Public Contracts Scotland

Provision of food waste reprocessing

East Lothian Council

Awarded
services
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
East Lothian and Midlothian
Contract value
£400,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
18 September 2026
Published
12 August 2026

Procurement

Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 90500000 Refuse and waste related services
  • 77120000 Composting services

What happened

East Lothian Council awarded this contract to Biogen UK Limited worth £400,000 on 27 Jul 2026.

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.

Full description

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

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.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Biogen UK Limited
Award value
£400,000
Award date
27 July 2026

Contact

Address
John Muir House, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3HA

Identifiers

Buyer reference
ELC-26-0769
Notice ID
rls-83-AUG562264
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000832163

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External ID: pcs-ocds-r6ebe6-0000832163 • Added 1 June 2026