Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres
Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) is to invite tenders for the provision of a service to treat and recycle/recover wood waste collected at the Household Recycling Centres in Aberdeenshire in accordance with the requirements detailed in the attached ITT.
CPV: Refuse recycling services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - North/Central AreaAwardedRenewal
To treat and recycle/recover approximately 4,000 tonnes of wood waste collected at Household Recycling Centres in the north and central area of Aberdeenshire. Full details of the requirement can be found in the attached Invitation to Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58, Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders will be required to advise if they intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties to ensure that all third parties comply with the requirements for holding necessary exemptions, licences &/or PPC permits.
Lot #2Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - South AreaAwardedRenewal
To treat and recycle/recover approximately 1,500 tonnes of wood waste collected at Household Recycling Centres in the south area of Aberdeenshire. Full details of the requirement can be found in the attached Invitation to Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58, Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders will be required to advise if they intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties to ensure that all third parties comply with the requirements for holding necessary exemptions, licences &/or PPC permits.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Bidders are required to provide a certificate from the registrar of companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name (SPD - Question 4.B.5.1)
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m in respect of each claim, without limit to number of claims and to comply with all relevant statutory requirements.
Public Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m in respect of each claim, without limit to number of claims and to comply with all relevant statutory requirements.
(SPD - Question 4B.5.1)
The Council will use an independent credit scoring organisation, namely Creditsafe, to conduct appropriate financial probity checks. To minimise risk of failure, the desired risk score should not be below 30 (moderate risk). The Council will take a view on the risk to the Council should the winning bidder credit rating fall below this and may involve further detailed financial checking/assessment. This may result in your tender being rejected.
(SPD - Question 4B.6)
Minimum: Insurance Requirement: -Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m in respect of each claim, without limit to number of claims and to comply with all relevant statutory requirements. -Public Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m in respect of each claim, without l… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to be provide 3 examples that demonstrate that they have relevant experience to deliver the service.
Bidders will be required to demonstrate how they will employ environmental management measures that meet the requirements as set out in SPD Question 4C.7.
Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the relevant plant or technical equipment to deliver the requirements detailed in Appendix 1 Statement of Requirements of the ITT as per SPD Question 4C.9.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract as per SPD Question 4C.10.
The bidder must have the following:
-A documented policy regarding quality management as detailed in SPD Question 4D.1.
-A documented process for ensuring that quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery as detailed in SPD Question 4D.1.
-Documented arrangements for providing the bidder’s workforce with quality related training and information appropriate to the type of work for which this organisation is likely to bid as detailed in SPD Question 4D.1.
-A documented process demonstrating how the bidder deals with complaints as detailed in SPD Question 4D.1.
Health & Safety
The bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of t…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 6 Jul 2021, 08:54 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2021, 08:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
000-JCKX6723- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c3e6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Tenderers must be able to provide an Account Representative, who will be the primary point of contact between the Tenderer & the Council. The Council will review the performance of the Services from time to time to ensure that they continue to meet the requirements of the Council. The quality of the Services shall be measured by the extent to which they accord with the standards & timescales included within the Specification & the Response & to accepted professional standards.
Key performance criteria include Cost - ability to conform to the agreed pricing terms and invoice accuracy; Quality – that the contract remains fit for purpose of the Service which includes continued compliance with legislative requirements for the treatment/recycling of wood waste; Service – ability to comply with the requirements of the provision of services, handling of complaints, along with effective and responsive account management including the provision of on time monthly reporting.
Publisher note: Please see attached Invitation to Tender for additional information. Questions of any nature in relation to this tender exercise and associated documents must be raised using the Question & Answer facility provided only. Direct communication from an economic operator with any member of staff at Aberdeenshire Council in relation to this tender exercise is prohibited and may result in that economic operator’s exclusion from any further part in the process. Furthermore, any potential errors or omissions within the tender documentation issued by Aberdeenshire Council that is identified by economic operators must be raised with Aberdeenshire Council using the Question & Answer facility as soon as it has been identified. If an economic operator submits their tender response having applied their own assumed correction to any document, it may result in the rejection of their tender. (SC Ref:668538)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
Timeline
4 Aug 2021 → 30 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline4 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published30 Sept 2021, 08:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2021, 08:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - North/Central Area1 award | |||
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd | £68,680 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - South Area1 award | |||
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd | £25,755 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - North/Central Area · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2021
- Value
- £68,680
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2024
- Status
- active
Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - South Area · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2021
- Value
- £25,755
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - North/Central Area | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Treatment & Recycling/Recovery of Wood Waste from Household Recycling Centres - South Area | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.