# Provision of Cumbria Master Composter Volunteer Scheme

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cumberland Council](/buyers/cumberland-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Garden Organic
- Award value: £225,000
- Tender value: £225,000
- Award date: 20 September 2024
- Published: 22 December 2024
- Contract start: 1 October 2024
- Contract end: 30 September 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bf20579c-5e82-4b4b-bd88-adfbefe2f3a4-813220
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-57abd670-c2d8-477d-b70d-40237a57e7bf

## Description

Cumberland Council is responsible for the disposal of around 245,000 tonnes of household waste collected by Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness councils\.\\r \\r Both Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness councils have a statutory duty to manage this waste following the waste hierarchy of maximising waste reduction, reuse and recycling, including composting as a priority order before waste disposal\.\\r \\r Waste reduction including food waste reduction and composting of food and garden waste are therefore priorities\\r \\r The purpose of this tender is to appoint a contractor to develop and deliver a Compost Volunteer Scheme to support the delivery of The Councils' waste reduction programme\.\\r \\r The aim of the scheme is to encourage householders to compost their food and garden waste thereby reducing the amount of biodegradable waste needing collection and treatment through the Council's waste treatment plants\.

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- [Cumbria Compost Volunteer Scheme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-31c4204b-a7f8-448a-a003-e039b07aa0c0): Cumbria County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf20579c-5e82-4b4b-bd88-adfbefe2f3a4-813220)