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Published 4 Apr 2025, 15:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design, Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Acceptance Testing of Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant

Official notice

Authority: LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - limited competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£2,520,000≈ £2.7m / year · £3,024,000 inc. VAT
Awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to MARCHES BIOGAS LIMITED
Contract term 11 moends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 4 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this design and build project is for an overarching design and anaerobic digestion (AD) system that broadly includes:

  • Source separated food waste feed & ancillary system
  • Reception hall (A300) pit sump management system
  • Digester raw waste buffer tank(s)
  • Pump upgrades & ancillary systems
  • Heat exchanger upgrades & ancillary systems
  • Pasteurisation tank(s) & ancillary system
  • Effluent buffer tank(s) & ancillary system (solid-liquid separation of digestate to enable future accreditation to PAS 110)

To do this, the supplier will carry out the following activities through their programme of works:

  • Design of the AD plant inclusive of civil engineering, structural engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, systems engineering, and temporary works design.
  • Procurement and supply of AD assets whilst prioritising the Authority's key objectives of safety, reliability, efficiency, ease of maintenance, and simplicity.
  • Installation of assets inclusive of delivery and positioning, systems integration, control and monitoring installation, and quality and safety verification.
  • Commissioning activities including but not limited to system checks and functional testing, subsystem integration testing, calibration and controls, operational simulation, and regulatory compliance.
  • Acceptance testing to ensure the AD Plant operates at capacity, achieves design criteria, and complies with any relevant regulatory and contractual obligations.

CPV: Digestion plant construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 11 moSME
Contract period: 4 Aug 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (11 mo)
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Apr 2025, 15:23 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000637
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Digestion plant construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd87 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 Apr 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Apr 2025, 15:23 BST
  2. Market engagement
    2 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    Note - questionnaires must be returned by the above date.

    Interested organisations are invited to:

    • Register on LRL's e-tender portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)
    • Navigate to the market engagement project (under current opportunities - choose organisation 'Lancashire Renewables Limited' in the "narrow your results" filter box to bring up the project)
    • Express interest in the opportunity, following which you will receive an automated email with a link to the project documents. An NDA should be visible on the portal when you follow the link.
    • Review, sign and return the NDA either via the portal or by email, following which LRL will issue to you the market engagement questionnaire. The questionnaire contains more detail concerning the project background and sourcing approach, an outline plant process description and process flow diagram, and the questionnaire requiring your response.
    • Return your completed questionnaire on the portal or via email by the closing date of 02/05/2025.

    LRL intends to invite up to two questionnaire responders to its site (PR26 6TB) to engage in open discussion and present their capabilities and ideas in support of the delivery of the LRL's tender project. The dates reserved for site visits are 14/05/2025 and 15/05/2025. Shortly following the site visit, LRL will notify the contractor as to whether they will be invited to the tender process scheduled June 2025.

    If LRL does not receive adequate responses to the preliminary market engagement questionnaire, it may award the contract directly without competition. In this context, "adequate" means at least one response to the market engagement questionnaire and a further engagement meeting that demonstrates good capability and capacity to meet the scope of LRL's project.

  3. Contract starts
    4 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published289 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Apr 2025, 15:23 BST
    UK2
  2. Contract details notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    6 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,231,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MARCHES BIOGAS LIMITEDSME£4,231,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Design, Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Acceptance Testing of Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant · MARCHES BIOGAS LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    16 Dec 2025
    Value
    £4,231,000
    Period
    16 Dec 2025 – 13 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 05881147 · GB-PPON: PYPB-7495-RHWR Environmental Education Centre, Farington Waste Recovery Park, Sustainability Way, Leyland, North West, PR26 6TBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MARCHES BIOGAS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06855656GB-PPON: PZCN-6725-RVGG Windsor House, Cheltenham, South West, GL50 3ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure