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TD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Par

DERBY CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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16 Jun 2025 at 13:44

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04 Mar 2025 at 13:30

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18 Feb 2025 at 15:07

Summary of the contracting process

Derby City Council, a regional authority, has completed the procurement for the "TD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Park" contract. The tender, classified under the environmental services industry (CPV 90700000), involves the maintenance and operation of a groundwater treatment plant and associated environmental monitoring at Pride Park, Derby. This procurement is essential to meet compliance with Environmental Agency Discharge Permit requirements and prevent polluted water from reaching the River Derwent. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The contract, valued at GBP 2,670,000, was awarded to Alpheus Environmental Ltd and is scheduled to commence on 23rd June 2025 with a duration of ten years.

This tender presents significant business opportunities, especially for businesses specialising in environmental services, water purification operations, and pollution control. Companies experienced in handling large-scale environmental compliance and operations may find this contract aligns well with their expertise, given the technical and regulatory requisites involved. The long-term nature of the contract ensures business stability and growth, allowing successful bidders to engage in continuous operations at Pride Park. While this specific contract has been directly awarded, it highlights potential opportunities for similar future tenders as existing contracts mature or as new environmental compliance needs arise in local and regional authorities.

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Notice Title

TD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Par

Notice Description

The supply of services in respect of the operation and maintenance of the groundwater treatment plant and associated environmental monitoring at Pride Park, Derby. This service is required to facilitate the maintenance of the Pride Park Water Treatment Plant to meet the monitoring requirements of the Environment Agency Discharge Permit and enable the Water Treatment Unit to control and manage and avoid the discharge of polluted water from the brownfield site of Pride Park into the River Derwent.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The supply of services in respect of the operation and maintenance of the groundwater treatment plant and associated environmental monitoring at Pride Park, Derby. This service is required to facilitate the maintenance of the Pride Park Water Treatment plant to meet the monitoring requirements of the Environment Agency Discharge Permit and enable the Water Treatment Unit to control and manage and avoid the discharge of polluted water from the brownfield site of Pride Park into the River Derwent. This procurement is required to meet the Council's obligations as a duty holder under the following legislation and obligations. The Environmental Protection Act (1990) which requires the owner of any land where any contaminated substances are known to be, not permit those substances to be in, or on or under any other land to which they appear to have escaped. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010: under which it is an offense to knowingly discharge poisonous, noxious or polluting matter or solid waste matter into inland freshwater. The successful management of the water treatment plant and waste repositories are an environmental requirement imposed by the Environment Agency. The Contract also protects businesses on Pride Park who all pay a service charge to fund the reclamation infrastructure on Pride Park. In addition to running the water treatment plant the contract also includes the management of monitoring wells around the two waste repositories on Pride Park containing a combined total of 95,000m3 contaminated gas works waste. Additional information: A change of provider at the current time would have a major impact on work activity, costs, and compliance with aforementioned requirements. It is proposed to directly award a contract without prior publication of a call for competition.

Options: The starting date of the contract will be 23rd June 2025. The contract duration will be 10 years

Procurement Information

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: Absence of competition for technical reasons. The compliant route to market will be via VEAT Notice, because the nature of the service is highly specialised, and previous procurements have failed to identify suitably competitive alternative providers.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e363
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032637-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

65120000 - Operation of a water-purification plant

90700000 - Environmental services

90733300 - Surface water pollution protection services

90733700 - Groundwater pollution monitoring or control services

90733800 - Groundwater pollution drainage services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,670,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@derby.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE1 2FS
Post Town
Derby
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
TLF11 Derby

Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALPHEUS ENVIRONMENTAL

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