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Published 4 Oct 2023, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Arnish Waste removal and remediation

Authority: Highlands and Islands Enterprise

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Scotland (UKM6)

Awarded value£676,216published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023awarded 30 Jan 2024

Awarded to ERS Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HIE has awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide the following services: move waste off-site from Arnish and dispose of in a suitably authorised and licenced waste facility by 31st March 2024. The special waste must be properly consigned in accordance with SEPA requirements and be disposed of by a registered waste carrier for all movements. Remediation works will also be required to facilitate surrendering of the Waste Management License (WML) currently in place with SEPA.

The 2 month contract has a start date of 30.1.2024 and an end date of 31.3.2024. HIE has the option to extend for 1 further period of up to 3 months.

CPV: Freight transport agency services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Refuse transport services · Site-clearance work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The value used in II.1.7 and V.2.4 is the estimated total value over the full duration…Awarded

The value used in II.1.7 and V.2.4 is the estimated total value over the full duration of the contract. 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.

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.Variant bids: not allowed

45111213 Site-clearance work 63521000 Freight transport agency services 90512000 Refuse transport services

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: 55%Price: 40%Environmental: 5%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Management and Delivery Methodology: 20%
Works Programme: 15%
Risk Analysis: 10%
Fair Work: 5%
Community Benefits and Wealthbuilding: 5%
price: 40%
Environment and Sustainability: 5%

Published award criteria (9)

Prompt Payment: Pass/Fail
Cyber Security: Pass/Fail
Management and Delivery Methodology: 20%
Works Programme: 15%
Risk Analysis: 10%
Environment and Sustainability: 5%
Fair Work: 5%
Community Benefits and Wealthbuilding: 5%
Price: 40%

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
please see the SPD

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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: 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: 4 Oct 2023, 15:19 BST
Last source update: 31 Jan 2024, 11:50 GMT
Award evaluation window: 7 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference: FTS 032
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-003182
Classification (CPV): Freight transport agency servicesRadioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste servicesRefuse transport servicesSite-clearance work
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0407f1 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:753389)

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: 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 7 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

7 Nov 2023 → 31 Jan 2024 · 3 dates

Bids opened
7 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
31 Jan 2024, 11:50 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2023

Deadline moved to 5 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
26 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST
+28 days · was 7 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Deadline moved to 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
30 Nov 2023, 08:53 GMT
+3 days · was 5 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Status changed to complete
31 Jan 2024, 11:50 GMT

Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2	7 Nov 2023	5 Dec 2023	+28 d
—	Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7	7 Nov 2023	5 Dec 2023	+28 d
—	DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2	5 Dec 2023	8 Dec 2023	+3 d
—	Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7	5 Dec 2023	8 Dec 2023	+3 d

Delay in results of WAC analysis

Extension to deadline for bids.

Routine re-releases (4)

2023-10: 1 release · 4 Oct 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £676,2161 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 43 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ERS LtdSMESubcontracting: Duncan Mackay and Sons Ltd for civil engineering works; Applied British Ports and WH Malcolm Ltd for transportation; Avondale Environmental for disposal of the shot blast and associated waste materials.	£676,216 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003182-2024-FTS032-1 · ERS LtdSME
Signed
30 Jan 2024
Value
£676,216
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeEconomic affairs 313 An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 5NAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ERS LtdAwarded supplier Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland, G64 2QHContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria