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title: "District Energy Transmission Pipeline - Feasibility Study and Design to RIBA Stage 3"
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# District Energy Transmission Pipeline - Feasibility Study and Design to RIBA Stage 3

Buyer: ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000751140

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## Summary

The Aberdeen City Council is currently seeking proposals for a District Energy Transmission Pipeline project. The project involves the development of a pipeline route from the NESS Energy from Waste facility to the City Centre. The procurement process is in the "active" stage, with a tender value of £150,000. The deadline for bid submission is January 15, 2024, and the procurement method is an "open procedure". The project falls under the services category and offers opportunities for businesses in the field of technical consultancy.

This tender from Aberdeen City Council for the District Energy Transmission Pipeline project presents an opportunity for qualified individuals or organisations to contribute to the development of a crucial infrastructure project. Businesses specialising in technical consulting services, particularly in the energy sector, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The project aims to create a sustainable energy supply route, highlighting the council's commitment to green initiatives and innovative infrastructure projects.

## Notice

Aberdeen City Council is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced individuals or organisations to act as a Technical Consultant to Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Heat and Power in respect to developing a District Energy Transmission Pipeline Route from the NESS Energy from Waste facility located at the East Tullos industrial estate to the City Centre.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender is to seek proposals from suitably qualified and experienced individuals or organisations to act as a Technical Consultant to Aberdeen City Council (ACC) and Aberdeen Heat and Power (AHP) in respect to developing a District Energy Transmission Pipeline Route from the NESS Energy from Waste (EfW) facility located at the East Tullos industrial estate to the City Centre (the Project). The EfW facility has been separately developed as a joint project by Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Councils. The overarching objectives of this commission are to: 1 - Review and confirm the means of connection to the EfW heat distribution facility to supply and distribute heat. 2 - Review and confirm the most appropriate pipework routing from EfW heat distribution facility to the city centre. Including a desktop study of existing utilities to identify potential routing issues at an early stage. 3 - Development of a techno-economic model for the Preferred Option. 4 - Assess the economic viability of the proposed route and suitability of the existing EfW heat distribution facility to supply the loads in the city centre as a minimum but with the potential of expanding to other networks in the city. 5 - Development of the proposed route to RIBA stage 3, to include route proving and utility surveying, costings and stakeholder engagement. 6 - Development of Green Book Compliant economic case and supporting techno-economic model for the inclusion in an Outline Business Case (OBC) (NB for the avoidance of doubt, the delivery of the OBC does not form part of this procurement). 7 - Support the development of financial modelling and financial analysis (to be undertaken by AHP). 8 - Engagement with stakeholders necessary to prove the proposed route from the EfW heat distribution facility to the city centre (with support where required from ACC and AHP). 9 - Engage and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. 10 - Develop a high level programme for the further development, approval, construction and operation of the preferred district energy transmission pipeline route, and physical and commercial interfacing of existing plant and the preferred network option.

Options: Test pits may be required depending on the outputs of any utility survey. Test pits should be separately costed and billed only if work is agreed in writing by Aberdeen City Council.

Renewal: Bidders have been requested to provide a schedule of personnel rates in the event that any follow-up or additional ad hoc technical design support is required for the submission of grant funding applications etc.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501375 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £142,467 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB16 5GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 09323000 - District heating
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71322200 - Pipeline-design services

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501375
- 28 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493687

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=16
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2a - Network Details Sheet 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=17
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2b - Network Key
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=18
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2c - Network Schematic
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=19
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2d - Project Brief
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=20
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2e - Design Principles and Design Criteria
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=21
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 3a - DHN City Centre Network Potential Connections
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=22
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 3b - UTX Rail Crossing Details
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=4
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 2 - Pricing Schedule
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=5
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 3 - Declaration
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=6
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 4 - ACC Standard Terms and Conditions - Provision of Services (May 2022)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=7
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 5 - Award Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=8
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 6 - Supplier Participation Agreement
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=9
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 1a - Existing Energy Loads
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=10
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 1b - Existing Generation Facilities
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=11
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2a - Network Details Sheet 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=12
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2a - Network Details Sheet 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=13
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2a - Network Details Sheet 3
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=14
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2a - Network Details Sheet 4
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=15
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Attachment 2a - Network Details Sheet 5
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=1
  28th November 2023 - ITT - District Energy Transmission Pipeline - Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Development
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=2
  28th November 2023 - SPD Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493687&idx=3
  28th November 2023 - Appendix 1 - Statement of Requirements
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493687
  District Energy Transmission Pipeline - Feasibility Study and Design to RIBA Stage 3 - Aberdeen City Council is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced individuals or organisations to act as a Technical Consultant to Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Heat and Power in respect to developing a District Energy Transmission Pipeline Route from the NESS Energy from Waste facility located at the East Tullos industrial estate to the City Centre.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501375
  District Energy Transmission Pipeline - Feasibility Study and Design to RIBA Stage 3 - Aberdeen City Council is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced individuals or organisations to act as a Technical Consultant to Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Heat and Power in respect to developing a District Energy Transmission Pipeline Route from the NESS Energy from Waste facility located at the East Tullos industrial estate to the City Centre.

## Notice URLs

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- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751140

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