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# Contract for Food Waste Treatment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-food-waste-treatment-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Contract for Food Waste Treatment". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,276,685. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £1,276,685 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKC1, UKC14, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,304,859 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-food-waste-treatment-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83`

## 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/contract-for-food-waste-treatment-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2Flogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-food-waste-treatment-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83#participate

## Description
The Environment Act (2021) has placed a new statutory duty on Local Authorities to separately collect food waste from households by April 2026. To comply with the Environment Act (2021) the Council will provide a food waste collection service to all businesses and households across the County from 1st April 2026. This procurement is for a contractor/contractors to treat Durham County food waste.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: County Durham - North
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £638,343
- **Description:** Lot 1 covers the North region of County Durham.
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 18/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: County Durham - South
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £638,342
- **Description:** Lot 2 covers the South region of County Durham.
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 18/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Food Waste Treatment Contract - Lot 1 (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **GAP ORGANICS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11293442`
  - Value: £652,430 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/02/2026

- **Award:** Contract for Food Waste Treatment - Lot 2 (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:06887312`
  - Value: £652,430 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065947-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-06T14:03:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:51:39.158Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83