Decision details

A retail market for the provision of water and wastewater has opened and an opportunity was identified for the County Council to procure a single water retail supplier.

The expected key benefits include:

·       More accurate and timely invoicing

·       More efficient service provision

·       Opportunities to identify water efficiencies and other non-commodity savings

The County Council purchases approximately £1.59m of water and wastewater services per annum, with a large proportion of this spend occurring on behalf of schools/academies currently contracted via a Service Level Agreement.

A competitive mini tender exercise was run through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework ref RM 3790 Lot 3 and, following technical and financial evaluation, this report recommends the award of a contract for these services at an estimated cost of circa £1.59m per annum to Scottish Water Business Stream Ltd, for a period of 3 years with an optional extension of 1 year.

The Director of Environment & Public Protection has approved the award of a fixed term contract of 3 years with the option to extend the contract for an additional 1 year (3+1) to Scottish Water Business Stream Ltd at an estimated cost of circa £1.59m per annum. The contract will take effect from 01 October 2019.

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