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title: "Renewable Heat Services-2023-SER051"
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# Renewable Heat Services-2023-SER051

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/renewable-heat-services-2023-ser051-ocds-h6vhtk-02c717). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Highland Council: "Renewable Heat Services-2023-SER051". Published status: complete. Published Value: £34,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Highland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017)
- **Published Value:** £34,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse disposal and treatment, Repair and maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £86,701,093 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c717`

## 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/renewable-heat-services-2023-ser051-ocds-h6vhtk-02c717#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/renewable-heat-services-2023-ser051-ocds-h6vhtk-02c717#participate

## Description
The Authority wishes to appoint one Contractor submitting the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), to manage, operate and maintain renewable heat and associated services across the estate.
The Contractor will be required to undertake the management of heat provision, which will include fuel delivery and supply, management and undertaking of the servicing, maintenance and repair of biomass plant, and associated equipment, including fuel storage facilities, ancillary equipment and plant controls.
The contract specifically excludes the building heating system such as pipework and heaters and the Authority’s Housing stock which is specifically excluded from the scope of the requirements described.
The Contract shall commence on 06 September 2023 and will endure until 05 September 2026, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to thirty-six (36) months, subject to mutual agreement. The option of multiple extensions may be exercised by the Authority giving written notice to the Contractor to that effect, not less than three (3) months before the contract would otherwise expire.
The estimated annual value (based on historical data of approximately 35,000,000kWh heat consumption across the estate) is 5,800,000.00 GBP.  Please note these are estimated and for guidance purposes only.
Tenderers should note and consider the background of market conditions and decreasing public sector budgets and the need to target and achieve budgetary pressures against the current annual costs experienced by the Council for the Services provided by this Contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £34,800,000
- **Description:** The Authority wishes to appoint one Contractor submitting the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), to manage, operate and maintain renewable heat and associated services across the estate.
The Contractor will be required to undertake the man...
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 006175-2022-HC/C&P/WMS-RWTRD/2021-AWARDED-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Viridor Dunbar Waste Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46187`

- **Award:** 026011-2023-SER051-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Alternative Heat Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-16438`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 026011-2023-SER051-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £28,701,093
  - Signed Date: 27/08/2023

- **Contract:** 006175-2022-HC/C&P/WMS-RWTRD/2021-AWARDED-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £58,000,000
  - Signed Date: 25/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026011-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-04T09:35:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T04:28:51.139Z
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