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This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) only; a Contract Notice will be published once procurement documentation is ready to be issued. Aberdeen City Council, acting as the lead authority, procuring on behalf of users of the Ness Energy from Waste Facility, is seeking to procure the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to operate and maintain the Energy from Waste Facility. The successful Contractor shall accept and treat all residual waste from the three Councils (Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray) from commencement of the service up to a period of 15-20 years (with the potential of a further 5 year extension). It is anticipated that any spare capacity may be filled by securing waste from other third party sources. The value quoted under II.1.5 is for a 20 year term. Under the agreement to be entered into by Aberdeen City Council, as Lead Authority, and the Contractor, Residual Waste may also include residual municipal waste from other bodies (e.g. other Local Authorities established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994) and any successor bodies.

Repair and conservation works of a historic non-vehicular bridge

School Active Travel Project - Aberdeen City

Aberdeen City Council (The Client) intends to employ an organisation to undertake Single Building Assessment of blocks in Aberdeen. These assessments are to conform to the requirements of the Scottish Government’s ‘’Single Building Assessment Specification Document’’, June 2024.

Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership wish to engage a social care provider to develop and deliver a Discharge to Assess Test of Change. This will be run over a maximum period of two years, with built in monitoring and evaluation to ensure that outcomes are being met. The Test of Change will be delivered by a dedicated team who would work alongside hospital staff in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to identify individuals who are medically fit to be discharged but require a period of recovery, assessment and enablement in their own home environment. The level of need of these individuals would normally indicate that they would require a care home environment. On discharge the service will provide an intensive, targeted period of support and assessment at home, including wrap around 24/7 support where required. The service will have an enablement focus and include an assessment of a person’s ability to live at home and the level of ongoing support required to enable this. It is anticipated that following this period the supported person would be able to remain in their own home and avoid alternative accommodation.

Aberdeen City Council would like to obtain insight into the current market situation, trends, as well as future developments relating to the operation of a bike hire scheme in Aberdeen. We would like suppliers to complete our Request for Information form, please find this attached.

This is a Prior Information Notice to provide awareness of an upcoming framework tender for MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) Works and Lift Installation Replacement Framework Contract. The full scope of this framework will be defined following engagement with clients and interested parties as part of ACC's market engagement, including an event in person in Aberdeen City anticipated to be taking place around the 20th September 2024 (to be confirmed). The initial proposed lots under these workstreams have been listed in this notice, however these will be refined and finalised following the pre-tender engagement process so may change and be different when the contract notice is released in due course. ACC will be carrying out a series of pre-tender engagement events in person. This framework will allow for works to be carried out in residential and potentially non-residential buildings comprising the various packages below. Lot 1 Services (MEP) Workstream 1 - Mechanical Installations including space heating, domestic water services, and mechanical ventilation. Workstream 2 - Electrical Installations including electrical distribution, small power, lighting, electric heating systems, telecommunication systems, fire alarm detection and alarm systems, door entry/ access systems. Workstream 3 - Utilities Workstream 4 - Multi tenanted properties Workstream 5 - Renewable energy systems Workstream 6 - Planned maintenance Lot 2 Lift Installations (replacements) Lift Installation Low Rise & High Rise

The Supplier Development Programme will hold the 7th Annual Meet the Buyer North as an in-person, face to face event on Wednesday 11th September focusing on one-to-one in-person networking. Meet the Buyer North 2024 will allow your business or social enterprise to connect with 'real' buyers from across the public sector as well as private contractors with supply chain opportunities and business support providers, all under one roof. Business will be able to meet procurement teams from local councils, alongside other public and private sector buying organisations, private contractors and business support organisations that are all based in the North of Scotland. Visit www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbn-2024/ to see a full list of exhibitors and to book your free place. There will also be a main agenda, where attendees can hear from a range of expert speakers and participate in live Q&A sessions. Commercial & Procurement Shared Services (CPSS) representing Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Highland Councils Scottish Government Scotland Excel Quick Quotes workshop

Aberdeen City Council and the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership are seeking input from Providers, Stakeholders and Service Users regarding the Carer Support Services Outcomes for future Contracts. We will be holding a series of four Collaborative Commissioning Workshops with the objective of which is to come up with a clear set of service outcomes for the new contracts: Session 1: Program Review Findings Wednesday 12th June 2024 1000-1230 at the Aberdeen Health Village, Frederick Street, 50 Frederick St, Aberdeen AB24 5HY Session 2: Future Solutions Monday 1st July 2024, 1300-1600 via Microsoft Teams Session 3: Shared Strategic Outcomes Thursday 8th August, 1000-1200, via Microsoft Teams Session 4: Adult Carers Service Outcomes, Young Carers Service Outcomes Tuesday 20th August, 1400-1600, via Microsoft Teams There are currently three contracted services in place with a total annual contract value of GBP750,750, i.e., -Adult Carers -Adult Carers Support - Enhanced -Young Carers Please note that the final budget for the tender has not yet been confirmed. We would expect to publish the tender in October 2024 as the proposed start date for the new services is 1st April 2025, subject to Committee Approval. To book a place on these workshops please email Grace Milne at gracemilne@aberdeencity.gov.uk

This is not a call to competition. Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership are holding a series of events where providers and citizens will be able to contribute the review of community mental health commissioned services, and support the co-design of future services. Please find attached an invitation to the events. The event is open to providers and citizens of Aberdeen so please cascade to your networks.

This PIN is an update to an already published notice (SEP459802) which was published on 30/09/2022. The text is below. Multi-agency public sector partners in Aberdeen City are working to develop a Family Support Model to ensure that the services being delivered to children and families are effective, prioritise early intervention and are aligned to The Promise and UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The changing landscape in national policy, legislation and increasing demand on services due to Covid-19 requires a more responsive and agile system to meet the needs of children and families. As part of this wider transformation programme, partners want to change how services are commissioned from the third sector by moving towards a collaborative approach with the aim of developing an alliance to develop and deliver early intervention family support services to children and families in Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City Council is now embarking on these first steps of engagement with the wider market to start developing the outcomes of the alliance. Subject to necessary committee approvals, Aberdeen City Council aims to work to the following high-level timetable: Now until September 2023 - development of new alliance model of commissioning September/October 2023 – procurement of the new alliance 1st April 2024 – go live with new alliance If you are interested in being part of developing the alliance or have experience of working in alliances and have the capacity to deliver services in Aberdeen City then please contact Sarah Ward, Category Manager, Children’s and Housing Services -sarward@aberdeencity.gov.uk for further details of a summary of the work undertaken so far in relation to the Family Support Model and to receive further details nearer the time of the next engagement session to be held on 17th November 2022. Following the publication of this notice on 30/09/2022 the Council has moved forward with the development of this alliance with a group of service providers who showed an interest in this notice and attended the engagement session on the 17th November 2022. If you did not respond to the notice in September but are interested in being part of developing the alliance and have the capacity to deliver services in Aberdeen City then please contact Sarah Ward, Category Manager, Children’s and Housing Services -sarward@aberdeencity.gov.uk for details of the work undertaken so far and to receive further details nearer the time of the next wider engagement session to be held on 25th May 2023

Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Health and Social Care Partnership are looking for a Strategic Partner with extensive experience of strategic planning and delivery of whole population suicide prevention initiatives and campaigns that meet the requirements of Creating Hope Together - Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy 2022-23. (Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy 2022-2032 (www.gov.scot)) Any Strategic Partner will be expected to contribute their own organisation's funding and people to work alongside colleagues from across Grampian from various Health & Social Care Partnerships, Local Authorities, NHS, Police Scotland and other statutory and third sector organisations. Our Strategic Partner will also need to have extensive and established links with Academia and other agencies around relevant research, evaluation and evidence based practices. Our Strategic Partner will be expected to have knowledge and understanding of the three Partnership areas and their specific needs and be able to demonstrate how they will provide an innovative, flexible and responsive service within each location. The Strategic Partner must have the ability to commence this service on 1 April 2023. The estimated total contract value is based on a contract length of 2 years (1 year plus a 1 year potential extension) at 250,000 GBP per annum. This contract value may vary depending on confirmation of available funding.

The purpose of this market sounding exercise is to seek responses from those parties who may be interested in exploring a commercial supply of hydrogen from Aberdeen City Council production facilities (TECA/ACHES) in 2023 and beyond.

The Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) and its partner agencies Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian are currently considering the future provision of advocacy services within the city. We require a flexible and responsive provider with proven experience in the delivery of effective, independent advocacy services to provide the required type of advocacy – one-to-one, collective and non-instructed - in accordance with Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance principles, standards and codes of practice, and within agreed referral timescales and durations of time so that identified outcomes can be fulfilled. Advocacy referrals may come from a wide range of client groups including: Mental Health, Learning Disability, Older People, Physical Disabilities, Problematic Substance Use, Unpaid Carers and individuals who are involved in the ASP process. The provider should be able to demonstrate experience in working with all of these client groups, understand their strategic and statutory context and be able to offer appropriate advice, guidance and support in respect of the issues that can arise for individuals from one or more of these groups. The estimated total contract value is based on a contract length of 5 years (3 plus 2yrs potential extension). This contract value may vary depending on confirmation of available funding.

The Council are currently conducting preliminary market research to inform the re-tender of our existing Housing Maintenance Framework. Areas of work being considered for inclusion in the new framework include: Joinery Door Entry Electrical Plumbing Drainage Plastering Building Roofing Timber + Dampness Fencing Glazing

Aberdeen City Council have a future requirement for a roads maintenance multi-supplier framework. The lots available will be; Lot 1 - Carriage Way Resurfacing Lot 2 - Surface Treatment Lot 3 - Footway Resurfacing Lot 4 - Street Lighting Lot 5 - Drainage Lot 6 - Road Milling and Disposal

The Council are looking to engage with the market around the possible let of a framework for the provision of agency workers in relation to trades and driving roles.

The Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) requires the provision of additional care and support at home services for adults for an initial period of 3 months from January to March 2023, with a potential extension of 12 months to March 2024. It is anticipated that in the region of 2,300 additional hours will be required per week during this period to respond to higher demand over winter and add capacity to the system.

The Council are looking to the market for further information to inform an upcoming procurement opportunity for the provision of CPC training.

Multi-agency public sector partners in Aberdeen City are working to develop a Family Support Model to ensure that the services being delivered to children and families are effective, prioritise early intervention and are aligned to The Promise and UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The changing landscape in national policy, legislation and increasing demand on services due to Covid-19 requires a more responsive and agile system to meet the needs of children and families. As part of this wider transformation programme, partners want to change how services are commissioned from the third sector by moving towards a collaborative approach with the aim of developing an alliance to develop and deliver early intervention family support services to children and families in Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City Council is now embarking on these first steps of engagement with the wider market to start developing the outcomes of the alliance. Subject to necessary committee approvals, Aberdeen City Council aims to work to the following high-level timetable: Now until September 2023 - development of new alliance model of commissioning September/October 2023 – procurement of the new alliance 1st April 2024 – go live with new alliance If you are interested in being part of developing the alliance or have experience of working in alliances and have the capacity to deliver services in Aberdeen City then please contact Sarah Ward, Category Manager, Children’s and Housing Services -sarward@aberdeencity.gov.uk for further details of a summary of the work undertaken so far in relation to the Family Support Model and to receive further details nearer the time of the next engagement session to be held on 17th November 2022.