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Published 26 Mar 2021, 13:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Fully-Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler

Official notice

Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£325,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2021awarded 17 May 2021
Awarded to Harris Waste Management UK Ltd
Contract term 4 moends 20 Sept 2021 · starts 17 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract was for the supply, installation, commissioning and operator training of the specified Fully-Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler.

CPV: Recycling equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contract was for the supply, installation, commissioning and operator training of…Awarded 4 mo

The Contract was for the supply, installation, commissioning and operator training of the specified Waste & Recycling Equipment, namely the following:-

-Fully Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler

It is an essential requirement of the Contract that the Tenderer had to be in all ways able to supply the equipment as specified above in order for the delivery, installation and commissioning had to be completed by 20 September 2021. Tenderers had to make it clear in their tender submission that they were able to supply the equipment by the date specified.

Tenderers had to confirm details of the Warranty, which was provided with the Fully-Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler, together with any after-sales service (if applicable).

Contract period: 17 May 2021 – 20 Sept 2021 (4 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Gremista Waste Management Facility, Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0PY
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Tenderers must provide the following technical and business information:

    • Evidence of same/similar supplies in the last three years
  • Economic & financial standing
    • Three years accounts and business reports for the contracting entity;
    • Evidence of current Employer’s Liability Insurance to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and Public Liability Insurance to a minimum of 5,000,000 GBP respectively;
    • A current Bank Reference to a minimum of 350,000 GBP.

    The Council will carry out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference cannot be obtained and this will form part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Goods
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
26 Mar 2021, 13:16 GMT
Last source update
7 Jan 2025, 10:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
I/4/21
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000283
Classification (CPV)
Recycling equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM66)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029fbb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please note that it was an essential requirement of the procurement process that Tenderers fully completed and submitted a satisfactory Single Procurement Document (SPD) and satisfied all requirements specified or referred to in the Contract Notice and Tender Documents. The contract was subject to Scots Law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. GBP means Great British Pounds. III.1.2 - Economic operators who do not obtain a satisfactory financial evaluation may not be considered for contract award. II.2.7 - Indicative dates based on the current timetable. The supply was still subject to support, training, maintenance and warranty detailed in the Invitation to Tender. The UK has left the EU and the transition period after EU came to an end on 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, relevant references to the EU and EU procurement legislation will either be updated or removed from the Public Contracts Scotland site where appropriate. This will be an ongoing process undertaken during the early part of 2021. Despite the reference to the EU Directives embedded in the header of the Contract Notice, the EU Directives did not apply to this procurement. (SC Ref:787000)

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
26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2021 → 7 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    17 May 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    7 Jan 2025, 10:01 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2025, 10:01 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Jan 2025, 10:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £325,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harris Waste Management UK LtdSME£325,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Shetland Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 8 North Ness Business Park, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE1 0LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body LerwickContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria