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title: "Audit of Corporate Property Drainage Charges"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000800933"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-06-09"
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# Audit of Corporate Property Drainage Charges

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000800933

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532102 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### 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

## Release History

- 9 Jun 2025 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532102

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532102&idx=2
  10th June 2025 - PIN Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532102&idx=4
  10th June 2025 - PIN Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532102&idx=1
  10th June 2025 - PIN Brief
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532102&idx=3
  10th June 2025 - PIN Brief
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532102
  Audit of Corporate Property Drainage Charges - 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000800933
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=800933

## Provenance

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