Contract for Food Waste Treatment

Durham County Council
North East
Open procedure
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

The contract involves the acceptance and processing of food waste via anaerobic digestion to produce digestate. The provider is responsible for maintaining designated delivery points and contingency sites to ensure consistent service delivery in compliance with statutory requirements for food waste management.

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Awarded value: £652k; As published
Published: 13 March 2025
Awarded: 6 February 2026; Warrens Emerald Biogas Ltd and Gap Organics Limited
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Separate regional lot

Provision of anaerobic digestion treatment services for municipal food waste collected from households and businesses across the region.

Accept all Contract Waste delivered by Durham County Council to designated facilities or delivery points, including contingency sites, for the County Durham North region.
Treat all Target Materials via Anaerobic Digestion to produce digestate.
Accept all Contract Waste delivered by Durham County Council to designated facilities or delivery points, including contingency sites, for the County Durham South region.

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Separate regional lot
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90500000

Services in this contract

Food waste treatment and anaerobic digestionMain service£500k typicalAnaerobic digestion treatment of County Durham food waste

Lifecycle

Published
13 March 2025
Contract awardedto Warrens Emerald Biogas Ltd and Gap Organics Limited
6 February 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

The buyer

Durham County Council

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Warrens Emerald Biogas Ltd

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Gap Organics Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/319635/contract-for-food-waste-treatment
Buyer reference: OPEN20251762
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ec83
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Durham County Council. Contract for Food Waste Treatment. Contract award, 13 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/319635/contract-for-food-waste-treatment (accessed 5 November 2026).