Management and Operation of Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC)

South Lanarkshire Council seeks to secure the services of a suitably qualified service provider to deliver the management and operation of the Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres, including the treatment, disposal, and recycling of the waste and recycling streams collected via the sites.

The Council’s current contract is due to expire on 31 March 2024. The Council is considering a contract period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further period not exceeding 5 years.

Locations of HWRC Sites:

The sites that shall be included in this procurement are located at Larkhall, Strathaven, East Kilbride, Blantyre and Rutherglen.

Location Site Address Waste Management Licence No.

Larkhall Strutherhill Industrial Estate, Larkhall, ML9 2WW WML/W/22041

Strathaven Hamilton Road Industrial Estate, Strathaven, ML10 6UB WML/W/20031

East Kilbride Peel Park Place, East Kilbride, G74 5LU WML/W/20030

Blantyre East Avenue, Blantyre Industrial Estate, Blantyre, G72 0XF WML/W/22041

Rutherglen Cambuslang Road, Eastfield, Rutherglen,G72 1AP WML/W/22026

The Council also owns and operates a HWRC site located at Castlehill Industrial Estate, Carluke, ML8 5UF, Waste Management Licence No. WML/W/00145 with an adjoining Waste Transfer Station. The Council may be interested in including the management and operation of Carluke HWRC site during the new contract.

The successful service provider will be required to take responsibility of the sites’ Waste Management Licences and to enter into an Occupancy Agreement with the Council for each of the sites.

Site Opening Hours:

The sites’ opening hours are as follows:

1st April – 30th September Monday – Friday 9:00am – 8:00pm

Saturday 9:00am – 7:00pm

Sunday 9:00am – 6:00pm

1st October – 31st October Monday – Sunday 8:00am – 5:00pm

The site opening hours at Carluke are currently:

1st April – 30th September Monday – Friday 8:00am – 8:00pm

(closed 12:30pm – 1:00pm & 5:00pm – 5:30pm daily)

Saturday & Sunday 8:00am – 5:00pm

(closed 12:30pm – 1:00pm daily)

1st October – 31st October Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

(closed 12:30pm – 1:00pm daily)

Saturday & Sunday 8:00am – 4:00pm

(closed 12:30pm – 1:00pm daily)

All sites are closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Quantities & Composition of Waste & Recycling Materials:

The annual total quantities and composition of waste and recycling materials for the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 (April – January), are detailed in Appendix 1 to this Contract Information.

Estimated Contract Value:

The estimated total value of the contract is 3,525,000 GBP per annum and is based on the current frequency of waste and recyclate material collected via the sites excluding Carluke, at current 2022/23 rates excluding VAT.

Disposal/Treatment/Recycling Facilities’ Details:

The successful service provider shall be required to provide details of the treatment, disposal and recycling arrangements including End Destination details for all the waste and recycling materials collected and processed via the contract.

Additional information on each of the Council’s HWRC sites can be found using the links to the Council’s website which have been provided within the attached Contract Information document.. A soft market testing questionnaire has been attached for completion. The Council request that you complete and return the questionnaire following registering your interest on the Prior Information Notice. Please return the completed questionnaire by close of business on Friday 31 March 2023.

A soft market testing questionnaire has been attached for completion. The Council request that you complete and return the questionnaire following registering your interest on the Prior Information Notice. Please return the completed questionnaire by close of business on Friday 31 March 2023.