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Preliminary Market Consultation – Innovation- Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant Operation.

Aberdeen City Council are considering options to ensure the successful future operation and maintenance of the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant at the Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the documents contained within their recently published Preliminary Market Consultation – Innovation notice on Public Contracts Scotland.

Options will include:

1. Operation and Maintenance and Supply of Additional Services (administrative, financial, technical, performance monitoring and sustainability reporting services)

2. Supply of Agricultural Materials/Feedstock plus Residual Wastes

 Note

A Preliminary Market Consultation notice is intended to help buyers potentially source or create innovative goods, works or services for the public sector in Scotland. It is NOT a regulated procurement notice and is NOT an intention to procure goods, services, or works at this point. Before commencing appropriate procurement activity, buyers may consider it appropriate to conduct market consultation.

Within an innovation context this can be helpful when seeking or accepting advice from independent experts, authorities or from market participants. It can also be important to consult market participants when assessing the development of the market and planning subsequent potential procurement processes. Where ‘contract’ and ‘procurement’ is referenced in the Notice, this refers to the Consultation and NOT a contract or procurement.

Time limit for the receipt of applications for an invitation to tender or to negotiate/Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest is 16/09/2025 Local time: 12:00. This refers to the deadline for the supplier’s full response to the PMC.

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