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Published 18 Feb 2025, 15:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Par

Official notice

Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Public utilities (65)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF11)

Awarded value£2,670,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Alpheus Environmental Ltd3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of services in respect of the operation and maintenance of the groundwater treatment plant and associated environmental monitoring at Pride Park, Derby. This service is required to facilitate the maintenance of the Pride Park Water

Treatment Plant to meet the monitoring requirements of the Environment Agency Discharge Permit and enable the Water Treatment Unit to control and manage and avoid the discharge of

polluted water from the brownfield site of Pride Park into the River Derwent.

CPV: Environmental services · Groundwater pollution drainage services · Groundwater pollution monitoring or control services · Operation of a water-purification plant · Surface water pollution protection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands · Derby City

Extensions: The starting date of the contract will be 23rd June 2025. The contract duration will be 10 years

65120000 Operation of a water-purification plant 90733300 Surface water pollution protection services 90733700 Groundwater pollution monitoring or control services 90733800 Groundwater pollution drainage services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Feb 2025, 15:07 GMT
Last source update: 16 Jun 2025, 14:44 BST
Authority reference: TD2229
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032637
Classification (CPV): Environmental servicesGroundwater pollution drainage servicesGroundwater pollution monitoring or control servicesOperation of a water-purification plantSurface water pollution protection services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e363 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
Absence of competition for technical reasons. The compliant route to market will be via VEAT Notice, because the nature of the service is highly specialised, and previous procurements have failed to identify suitably competitive alternative providers.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Council will observe a 10 day standstill period.

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2025

Buyer details updated
4 Mar 2025, 13:30 GMT
Buyer details updated
16 Jun 2025, 14:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £2,670,0001 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 3latest 12 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Alpheus Environmental LtdTD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Park	£2,670,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Alpheus Environmental LtdTD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Park	£2,670,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Alpheus Environmental LtdTD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Park	£2,670,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

TD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Park · Alpheus Environmental Ltd
Signed
12 Feb 2025
Value
£2,670,000
Status
active
TD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Park · Alpheus Environmental Ltd
Signed
12 Feb 2025
Value
£2,670,000
Status
active
TD2229 - Water Treatment Maintenance Services for Pride Park · Alpheus Environmental Ltd
Signed
12 Feb 2025
Value
£2,670,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

DERBY CITY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, East Midlands, DE12FSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Alpheus Environmental LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02499491 Lancaster House, Lancaster Way, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 6XU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.