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Contract Award Notice

Provision of food waste reprocessing

  • First published: 14 August 2026
  • Last modified: 14 August 2026
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
East Lothian Council
Authority ID:
AA21139
Publication date:
14 August 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

East Lothian Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to provide capacity at a facility for the receipt and treatment to a standard which is deemed BSI PAS 100/110 compliant of separately collected food waste.

Please note that the organic waste will be delivered by the Council to the Service Provider’s nominated Treatment Facility or Reception Point using Council‑operated vehicles.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

East Lothian Council

John Muir House

Haddington, East Lothian

EH41 3HA

UK

E-mail: procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM73

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Provision of food waste reprocessing

Reference number: ELC-26-0769

II.1.2) Main CPV code

90500000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

East Lothian Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to provide capacity at a facility for the receipt and treatment to a standard which is deemed BSI PAS 100/110 compliant of separately collected food waste.

Please note that the organic waste will be delivered by the Council to the Service Provider’s nominated Treatment Facility or Reception Point using Council‑operated vehicles.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

90500000

77120000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM73

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

East Lothian Council has a requirement to transfer for the treatment and recovery of approximately 70 tonnes of Organic Waste per week. This tonnage is indicative only and may vary over the duration of the Contract. No guarantee is given or implied as to the actual quantities of Organic Waste that may be delivered.

Organic Waste will be delivered by the Council to the Service Provider’s nominated Treatment Facility or Reception Point using Council‑operated vehicles.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 30

Price / Weighting:  70

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

The stated value includes the estimated value of any potential contract extension periods available under the contract.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2026/S 000-051182

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: ELC-26-0769

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27/07/2026

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Biogen UK Limited

Milton Parc

Milton Ernest

MK44 1YU

UK

NUTS: UKM73

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 400 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Please note that the initial contract term is one year. The stated contract value is dependent on the actual waste tonnage arising during the contract period and includes the estimated value of any potential contract extension periods.

(SC Ref:840090)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Edinburgh

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

13/08/2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
77120000 Composting services Agricultural services
90500000 Refuse and waste related services Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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