Planning

Audit of Corporate Property Drainage Charges

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

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Planning

09 Jun 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council is preparing to initiate a procurement process for the Audit of Corporate Property Drainage Charges, aimed at reducing costs and recovering drainage charges. This planned tender falls under the public services category and targets the identification of companies adept at challenging Scottish Water's charges. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice expected on 14th August 2025. The project will be located in the Edinburgh region (UKM75), where the council is seeking expertise for managing and auditing drainage systems across its properties.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in infrastructure auditing, sewer adoption, and drainage system design. Companies with capabilities in surveyance, GIS mapping, and legal administrative competencies related to claims management and negotiation with licensed water entities are particularly well-positioned to bid. Moreover, firms bringing experience in civil and structural engineering or environmental assessments will find this project aligns well with their skill sets, providing a chance to contribute to significant cost-saving initiatives and service enhancements for a major public authority.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Audit of Corporate Property Drainage Charges

Notice Description

City of Edinburgh Council is considering coming to the market place for the following services: Full Audit of property drainage (Surface Water) throughout properties in City of Edinburgh Council. The overall objective is to secure cost reduction and recovery of drainage charges by challenging the Water Retailer and Wholesaler Scottish Water. This Notice is to ascertain who can provide these services to City of Edinburgh Council.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Notice is to ascertain who can provide the following services to City of Edinburgh council. Carry out a full Audit of waste water and property drainage (Surface Water) throughout properties in City of Edinburgh council. The overall objection is to secure cost reduction and recovery of waste water charges by challenging the Water Retailer and Wholesaler Scottish Water. Contractors will need to present competency of the following skillsets: Understanding of the adoption processes of sewers in Scotland with expertise to establish ownership of sewers and drainage assets. "Sewers for Scotland - A technical specification - for the design and construction of sewerage infrastructure" Produced by Scottish Water and WRc plc. Understanding of historic and modern drainage infrastructure and SUD's design. A background with competency in infrastructure design such as Civil and Structural Engineering. On site surveying capabilities, with OS or GIS remote mapping solutions being able to identify, trace and plot drainage infrastructures including rainwater pipes, gullies, ACO Channels, catch pits, inspection chambers, fuel interceptors, pumping stations, attenuation chambers with hydra-brake releases, soakaway systems, balancing ponds and outfalls to watercourses. This would include the abilities to track infrastructure over long distances including; dye testing, sound testing, and CCTV. Mapping services - recreate site services drawings such as a detailed and accurate record of external underground infrastructures such as a "site drainage layout" showing site services such as: water supply network, wastewater network and surface water drainage network. Contractors will be required to collect evidence files recording factual information regarding drainage arrangements, including obtaining public sewer records, as built construction drawings, and evidence of asset ownership or asset transfer. Contractors would need to provide legal standard administrative levels of competency and experience to submit and process claims to licensed Retailers and Scottish Water with the objective to negotiate to settlement, and to secure cost reduction and recovery for ECC. Contractors would be required to notify ECC of infrastructure in need of maintenance and repair and notify ECC of any environmental breach and outline remedies.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000800933
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532102
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

65000000 - Public utilities

71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

79212000 - Auditing services

90714000 - Environmental auditing

90714300 - Sectoral environmental auditing services

90714400 - Activity specific environmental auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Aga Wieczorkiewicz
Contact Email
aga.wieczorkiewicz@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1314693922

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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