Contract award · 1 Sep 2026

Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Arrangements

Argyll and Bute Council awarded “Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership…” to Biffa Waste Services Ltd for £5.61m on 1 Sep 2026.

Waste, cleaning & environmentalScotland

Value £5.61m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Argyll and Bute Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£5,608,358.77
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Waste, cleaning & environmental · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services (CPV 90513000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Sep 2026
  2. Published15 Sep 2026Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

The Council is currently party to a PPP Contract, with services provided by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). The PPP Contract includes infrastructure and requirements associated with mechanical biological treatment (MBT) (which will have been adapted to become WTSs prior to the commencement of this Contract), Waste Transfer Stations (WTS Sites), Recycling Centres (RC Sites), Recycling Deposit Points (RDPs) and management of Landfill Sites. The PPP Contract, which covers Oban and Lorn together with the inner islands, Mid Argyll and Kintyre, Bute and Cowal expires at the end of September 3rd, 2026. In the short-term, the Council has a requirement to procure continued provision of services within the ‘Contract Area’ whilst further consideration is given to the preferred longer-term service configuration and delivery model. The Services required under this Contract are detailed within Schedule Part 4 – Services Specification and further information provided in the Specification Appendices…

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