Official UK procurement notice
Contract for Food Waste Treatment
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£1,276,685total for 2 lots · £1,532,022 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 6 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to GAP ORGANICS LIMITED, WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 18 Jan 2029 · up to 18 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 19 Jan 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,276,685 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1County Durham - NorthAwardedRenewal North East, North West +7Published value£638,343
Lot 1 covers the North region of County Durham.
Lot #2County Durham - SouthAwardedRenewal North EastPublished value£638,342
Lot 2 covers the South region of County Durham.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 30%
- Price: 65%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Technical
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN20251762- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065947- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Contract for Food Waste Treatment - OPEN20251762
Timeline
13 Mar 2025 → 17 Feb 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published13 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMT
- Market engagement31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST
Issue of formal market engagement
Face to face market engagement sessions - 19 & 26/3/2025
- Tender notice published377 days ago16 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
- Clarification questions by342 days ago20 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by295 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts282 days ago19 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent264 days ago6 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Standstill ends252 days ago17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2025, 14:33 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,276,68516 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
- Status changed to active16 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT16 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
- Contract award notice published6 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Contract signature expected18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £1,304,8592 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · County Durham - North1 award | |||
| GAP ORGANICS LIMITEDFood Waste Treatment Contract - Lot 11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months extension. | £652,430 | 6 Feb 2026standstill to 17 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · County Durham - South1 award | |||
| WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTDContract for Food Waste Treatment - Lot 21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensions. | £652,430 | 6 Feb 2026standstill to 17 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · County Durham - North | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · County Durham - South | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- GAP ORGANICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Contract for Food Waste Treatment - OPEN20251762
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender