Contract award · 18 May 2026

Hawking pest control (Use of a hawk for bird control) at Banchory and Ellon Waste Transfer Stations: Banchory (Crow's Nest) Waste Transfer Station

Aberdeenshire Council awarded “Hawking pest control (Use of a hawk for bird…” to Presly Pest Control Ltd for £56,876. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionWaste, cleaning & environmentalScotland

Value across 2 lots £56,876

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Aberdeenshire Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£56,876 across 2 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Waste, cleaning & environmental · Pest-control services (CPV 90922000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 May 2026
  2. Published20 May 2026Published 2 days after the contract date

Description

Bird control by use of a hawk is required at Crow’s Nest waste transfer station. Birds frequent this location due to the availability of food and nesting space. Under the contract with property nesting birds are dealt with however through much of the year birds are still numerous at this location in particular with no evidence if nesting.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Hawking pest control (Use of a hawk for bird control) at Banchory and Ellon Waste Transfer Stations: Banchory (Crow's Nest) Waste Transfer StationPresly Pest Control Ltd SME£28,438
Hawking pest control (Use of a hawk for bird control) at Banchory and Ellon Waste Transfer Stations: Ellon Waste Transfer StationPresly Pest Control Ltd SME£28,438

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