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title: "The Reception, Collection and Treatment of Food Waste"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843013"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Glasgow City Council"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# The Reception, Collection and Treatment of Food Waste

Buyer: Glasgow City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843013

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## Summary

Glasgow City Council procured food-waste collection, reception and treatment services for Glasgow. The requirement covers food waste delivered by the Council to the contractor, collections from Council locations when requested, and food waste collected from commercial premises such as restaurants and bars across the city. Treatment must maximise recycling through approved methods, principally anaerobic digestion or in-vessel composting, producing quality compost and/or biogas. Food waste collected from kerbside residential properties as part of the comingled garden-waste service is outside the requirement. This is a waste-management service within the environmental and recycling sector, classified under CPV 90500000. Delivery is centred on Glasgow and includes Council sites and the contractor’s treatment facilities.

This procurement has been awarded and the process is complete. Glasgow City Council used an open procedure under the SXL Framework Agreement for Organic Waste, Lot 1, Food Waste. One electronic bid was received, from an SME, and the contract was awarded to energen biogas. The award was made on 30 June 2026 and the contract is active. The contract value is £159,750 excluding any further financial detail published for the requirement. The single lot required at least 95% of all food waste received under the contract to be recycled by the supplier or a nominated subcontractor. The award relates to one supplier and one requirement; no separate lot values or multiple awards apply.

This award shows a defined requirement for a specialist organics and food-waste operator serving a major local authority. A credible future competitor would need facilities and operational capacity to receive Council-delivered waste, collect from Council locations when required, and manage commercial food waste from premises across Glasgow. Technical capability in anaerobic digestion or in-vessel composting is central, together with the ability to produce quality compost or biogas and demonstrate recycling performance of at least 95%. Suppliers should be able to work to BSI PAS 110 or PAS 100 requirements, manage compliant treatment and reporting, and use suitable nominated subcontractors where needed. The single SME bid indicates that specialist smaller operators can compete through the relevant framework route.

## Notice

The Council requires a suitably qualified contractor to provide the collection, reception, and treatment of food waste. The successful supplier will be responsible for receiving food waste delivered by the Council, collecting food waste from Council locations when required, and processing the waste through approved recycling methods such as anaerobic digestion or in-vessel composting in accordance with BSI PAS 110 or PAS 100 standards. A minimum of 95% of all food waste received under the contract must be recycled, producing quality compost and/or biogas outputs. The contract also includes food waste collected from commercial premises across the city; however, food waste collected from kerbside residential properties as part of the comingled garden waste service is excluded from the scope of this requirement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The council requires a suitable contractor for the Collection, Reception, and Treatment of Food Waste. The supplier will be required to: - Receive Food Waste materials delivered by the council. - Collect Food Waste materials from council locations as requested by the council. - Process / Treat Food Waste to maximise the recycling either via anaerobic digestion, or in-vessel composting, meeting the requirements of BSI PAS 110, or BSI PAS 100. - It is a minimum requirement of this tender exercise is that 95% of all contract waste received will be recycled by the supplier or a nominated sub-contractor. The processed food waste will produce a quality compost and / or biogas output. A commercial food waste collection service is also provided to restaurants/bars within the city, and this waste stream is within the scope of the tender. Residents within kerbside properties collect their food waste comingled within their garden waste bin and the food waste from these properties is not within the scope of this tender.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564528 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £159,750 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Glasgow City Council |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | energen biogas |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564528

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564528
  The Reception, Collection and Treatment of Food Waste - The Council requires a suitably qualified contractor to provide the collection, reception, and treatment of food waste. The successful supplier will be responsible for receiving food waste delivered by the Council, collecting food waste from Council locations when required, and processing the waste through approved recycling methods such as anaerobic digestion or in-vessel composting in accordance with BSI PAS 110 or PAS 100 standards. A minimum of 95% of all food waste received under the contract must be recycled, producing quality compost and/or biogas outputs. The contract also includes food waste collected from commercial premises across the city; however, food waste collected from kerbside residential properties as part of the comingled garden waste service is excluded from the scope of this requirement.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.glasgow.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843013
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court/

## Provenance

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