Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Highland Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Biffa Waste Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £961,560
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Refuse recycling services (CPV 90514000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 006154-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jan 2026
- Published23 Jan 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
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. Additional information: Contract duration 1 + 1 year
About the supplier
Biffa Waste Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00946107).