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Provision of West Ardnamurchan Refuse & Recycling Collections[E15]

Inverness, United KingdomHighland Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want
The Highland Council requires a contractor to operate refuse and recycling collections in West Ardnamurchan and facilitate the running of the Kilchoan Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 16 Oct 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
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Deadline[E5]
16 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E12]
16 Oct 2026
Procedure[E11]
Open procedure
Last checked
2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Highland Council requires a contractor to operate refuse and recycling collections in West Ardnamurchan and facilitate the running of the Kilchoan Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UKM6.[E7]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.[E8]
  • ConditionThe procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.[E9]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2030.[E3]
  • DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E14]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document rls-32-OCT566801

Evidence

15 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Highland Council.

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 90500000.

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Lot 1 runs from 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2030.

    “2027-01-01T00:00:00Z to 2030-12-31T00:00:00Z”

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Public Contracts Scotland publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    Tenders must be submitted by 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.

    “2026-11-16T12:00:00Z”

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The Highland Council requires a contractor to operate refuse and recycling collections in West Ardnamurchan and facilitate the running of the Kilchoan Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station.”

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: UKM6.

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.

    “GPA”

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/coveredBy, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The procedure is: Open procedure.

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The notice was published on 16 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-16T00:00:00Z”

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    Public Contracts Scotland gives the tender status as active.

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice explains how to submit a tender.

    “https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk”

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    The notice is titled "Provision of West Ardnamurchan Refuse & Recycling Collections".

    Document rls-32-OCT566801, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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