Contract awardedAnaerobic digestion

Kerbside Food Waste Treatment

The West service supplies sealed, covered roll-on/roll-off skips and provides weekly collection, transport and replacement. The East service receives food waste from five collection routes serving Annan, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Gretna and Lockerbie, with initial reception within approximately five road miles of the Dumfries MBT plant. Both lots require storage and anaerobic digestion treatment, with chain-of-custody waste duty-of-care reporting at least quarterly.

Awarded value
£83k
As published
Published
18 May 2023
Awarded
1 July 2026
Oakbank
Contract length
24 months
Ends 30 June 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Collection, reception, transport and anaerobic digestion treatment of household and commercial kerbside food waste, including compliant storage and recycling traceability.

  • Suitable skip with seals on the door and movable cover for food waste that may contain category 3 animal byproducts
  • Weekly collection, transport and replacement of the skip
  • Anaerobic digestion treatment at a suitable licensed facility approved to PAS 110, so the food waste can be accounted for as recycled under the waste hierarchy by SEPA’s WDF
  • Waste duty of care information for the whole chain of custody
  • Suitable reception facility for household and commercial food waste from the Council’s five collection routes, initially within approximately 5 miles by road of Dumfries MBT plant
  • Storage, transport if required, and treatment by certified PAS 110 anaerobic digestion, at the initial or a separate suitable facility
  • Treatment and recycling so the food waste can be accounted for as recycled under the waste hierarchy by SEPA’s WDF
LotEstimated valueSMEs
Food Waste (West)Not statedNot stated
Food Waste (West)Not statedNot stated
Food Waste (East)Not statedNot stated
Food Waste (East)Not statedNot stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Services contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
24 months
Contract dates
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
Certifications asked for
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012, The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (as amended), The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (as amended), Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permit, Waste Management Licence (WML), relevant Waste Exemption, Waste Carrier Licences, PAS110, APHA approval
Lots
4
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
90500000, 90510000, 90513000, 90513100

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Dumfries and Galloway Council

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/760035/kerbside-food-waste-treatment
Buyer reference
DGCC-00300
Last checked
4 November 2026

Dumfries and Galloway Council. Kerbside Food Waste Treatment. Contract award, 18 May 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/760035/kerbside-food-waste-treatment (accessed 4 November 2026).