AwardedAwarded 19 August 2026

Provision of Skip Services

The Highland Council · Local authority

In brief

The Highland Council awarded waste work to Seafield Park Transport, Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd) and Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd on 19 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £5,300,000 excluding VAT.

It is split into 5 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The Authority requires the servicing of skip containers used for the storage of a range of recyclable materials and / or waste including Special Waste, namely wrapped bonded asbestos at Highland Council Recycling Centres and Transfer Stations. The appointed Lot contractors are required to collect skip containers from the Council’s sites and transport them to a range of appointed treatment / disposal facilities at various named destinations on an as and when required basis.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Inverness & Inner Moray Firth
What this lot covers

Provision of skips of various sizes, including delivery, exchange and collection services across the Council area. This includes both planned and ad hoc requirements.

Waste and street cleansing—
Skye
What this lot covers

Collection, transport and disposal of green, wood and inert waste contained within skips. The Contractor must ensure compliance with all relevant waste management legislation and maximise recycling where possible.

Waste and street cleansing—
Lochaber
What this lot covers

Provision of skip and waste management services for specific waste types requiring specialist handling (e.g. segregated materials or regulated waste streams). Contractors must hold appropriate licences for the waste types managed.

Waste and street cleansing—
Plasterboard
What this lot covers

Provision of skips and associated services on a scheduled or ad hoc basis for the collection of Plasterboard for onward transport to treatment site.

Waste and street cleansing—
Asbestos
What this lot covers

Provision of specialist services for the collection, transport and disposal of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). Provision of skips and associated services on a scheduled or ad hoc basis for the collection of Asbestos for onward transport to treatment site. Contractors must hold appropriate hazardous waste and asbestos handling licences.

Waste and street cleansing—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Seafield Park Transport (SME)
4 bids received
Inverness & Inner Moray Firth£4,317,924
Seafield Park Transport (SME)
5 bids received
Skye£1,035,622
Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd) (SME)
1 bid received
Lochaber£1,599,979
Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd (SME)
2 bids received
Plasterboard£519,150
Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd (SME)
1 bid received
Asbestos£16,174

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice · notice 053521-2026
  2. Contract notice (update) · notice 058074-2026
  3. Contract award notice · notice 085157-2026

About the buyer

The Highland CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

28

Awards

19

Suppliers it has used most for waste

  • Biffa Waste Services Limited1 contract
  • Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd)1 contract
  • MVV Enviroment Baldovie Ltd1 contract
  • Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd1 contract
  • Seafield Park Transport1 contract

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From notice 053521-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 June 2026, last updated 9 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.