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

Argyll and Bute Council
Scotland
Open procedure
1 September 2026 to 3 March 2032

The contract covers the management of waste infrastructure including waste transfer stations, recycling centres, recycling deposit points, and landfill sites across Oban, Lorn, the inner islands, Mid Argyll, Kintyre, Bute, and Cowal. This is a short-term service provision following the expiry of a previous PPP arrangement, requiring the operator to maintain existing service levels while the council determines a long-term delivery model.

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Awarded value: £5.6m; As published
Published: 11 June 2025
Awarded: 1 September 2026; Biffa
Contract length: 66 months; Ends 3 March 2032

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of comprehensive waste management services including waste transfer stations, recycling centres, recycling deposit points, and landfill site management operations.

Continued provision of services within the Contract Area including mechanical biological treatment adapted to become WTSs, Waste Transfer Stations, Recycling Centres, Recycling Deposit Points and management of Landfill Sites

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 66 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 90 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2026 to 3 March 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 3
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90500000, 90513000, 90533000, 90514000

Services in this contract

Waste transfer station operation and bulk haulageMain service£2.1m typicalOperation of waste transfer stations under replacement PPP contract
Household waste recycling centre operation£17.5m typicalOperation of recycling centres
Landfill site operation, aftercare and landfill gas£200k typicalManagement of landfill sites

Lifecycle

Published
11 June 2025
Contract awardedto Biffa
1 September 2026
Contract starts
1 September 2026
Contract ends
3 March 2032

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Argyll and Bute Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/362566/waste-management-services-following-expiry-of-the-council-s-public-private-partn
Buyer reference: org-8
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000810754
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Argyll and Bute Council. Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Arrangements. Contract award, 11 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/362566/waste-management-services-following-expiry-of-the-council-s-public-private-partn (accessed 5 November 2026).