The document was published on 4 July, giving notice that the council will be holding a market engagement day on 9 August to “gauge the interest and capacity of potential contractors” prior to launching the full £7 million tender for the work in September.
Glasgow received a £21 million grant from the Scottish government’s Recycling Improvement Fund earlier this year to boost recycling rates. The SNP-controlled authority set aside £17 million for the new 50,000 tonne MRF, with £4 million to be used to rollout a twin-stream service.
The planned plant will be housed on the council-owned land on Easter Queenslie Road, which used to be a household waste and recycling centre and a cleaning depot.
The site of the proposed plant can be seen below.
In the notice, the council said the new MRF will be linked to the its transition towards a twin-team recycling service and will be able to process the remaining commingled materials, metals, plastics, and cartons.
Contract
In May, Glasgow awarded a three-year contract worth £1.3 million per annum to the Northern Irish company Re-Gen Waste, in a deal which will see recyclables transported to the company’s MRF in Newry for processing.
The council said it is working towards a post commissioning handover of the MRF from mid-2026 and estimate a publishing date for the contract notice for the MRF by 4 September 2023.
Glasgow council also awarded a £216,00 consultancy contract earlier this year to SLR Consulting for help with the plant.
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