Official UK procurement notice
Kerbside Food Waste Treatment
Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis tender process is for participation in the Contract(s) for service providers to receive, treat and/or dispose of kerbside food waste in the East and West of the region with a view to managing the waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy.
- Recurrence: On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is Two years) and any exercised extensions.
CPV: Household-refuse disposal services · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Food Waste (West)AwardedRenewal
Summary of Lot 1 Requirements:
Provision of a suitable skip with seals on the door and movable cover that is compliant to store and transport food waste that may contain category 3 animal byproducts, specification of the skip to be agreed with Dumfries and Galloway Council Waste Services.
Weekly servicing (i.e., collection, transport, and replacement) of said skip as required.
Treatment of the food waste by anaerobic digestion at a suitable licensed facility approved to Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 110 to ensure that the food waste can be accounted for as recycled under the waste hierarchy by SEPA’s WDF.
Timely provision of the waste duty of care information for the whole chain of custody (i.e., from collection by the successful bidder from DGC’s SZWP until final treatment or end of waste criteria is achieved) on a minimum quarterly basis and possibly monthly.
Service Model 1 – The Service Provider provides the appropriately sized skip container and suitable collection vehicle and collects the materials from the Council’s Nominated Facility or Facilities and treats and recycles the material as appropriate. The Service Provider is to provide suitable roll-on roll-off skips and collection vehicles as required.
Lot #2Food Waste (East)AwardedRenewal
Summary of Lot 2 requirements:
Provision of a suitable reception facility to receive household and commercial food waste collection by DGC via 5 collection routes serving the towns of Annan, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Gretna and Lockerbie.
The initial reception facility should be within approximately 5 miles by road of Dumfries MBT plant, DG1 3PG (full address given above).
Storage, transport (if required) and treatment by certified PAS 110 anaerobic digestion of DGC’s food waste, either at the initial reception facility or at a suitable separate facility, to ensure that the food waste can be accounted for as recycled under the waste hierarchy by SEPA’s WDF.
Timely provision of the waste duty of care information for the whole chain of custody (i.e., from delivery by DGC into the initial Nominated Facility (i.e., the initial reception facility) until final treatment or end of waste criteria is achieved) on a minimum quarterly basis and possibly monthly.
The Council deliver materials to the Service Provider’s initial Nominated Facility (initial reception facility). The Service Provider receives, store and treats the materials or receives, stores and provides a suitable vehicle and transports the materials from their Nominated Facility or Facilities and treats and recycles the material as appropriate.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Bidders should hold any and all of the following licences: The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012; The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (as amended); and The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (as amended) or the equivalent legislation in England and Wales, for all Waste Treatment facilities the bidder is offering, as issued by SEPA or their equivalent body in other jurisdictions. Details of the local Environmental Agency office that issued the licence(s) for the site or facility proposed should be provided.
Tenderers for all Lots must have the appropriate Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permit, Waste Management Licence (WML) or relevant Waste Exemption demonstrating that their proposed initial waste destination (Service Provider’s Nominated Facility) can legally accept, store, and treat etc. any waste stream bid for.
Hold the required Waste Carrier Licences (or exemptions) in accordance with the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991 or equivalent.
Skip Provision – sealed, open topped skip with suitable sliding roof or cover, which is suitable for the safe and compliant transport of ABPR Category 3 food waste. (Lot 1)
Reception Facility – must have suitable WML and APHA approval to accept and store Cat 3 animal by-products under the Animal By-Products Regulations (ABPR) (Lot 2)
Treatment facility must be PAS110 AD plant and …
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is Two years) and any exercised extensions.
- First published
- 18 May 2023, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Apr 2026 – …
- Authority reference
DGCC-00300- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064276- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cd85Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For details of the conditions relevant to the contract, please see the Kerbside Food Waste Treatment Invitation to Tender and Specification documents in the Public Contracts Scotland Tender site Buyer Attachments area of ITT 52973.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:836930)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Sept 2023 → 8 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected4 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline183 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened183 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published111 days ago8 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Status changed to active23 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST23 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMT
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Food Waste (West)1 award | |||
| Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.SME | £82,680 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Food Waste (East)1 award | |||
| Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.SME | £228,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Food Waste (West) · Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £82,680
- Status
- active
Food Waste (East) · Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £228,800
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Food Waste (West) | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Food Waste (East) | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria