Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Aberdeen City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK Ltd
- Value
- £18,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Industrial machinery · Waste incinerators (CPV 42320000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 016652-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Jan 2026
- Published24 Feb 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority requires a short‑term emergency contract for the operation and maintenance of the Energy from Waste Facility in Aberdeen. The Contractor will be responsible for providing the day‑to‑day operation of the facility, handling and processing of waste and providing maintenance of the plant and equipment. This contract is being put in place to ensure continuity of service following the termination of the previous contractor and will remain in effect only until a longer-term operational Contractor is procured by the Authority.
About the supplier
SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02291198).