United Kingdom-Aberdeen: Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 056-093736/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Aberdeenshire Council
Woodhill House, Westburn Road
Aberdeen
Postal code: AB16 5GB
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): Business Services
For the attention of: Head of Commercial and Procurement Services
Phone: +44 1224665652
Fax: +44 1224665656
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
Address of the buyer profile:
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Regional or local authority
I.3) Main activity:
General public services
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object of the contract
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract:
Heating Source for Banchory Sports Centre.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SUPPLIES
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Banchory.
NUTS code: UKM50
II.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
The source of heating for Banchory Sports Centre.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
65400000, 71314000,
II.1.6) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
II.2) Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
1 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in Section 2 of Annexes D1, D2 or D3 as appropriate)
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical,
There is only 1 district heating provider serving the local community of Banchory and no other provider is capable of providing a heating service within the time scales required by the Council.
IV.2) Award criteria
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
1056/AST/501
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No
Section V: Award of contract

Lot title: Biomass heating for Banchory Sports Centre
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
29.03.2016
V.2) Information about offers:
Number of offers received: 0
V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken:
Hill of Banchory Esco Limited
Banchory Business Centre, Burn O’bennie Road
Banchory
Postal code: AB31 5ZU
United Kingdom

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:VI.2) Additional information:
There are proposals to construct a new swimming pool and sports centre in Banchory. The heating in the building will be provided by gas-fired boilers and a biomass boiler. As a Local Authority we already have access to a national contract for the supply of gas and this could be the normal source of energy (and still will be for backup generators).
However, there is an opportunity to buy heat from an existing local biomass boiler district heating scheme instead of installing a separate biomass boiler in the sports centre. The existing biomass boiler is owned and operated by HOBESCO and currently supplies heat to over 100 houses, and office and 3 industrial units. If the option to buy energy rather than install a biomass boiler proves to be value for money, Aberdeenshire Council intend to enter into an agreement HOBESCO as they are the only provider of heat from a biomass boiler in the area. By virtue of utilising the nearby district heating system, the council will be achieving additional community benefits by enabling said system to be accessed by a number of other residential units which currently don’t have access to this source of energy. This opportunity will therefore not only utilise Biomass fuel but also to extend these benefits to local community households, at no additional cost to the Council, is something the Council.
(SC Ref:428939).
VI.3) Procedures for appeal
VI.3.2) Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:If an appeal regarding the award of this contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into, the Court may only award damages.
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:
17.03.2016