contact person: Commercial and Procurement Shared Service
Telephone: +44 1467530600
E-mail: CPSSprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.highland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of 211 Bell type Banks for collection of Glass and transportation to processor
Reference number: THC/OM/GLASS/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90514000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Bell type Banks for the collection of Glass, the collection of the glass and transportation of it to the re-processor/recycler
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
961 560.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90514000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
Main site or place of performance:
Inverness
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of 211 Bell Banks for collection of glass around the Highland council area. The collection of the glass from the Banks and onward transportation for recycling/processing
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Contract duration 1 + 1 year
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Single supplier status. In accordance with Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015, regulation 33
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-074865
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: THC/OM/GLASS/2025
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Biffa Waste Services
5 Dalhousie Business Park, CARRINGTON ROAD
BONNYRIGG
EH19 3HY
UK
Telephone: +44 7921386028
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 961 560.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:821527)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sherriff Court
The Castle
Inverness
IV2 3EG
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/01/2026