Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Procurement Team, Carruthers House
Dumfries
DG1 2HP
UK
Contact person: Karen Mclachlan
Telephone: +44 3033333000
E-mail: Procurement.CIRW@dumgal.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM92
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Kerbside Fibres & Mixed Containers (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
Reference number: DGCP-0946
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
397 957.85
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90513000
90514000
90513100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM92
Main site or place of performance:
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90513000
90514000
90513100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM92
Main site or place of performance:
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
2026/S 000-053482
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd
Unit 5a Wavell Drive, Rosehill Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA1 2ST
UK
Telephone: +44 3452413333
Fax: +44 3452413333
NUTS: UKD1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 123 262.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NORTH WEST RECYCLING LTD
UNIT A, KINGMOOR PARK, ROCKCLIFFE ESTATE
CARLISLE
CA6 4RW
UK
Telephone: +44 1228672999
Fax: +44 1228672999
NUTS: UKD1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 274 695.35
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:845923)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dumfries Sheriff Court
Buccleuch Street
Dumfries
DG1 2AN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/10/2026