Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-08-31
Buyer: Scottish Water
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34144520 | 90460000 | 90513700
Estimated value: 29000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-09-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Scottish Water requires suppliers to provide a supplementary ad-hoc tankering service for liquid water and waste water sludge during periods of high demand or during emergency incidents and an on-demand septic tank emptying service for private customers. The tankering service will normally be from Scottish Water wastewater and water treatment plants to Scottish Water or PFI Sludge Treatment facilities. Septic tank emptying will take place on customers’ properties, and therefore appropriately sized vehicles shall be required. The suppliers may be required to supply a self- drive suitably sized tankering vehicle to be driven by a Scottish Water driver on request. This procurement in split into 3 lots.
Scottish Water requires suppliers to provide a supplementary ad-hoc tankering service for liquid water and waste water sludge during periods of high demand or during emergency incidents.The tankering service will normally be from Scottish Water wastewater and water treatment plants to Scottish Water or PFI Sludge Treatment facilities. Suppliers may be required to supply a self-drive suitably sized tankering vehicle to be driven by a Scottish Water driver on request.
Scottish Water is undertaking an ambitious project to transform operations across the bio resource supply chain which may have an impact on Bio Resource Tankering volumes. Scottish Water cannot guarantee any level of work as this work is supplementary to Scottish Water Tanker fleet activities.
Scottish Water is in the process of absorbing water treatment and waste water treatment private finance initiatives into Scottish Water operations. Where this happens SW will utilise framework suppliers to meet demand for bio resource transport services.
An initial term of 4 years plus a further 4 years’ worth of extensions at Scottish Waters sole discretion.
The pre-qualification questionnaire can also be accessed by logging into the Scottish Water Delta Portal https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com via the response manager section using access code: TTHUANS664
Scottish Water requires suppliers to provide an on-demand septic tank emptying service for private customers. Septic tank emptying will take place on customers’ properties and be delivered to an outlet advised by Scottish Water, therefore appropriately sized vehicles shall be required.
The suppliers may be required to supply a self- drive suitably sized tankering vehicle to be driven by a Scottish Water driver on request.
Lot 2: Septic Tank Emptying for SW Customers – Supplementary Ad-Hoc is split into four subsections as below:
Scottish Water is undertaking an ambitious project to transform operations across the bio resource supply chain which may have an impact on Bio Resource Tankering volumes. Scottish Water cannot guarantee any level of work as this work is supplementary to Scottish Water Tanker fleet activities.
Scottish Water is in the process of absorbing water treatment and waste water treatment private finance initiatives into Scottish Water operations. Where this happens SW will utilise framework suppliers to meet demand for bio resource transport services.
An initial term of 4 years with a further 4 years' worth of extensions at Scottish Waters sole discretion.
The pre-qualification questionnaire can also be accessed by logging into the Scottish Water Delta Portal https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com via the response manager section using access code: TTHUANS664
Scottish Water requires suppliers to provide a self- drive suitably sized tankering vehicle to be driven by a Scottish Water driver on request, this will be on an Ad -hoc basis to support the sludge Tankering activities in lot 1. and septic tank emptying activities in lot 2.
An initial term of 4 years followed by a further 4 years' worth of extensions at Scottish Waters sole discretion.


Award value: 29000000