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Published 8 Jun 2022, 13:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Develop and Deliver: Food Waste Reduction Workshops

Official notice

Authority: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2022
Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 28 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 5 Sept 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Single Stage (“Open”) Tender conducted using the Public Contracts Scotland web portal and the Find a Tender Service (FTS) for above threshold public contracts, for the provision of services to develop and deliver a new programme of Food Waste Reduction Workshops that are effective, engaging and accessible to the target audience.

CPV: Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental training services · Specialist training services · Training programme services · Training services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Zero Waste Scotland requires the services of a supplier with the skills, knowledge and…Renewal 2 yrs 7 mo

Zero Waste Scotland requires the services of a supplier with the skills, knowledge and experience to support re-development and delivery of a new programme of Food Waste Reduction Workshops that are effective, engaging and accessible to the target audience, that being employees within businesses that operate across Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands, who are householders and therefore likely to produce food and drink waste in the home and benefit from the workshop materials.

Further details of the specification of requirements, the award criteria, and the evaluation and award processes are provided in the Additional Documents to this Contract Notice. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Contract period: 5 Sept 2022 – 28 Mar 2025 (2 yrs 7 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Development work = the supplier's normal place of work. Workshop delivery = online or at locations to be agreed with the Client across Scotland including the Highlands and Islands.
Extensions: The Client may choose to extend this Contract for the continued provision of the service requirements. A further two (2) 12-month extension periods are provided in this Contract for that purpose.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 75%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 75
  • Price: 25
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    III.1.1 of the Contract Notice is not applicable to this procurement procedure.

    Section A of Part IV of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) (Scotland) is not being used for this contract opportunity.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria for Section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) are included in the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure.

    Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that suppliers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000.00 GBP Public Liability Ins…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria for Section C of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) are included in the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure.

    Section D of Part IV of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) (Scotland) is not being used for this contract opportunity.

    Minimum: You must be able to provide at least three (3) relevant examples of providing the same or similar goods or services to those identified in the question and / or in The Specification document in the three (3) years prior to the date the Contract Notice was published on the Public …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Jun 2022, 13:58 BST
Last source update
8 Jun 2022, 13:58 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
O1T2-P1-22.01
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015776
Classification (CPV)
Environmental issues consultancy servicesEnvironmental training servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining programme servicesTraining servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034445 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please read the additional documents provided with this Contract Notice carefully. These include details and information on: – the background to this procurement, – the goods and services required, – requirements and expectations for quality and contract management, – selection and award criteria (including the relevant evaluation methodologies), – the Terms and Conditions of the anticipated Contract, and – how to participate in this procurement procedure Any questions or clarifications on the content of these additional documents and / or this Contract Notice should be raised using the Ask a Question facility provided with the Contract Notice on the Public Contracts Scotland web portal only and must be received before the stated deadline for questions. This includes any request to modify or vary the terms and conditions of contract. You should use the templates provided for preparing your technical and commercial responses, for providing information on your business and any commercially confidential elements of your tender submission, and for the relevant declarations. Zero Waste Scotland is generally unable and unwilling to respond to questions or requests for clarification received by any other means, including after the deadline for clarifications has passed, and will not enter into negotiation on any terms or conditions of contract after that time. Zero Waste Scotland intends to award a contract as a result of this tendering procedure but is not obliged to accept any tender submission. An anticipated timetable for this procurement procedure is provided in the Invitation to Tender document. Zero Waste Scotland will inform all tenderers of decisions or delays at the same time, by email to the nominated contact identified in your tender submission only. Please do not contact Zero Waste Scotland following the deadline for tender submissions to enquire if or when a decision will be made as we are generally unable and unwilling to respond. Your tender submission may be ruled non-compliant where you fail to follow the instructions and / or use the template documents provided in the procurement documents, unless alternative instructions and / or approaches to preparing a tender response have been agreed and communicated as appropriate through this Contract Notice. Direct approaches to Zero Waste Scotland or any of its management or staff regarding this procurement procedure may be considered an attempt to influence the outcome of the procurement procedure and may lead to your tender submission being disqualified. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=694127. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:694127) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=694127

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jun 2022 → 5 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Jun 2022, 13:58 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    18 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    5 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 1QZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Stirling

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.