Notice Information
Notice Title
Biomass Boiler Operation, Maintenance and Fuel Supply
Notice Description
Fife Council is looking to engage with potential Biomass Operations, Maintenance and Fuel suppliers prior to the upcoming tender for the Framework Agreement renewal, due to be awarded in July 2025. This Framework Agreement is for the provision of services of Operation including Supply of Fuel and Maintenance of existing biomass boiler installations at properties across Fife and with the provision to add additional sites as required
Lot Information
Lot 1
Fife Council is looking to engage with potential Biomass Operations, Maintenance and Fuel suppliers prior to the upcoming tender for the Framework Agreement renewal, due to be awarded in July 2025. This Framework Agreement is for the provision of services of Operation including Supply of Fuel and Maintenance of existing biomass boiler installations at properties across Fife and with the provision to add additional sites as required
Renewal: Optional extension up to 16th May 2031
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-046f30
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008845-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
09111400 - Wood fuels
45259000 - Repair and maintenance of plant
50531100 - Repair and maintenance services of boilers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,820,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,037,635 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Dec 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Sep 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 10 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 May 2025 - 16 May 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- November 2030
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIFE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Billie Robb
- Contact Email
- billie.robb@fife.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3451550000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLENROTHES
- Postcode
- KY7 5LT
- Post Town
- Kirkcaldy
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
-
- Local Authority
- Fife
- Electoral Ward
- Glenrothes Central and Thornton
- Westminster Constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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