Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of services for management of Scottish Water rural land and property with an estimated total value of £7 million.
Scottish Water Commercial Land Management requires a pan-Scotland rural estate management service in respect of nearly 60,000 acres of owned water catchments as well a variety of small property holdings, houses, reservoirs and woodlands held to secure the effective delivery of water and wastewater services throughout Scotland.
The key drivers are protecting the quality and integrity of water supplies/wastewater treatment along with the achievement of Scottish Water’s wider business objectives which include: contributing to financial outperformance against its current Strategic Plan
maximising the value of its property portfolio
expanding the utilisation of its land and assets for renewable energy generation.
Services to be provided under the framework will encompass rural land management, acquisitions, redundant asset programme and land referencing.
The framework will have an initial 2 year term with 3 further bi-annual extension options.
If all extension options are utilised (total: 8-year framework term), it is estimated that the services will be re-tendered in 2031.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 17 October 2022 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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