Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Emergency O&M Services - Energy from Waste Facility
Notice Description
The Authority have procured a short-term emergency contract for the operation and maintenance of the Energy from Waste Facility. The Contractor will be required to operate the facility, accept and treat Contract Waste, undertake all necessary maintenance, and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, permits, and health and safety requirements. The contract will provide continuity of service following the termination of the previous operating arrangement while a longer-term solution is procured.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Authority requires a short-term emergency contract for the operation and maintenance of the Energy from Waste Facility in Aberdeen. The Contractor will be responsible for providing the day-to-day operation of the facility, handling and processing of waste and providing maintenance of the plant and equipment. This contract is being put in place to ensure continuity of service following the termination of the previous contractor and will remain in effect only until a longer-term operational Contractor is procured by the Authority.
Options: Yes, optional extension of up to 6 months.
Procurement Information
The Emergency Operation and maintenance contract is strictly necessary due to the extreme urgency brought about by the termination of the previous contract for the operation and maintenance of the Energy from Waste Facility in December 2025. The Council was not responsible for the events that led to that termination, nor was the termination foreseeable. That contract provided for a termination notice period of 20 Business Days. That was insufficient to comply with any of the time limits for open procedure, restricted procedure, or competitive procedure with negotiation, particularly for something as complex and onerous as operation of an Energy from waste facility. The shut-down of the Facility and absence of any agreement to resume operation represented serious health and safety, environmental, and commercial risks to Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and the Moray Council. The Facility provides a critical waste disposal function for all of these council areas. It serves around 227,000 homes and approximately 6,500 businesses. It enables the Councils to discharge their statutory duties under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The defenders have also expended very substantial sums in constructing the Facility. They have a clear and obvious interest in ensuring that it is properly preserved and maintained. There is otherwise a very real risk that public funds will be wasted. The duration of the emergency operation and maintenance contract is only for the period that is strictly necessary to allow for a procurement of a replacement operator for the Facility, on a longer term basis, using the appropriate procedures under the 2015 Regulations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000824033
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550296
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract 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
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
42320000 - Waste incinerators
45259000 - Repair and maintenance of plant
71300000 - Engineering services
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
90513300 - Refuse incineration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB16 5GB
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland, TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
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- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Midstocket/Rosemount
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550296
Provision of Emergency O&M Services - Energy from Waste Facility - The Authority have procured a short-term emergency contract for the operation and maintenance of the Energy from Waste Facility. The Contractor will be required to operate the facility, accept and treat Contract Waste, undertake all necessary maintenance, and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, permits, and health and safety requirements. The contract will provide continuity of service following the termination of the previous operating arrangement while a longer-term solution is procured.
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