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The Wheatley Housing Group Limited · All their open notices
What this is
Wheatley Housing Group (Scotland's largest housing association) is procuring a single end-to-end main contractor for integrated waste management across its portfolio in the Central Belt and Dumfries & Galloway — waste logistics, data reporting and facility coordination under one point of accountability. Estimated GBP 8,500,000 excluding VAT over 36 months with 2x12-month extensions. A clarification (25 June) states partial bids — by service or geography — will be removed from the process. Open procedure on Public Contracts Scotland.
Key points
- Single end-to-end waste management contractor for Wheatley's housing portfolio
- GBP 8.5m est., 3 years + 2x1-year options, Central Belt + Dumfries & Galloway
- Deadline 29 July 2026 12:00 via PCS Postbox
- Partial bids (service or geography) are excluded — full scope only
- SEPA permits mandatory; 95% landfill diversion is a hard KPI
- Quality 70% / price 30%; instructions amended 29 June
Who can bid
Open procedure via the PCS SPD; SEPA permits for all receiving sites are mandatory. Only full-scope, all-locations bids are accepted; the Instructions to Tenderers were amended 29 June — use the latest version.
- SEPA licences
How it is scored
Quality 70% · Price 30% Quality 70% / price 30%.
Money
Estimated GBP 8.5m over the initial term. Bidders are invited to propose contributions to Wheatley's charitable foundation as part of community benefits. Tender valid until 26 January 2027.
Performance guarantee
Minimum 95% diversion from landfill at all waste transfer stations and route collections is a contract performance condition.
How to submit
Electronic via the PCS Postbox by 29 July 2026 12:00; tender pack + clarification note + amended instructions on the notice.
Clarifications
Via the PCS Q&A; a clarification note and amended instructions have already been issued.
Contract period
36 months + two 12-month extension options (max 5 years).
Classification
CPV 90514000 — Refuse recycling services 90500000 — Refuse and waste related services Scotland
Published on Public Contracts Scotland. The official notice is the authoritative version.