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Contract for Food Waste Treatment

Durham County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 23:46.

Opportunity overview

The 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

GAP ORGANICS LIMITED

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Published award value
£652.4k
Awarded
6 Feb 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 11293442
Location
Gateshead, UKC22, NE10 0ES, United Kingdom
Published award value
£652.4k
Awarded
6 Feb 2026
Award ID
2
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 06887312
Location
Buntingford, UKH23, SG9 0RU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
OPEN20251762
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Durham County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PMPB-8772-VYWM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMPB-8772-VYWM

Address

Street Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 5WB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
GAP ORGANICS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11293442

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11293442

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZMM-6726-NLQH

Address

Street Address
Gap House
Locality
Gateshead
Postal Code
NE10 0ES
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD
Id
GB-COH-06887312

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06887312

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDM-9181-NNJM

Address

Street Address
The Corn Store
Locality
Buntingford
Postal Code
SG9 0RU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Food Waste Treatment Contract - Lot 1
Status
pending
Date
6 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
6 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
782,915.4
Amount
652,429.5
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11293442
Name
GAP ORGANICS LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
17 Feb 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 months extension.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010981-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Feb 2026, 14:03
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
18 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
Contract for Food Waste Treatment - Lot 2
Status
pending
Date
6 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
6 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
782,915.4
Amount
652,429.5
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06887312
Name
WARRENS EMERALD BIOGAS LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
17 Feb 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 months extensions.

Related lots

2

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010981-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Feb 2026, 14:03
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
18 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Durham · UKC14 · DH1 5WB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 010981-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·