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title: "Legal Advisor for the Ness EfW O&M Procurement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000839430"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Aberdeen City Council"
published: "2026-09-23"
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# Legal Advisor for the Ness EfW O&M Procurement

Buyer: Aberdeen City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000839430

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## Summary

Aberdeen City Council, working with Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council, procured legal advisory services for the Ness energy-from-waste (EfW) facility’s operations and maintenance procurement. The appointed advisers’ work covered preparing procurement documents, supporting the procurement process, award and transition, advising on internal decisions, and post-award support. The councils could supplement or amend the indicative support to complete the project. Ad hoc advice on interpreting or implementing the contract could also be requested after award. The work was for the councils’ project in Aberdeen. The procurement was a call-off from the CCS/GCA Public Sector Legal Services framework (RM6240), rather than a standalone purchase of legal services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP. It was run as an open competition among suppliers on the Public Sector Legal Services framework. One bid was recorded. The contract was signed on 10 June 2026 and is active. Its stated value is £145,000 excluding VAT, an estimate based on assumed requirements that may vary with actual demand. The procurement was arranged as one lot. The contract period and award date are not stated in the supplied details. The selection was made through the framework competition, conducted in accordance with procurement regulations; no further evaluation criteria are provided. The call-off followed the framework’s terms and conditions, and the councils retained the option to request ad hoc post-award advice up to contract expiry.

This award demonstrates demand from three Scottish councils for legal support on a complex energy-from-waste operations and maintenance procurement. Suppliers are best placed to compete in a future requirement if they can prepare procurement documentation, advise through the competition, support award and transition, and guide councils’ internal decision-making. They would also need to provide practical legal advice after contract award, including help interpreting and implementing contract terms. Experience advising public bodies on procurement and operations-and-maintenance arrangements for major infrastructure would be relevant to this specific requirement. The route used was a competition among suppliers appointed to the CCS/GCA Public Sector Legal Services framework, so credible competitors would need access to the relevant framework route as well as the legal capability to deliver the full procurement lifecycle.

## Notice

Legal Advisor for the Ness EfW Operations & Maintenance Procurement. This is a call-off from CCS/GCA Public Sector Legal Services (RM6240).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The appointed legal advisors will be required to provide the following advice and support (these are indicative of the Partner Councils' requirements and, subject to the terms and conditions of the Appointment, may be supplemented or amended during the course of the Project as Councils reasonably determine in order to ensure the satisfactory completion of the Project): -Preparation of Procurement Documentation -Procurement Process Support -Award and Transition -Supporting Internal Decision Making -Post Contract Award support.. This is a call-off from CCS/GCA Public Sector Legal Services (RM6240) and has been called off in accordance with the terms and conditions. Competition for suppliers on the framework was conducted in accordance with the regulations.

Options: Ad hoc support may be requested by the Authority from time to time in relation to the interpretation or implementation of the contract post contract award, up to the contract expiry date.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565117 |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £145,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Aberdeen City Council |
| Additional buyers | Aberdeenshire Council; Moray Council |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode area | 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 | Addleshaw Goddard LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565117

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565117
  Legal Advisor for the Ness EfW O&M Procurement - Legal Advisor for the Ness EfW Operations & Maintenance Procurement. This is a call-off from CCS/GCA Public Sector Legal Services (RM6240).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000839430

## Provenance

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