Official UK procurement notice
Food Waste Collection and Treatment
Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value£320,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFood Waste Collection and Treatment. Collection is required from the Councils contracted supplier for waste services and the need for an anaerobic digestion facility close to the waste disposal facility in Newton Aycliffe.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Dec 2025, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2025, 15:16 GMT
- Authority reference
PB2025-00241- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079432- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ee20Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The supplier is local to the Council and best placed to provide the service, reducing the miles travelled from collection to treatment centre, providing a reduction in carbon. They are the only supplier within a reasonable distance from the waste disposal facility.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published3 Dec 2025, 15:16 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £320,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: The Council may extend the Contract for a period of 2 x 12 months by providing the Contractor with notice in writing. If no contract issues. | £320,000 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender