A procurement process worth £48 million to treat the 32 Scottish local authorities’ organic waste is being undertaken by Scotland Excel.
First awarded in April 2013, the framework run by Scotland Excel (the country’s local government procurement centre) has previously seen contracts awarded to suppliers including Enva Scotland, Keenan Recycling and Shanks Waste Management (now Renewi).
The framework is available to all 32 councils in Scotland
The framework has been available to all 32 councils in Scotland and to date 23 councils have awarded contracts under the arrangement.
A spokesperson for Scotland Excel said: “Our treatment of organic waste framework is a renewal of a highly successful framework agreement that offers local authorities treatment options for organic waste, including food and garden waste primarily collected from householders.
“This third-generation framework is part of the Scotland Excel Environment Category portfolio that assists councils in delivering their statutory obligation to provide an essential waste management service.”
Treatment
Keenan Recycling’s New Deer facility in Aberdeenshire; the company is one of the contractors under the procurement regime
For the provision of services for treatment and processing of organic waste, the contract is to be divided into three lots, covering food waste, garden waste and co-mingled food and garden waste.
Scotland Excel had invited interested suppliers to contact them to arrange an individual meeting to take place at their offices in Paisley during the week of 23 March (note: this was prior to the coronavirus pandemic).
Scotland
Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities, all of whom work in partnership with non-profit shared service Scotland Excel.
Councils in Scotland require service providers to receive food, garden or co-mingled waste and to treat, reprocess and recycle it.
According to the Scottish government, one million tonnes of food and drink was wasted in Scotland in 2013. Sixty-one percent came from households, 25% from food and drink manufacturing and 14% from other sources.
In the government’s climate change plan, it committed to reducing Scotland’s food waste by 33% by 2025 (see letsrecycle.com story).
And, as of 2016, Scottish businesses producing more than 5kg of food waste per week have been required to present food waste separately for collection (see letsrecycle.com story).
