Official UK procurement notice
Lot 2 - Biowaste training - Aerobic treatment
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£171,200envelope for 2 lots · £205,440 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2025awarded 23 Jan 2026
Awarded to Renewable Energy Association2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 25 Aug 2028 · up to 25 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 26 Aug 2025
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe EA's ambition is to provide a programme of training which supports EA officers in their biowaste capability journey. We have formal learning interventions in place, Operational Instructions which detail process, on the job coaching and mentoring in respect to assuring compliance within the biowaste sector, and tools which are used to provide a consistent and risk-based approach to regulation.
CPV: Specialist training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£171,200 together) · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1Anaerobic Treatment of Waste (T589)AwardedRenewalPublished value£85,600
At the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Identify the role of AD in energy security and describe the drivers of the AD market.
- Describe the biochemistry of AD, including identifying and understanding the critical process monitoring parameters.
- Identify the aspects of AD plant design. This should include plant & equipment design and installation in accordance with the Waste Treatment BREF and biowaste appropriate measures.
- Identify waste feedstock management methods and describe the problem scenarios.
- Identify examples of failures, explain the root cause of failures and the importance of good design and feedstock control.
- Identify the role of Animal By-products regulations.
- Evaluate process control measures at sites. This includes reviewing monitoring results to determine the consequences of poor control and the identification of instability within the AD process.
- Identify the variety of AD technologies, including biogas upgrading technology and carbon capture.
- Describe the requirements and environmental challenges from digestate storage, treatment & use.
- Describe the role of end of waste quality protocols or resource frameworks for digestate.
- Perform troubleshooting of problems.
- Understand the health and safety risks associated with anaerobic digestion activities.
- Perform competent and thorough technical regulatory assessments.
- Identify the specific challenges posed by sewage sludge anaerobic digestion sites.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
None
Lot #2Aerobic Treatment of Waste (T593)AwardedRenewalPublished value£85,600
At the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Identify the role of aerobic treatment of waste in the UK economy and describe its interaction with government policy (such as the Simpler Recycling reforms).
- Identify the aspects of aerobic treatment site processes and plant design. This should include plant & equipment design and operation in accordance with the Waste Treatment BREF and biowaste appropriate measures.
- Describe the biochemistry of composting in both open and closed systems.
- Identify waste feedstock management methods and describe the problem scenarios.
- Identify examples of failures, explain the root cause of failures and the importance of good design and feedstock control.
- Identify the role of Animal By-products regulations in aerobic treatments of waste.
- Evaluate critical process monitoring parameters. This includes reviewing monitoring results to determine the consequences of poor control and identification of instability within aerobic processes.
- Identify the different aerobic treatment technologies including composting, MBT and thermophilic aerobic digestion (TAD) processes.
- Describe the requirements and environmental challenges from compost storage, treatment & use.
- Describe the role of end of waste quality protocols or resource frameworks for compost.
- Perform troubleshooting of problems.
- Perform competent and thorough technical regulatory assessments.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
None
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Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
- Condition of participation
None
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 13 Jun 2025, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 07:36 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032370- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0548c2Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defra Group eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Jun 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published13 Jun 2025, 15:58 BST
- Clarification questions by26 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts26 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published246 days ago13 Feb 2026, 07:36 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025- Tender notice published13 Jun 2025, 15:58 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published13 Feb 2026, 07:26 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 07:26 GMT
- Contract details notice published13 Feb 2026, 07:36 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £127,9062 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 23 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Anaerobic Treatment of Waste (T589)1 award | |||
| Renewable Energy Association | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Aerobic Treatment of Waste (T593)1 award | |||
| Renewable Energy Association | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Biowaste training - Anaerobic Treatment · Renewable Energy Association
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2026
- Value
- £65,303
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Feb 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 1 Year Extensions
Lot 2 - Biowaste training - Aerobic treatment · Renewable Energy Association
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2026
- Value
- £62,603
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Feb 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 1 Year Extensions
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Renewable Energy AssociationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender