Provision of Skip Services

What this is

Highland Council is procuring skip container services for its Recycling Centres and Transfer Stations across five geographic/material lots: Inverness & Inner Moray Firth, Skye, Lochaber, plasterboard (Highland-wide) and asbestos (Highland-wide, specialist ACM handling). Contractors collect skips from Council sites and transport to appointed treatment/disposal facilities as required. Estimated GBP 5,300,000 excluding VAT over 60 months, extendable by up to 24 months; open procedure on Public Contracts Scotland.

Key points

• 5-lot skip services for Highland Council recycling centres (incl. specialist asbestos lot)
• GBP 5.3m est., 60 months + up to 24-month extensions
• Deadline 20 July 2026 12:00 via PCS Postbox
• Waste Carrier + GVO licences and EL/PL £5m are mandatory; asbestos licences for Lot 5
• Price 60% / quality 40% per lot
• Remote-geography logistics (Skye, Lochaber) transported to Inverness treatment sites

Who can bid

Open procedure via the PCS SPD; bid for any or all of the 5 lots. Gates: Waste Carrier registration, GVO licence, H&S policy, credit-rating check, EL/PL GBP 5m insurance; asbestos licences for Lot 5.

• Waste Carrier + GVO (+ asbestos licences for Lot 5)
• EL GBP 5m / PL GBP 5m

How it is scored

Quality 40% · Price 60% Price 60% / quality 40% on every lot.

Money

Estimated GBP 5.3m excluding VAT across all lots over 5 years; planned + ad hoc demand, no volume guarantee.

Performance guarantee

Compliance with all waste-management legislation; recycling to be maximised.

How to submit

Electronic via the PCS Postbox by 20 July 2026 12:00; licences and policy attached as a single zip.

Clarifications

Via the PCS Q&A after recording interest.

Contract period

60 months with multiple extension options up to a further 24 months by mutual agreement.

Classification

CPV 90500000 — Refuse and waste related services Scotland