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# Operation and Maintenance Services for the Ness Energy from Waste Facility

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operation-and-maintenance-services-for-the-ness-energy-from-waste-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-068802). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeen City Council: "Operation and Maintenance Services for the Ness Energy from Waste Facility". Published status: active. Published Value: £477,616,363. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeen City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeen-city-council-ons-s12000033)
- **Published Value:** £477,616,363 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 August 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering services, Engineering works and construction works, Heating-plant repair and maintenance work, Operation of a power plant, Operation of a refuse site (+10 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068802`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operation-and-maintenance-services-for-the-ness-energy-from-waste-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-068802#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operation-and-maintenance-services-for-the-ness-energy-from-waste-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-068802#participate

## Description
Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council (together hereinafter referred to as the "Partner Councils") are seeking to procure Operation and Maintenance Services for the Ness EfW Facility for up to 25 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42320000, 45220000, 45259000, 45259300, 50000000, 50530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £477,616,363
- **Description:** The Ness EfW Facility is a single line moving grate waste combustion plant with an operational capacity of 150,000 tonnes of waste per year, with a waste CV of 9.3 MJ/kg, equating to a thermal capacity of 49.1 MW(th) per hour. The facility is permitt...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066263-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-14T13:44:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:47:00.728Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068802