Official UK procurement notice
Waste Composition Analysis Services
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the provision of a service to carry out a Waste Composition Analysis (“WCA”) of various waste steams collected from households at the kerbside (and through the network of Household Waste & Recycling Centres) for 32 Local Authorities in Scotland in order to determine a composition of waste streams.
This framework is available to all Scottish Councils, Scotland Excel Associate Members and other participating public bodies.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental management · Environmental services · Investigation services · Waste analysis services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 5 bids received (0.5 per place) · 5 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Waste streams anticipated to be included but not limited to are Residual Waste,…Awarded
Waste streams anticipated to be included but not limited to are Residual Waste, Organic Waste and Co-Mingled Dry Recyclables of varying type and mix.
The WCA will required to be carried out as prescribed within published tender documentation, and as further refined by individual Council users and is anticipated to be in line with best practice guidance as described within the Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) “Guidance on the Methodology for Waste Composition Analysis ” as a minimum. Required service is likely to include a requirement to collect samples for analysis, sort samples, conduct post-sample analysis and produce comprehensive reporting as prescribed. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any
competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations
referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland)
Regulations 2015.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
SPD (Scotland) Question 4A.2 - Authorisation
Bidders should note that Waste carrier registration is required if the Bidder/Subcontractor is intending to collect waste from any Council.
- Economic & financial standing
- SPD (Scotland) Questions 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2: Insurance Requirements
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.6: Other Economic & Financial Requirements
Minimum: 1. SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2 - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: It is a requirement of the contracts to be procured under the proposed framework agreement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types … - Technical & professional ability
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.10 - Subcontracting
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Quality Assurance Schemes
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Health and Safety Procedures
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.2 - Environmental Management Systems or Standards
Minimum: 1. SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION 4C.10 - SUBCONTRACTING: Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contra…
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Waste Composition Analysis Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2021, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2021, 14:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
1520- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017232- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029446Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework, and contracts to be called-off there under (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the procurement documents (details of how to access these being set out in section “I.3) Communication” of this Contract Notice).
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel as a central purchasing body, may procure this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): - the 32 local authorities in Scotland listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx; - Tayside Contracts; - Scottish Prison Service and all establishments owned and managed by the Scottish Ministers through the Scottish Prison Service; - Scotland Excel associate members, listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx; and, - Any integration authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Scotland Excel is delivering this framework with support from Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Scottish Government. A key component of ZWS’s role in informing policy and motivating change involves gathering informative and accurate data as well being involved in technical evaluation alongside the councils. 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. Subcontractors on whose capacity the Bidder does not rely: Scotland Excel will request the following information in the Single Procurement Document (Scotland): - whether the bidders intend to subcontract any share of the contract to a third party; - list of the proposed subcontracts as far as it is known at that stage; and - what proportion / percentage of the contract does the Bidder intend to subcontract. Please note that these subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely will be subject to the rules regarding Exclusion as set out immediately above. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, KPIs & COMMUNITY BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS As per details in the Special Conditions, Service Providers will be required to provide Management Information (MI) and KPIs on a quarterly basis. It is envisaged that Community Benefit Requirement details will be provided on a 6-monthly basis. MI requires an itemised statement for services provided for each contracting authority who will be permitted to purchase under this proposed Framework Agreement down to a defined categorisation structure set out in the MI template. In addition, details on the following KPIs must be provided: - Delivery of projects on time - Customer complaints - Accuracy and timeous management information (MI) returns - Price stability Please see attachment included within the Additional Notice options section of the Contract Notice for further information. (SC Ref:660523)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Mar 2021 → 21 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Jul 2021, 14:55 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2021, 14:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 017232-2021-1520-1
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2021
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Please refer to VI.4.3 belowMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Albion Environmental LtdFramework contractor
- Alfred H Knight Energy ServicesFramework contractor
- Integrated Skills LimitedFramework contractor
- RPS Consulting Services LtdFramework contractor
- Resource FuturesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.