Awarded contract

Provision of Receipting and Treatment of WUDS/POPS Waste Material

Details

Buyer: Highland Council
Supplier(s): MVV Enviroment Baldovie Ltd
Value: £475,000
Topic: Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
Published: 24 April 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

This contract is for the treatment of Bulky Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (WUDS) that may contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to ensure their destruction. The Contract includes the safe receipting, handling and thermal destruction of the waste in accordance with all regulations and statutory guidance. The contract is for an initial period of one year. Lot 1: This contract is a direct award under PC(S)R 2015 Regulation 33.

Timeline

Completed: Award date16 April 2026
Completed: Award published24 April 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Highland Council is the local authority for Scotland's largest council area and runs procurement through a dedicated Procurement Unit. Smaller purchases are handled as direct quotations, with staff approaching at least three suppliers. Commercial and Procurement Shared Services pools buying expertise across Highland, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils.

The Supplier Development Programme offers free bid training to businesses bidding for council contracts.

Over the past 5 years, most of Highland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@highland-council.gov