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title: "Cannabis biodigester"
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# Cannabis biodigester

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cannabis-biodigester-ocds-h6vhtk-066e60). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire: "Cannabis biodigester". Published status: complete. Published Value: £33,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-nottinghamshire-GB-PPON-PGLQ-4189-YYPY)
- **Published Value:** £33,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 April 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKF
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £46,600 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cannabis-biodigester-ocds-h6vhtk-066e60#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066e60`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cannabis-biodigester-ocds-h6vhtk-066e60#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Please email richard.hughes@notts.police.uk if you wish to express an interest in this opportunity.

## Description
Nottinghamshire Police ("the contracting authority") wishes to procure a cannabis biodigester that renders seized cannabis plant material non-recoverable, converting it to grey water for lawful discharge under UK based environmental legislation. The machine
must be able to digest "fresh" plants as well as dried leaves with "gummy" edible cannabis products optional but preferred if possible. The machine must be able to handle ~20 tonnes per year. Suppliers must size the unit to meet or exceed this throughput. Suppliers must also note if fresh cannabis plants must be shredded or could be to improve machine efficiency. The unit will be installed at a secure police site and operated by trained police staff under chain-of-custody controls - it must therefore on machine show volumes digested with tamper proof logs preferred but optional. Odour control: sealed drum/process with no persistent odour in normal operation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Power Knot (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13675545`
  - Value: £46,600 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £46,600
  - Signed Date: 12/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024947-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-13T06:29:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:58:19.450Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066e60