Official UK procurement notice
Asbestos related Works and Services
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of asbestos surveys, analytical services and removal and disposal works.
Scotland Excel is the Centre of Procurement Expertise for the local government sector in Scotland. All 32 Scottish local authorities are members and circa 90 organisations are associate members. Established in 2008, our remit is to work collaboratively with members and suppliers to raise procurement standards, secure best value for customers and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public sector procurement in Scotland.
Scotland Excel develops and manages collaborative contracts for products, services and works where a strategic requirement is identified across our sector. For further information about our governance and set up, suppliers are referred to the following page of our website:
CPV: Asbestos removal services · Asbestos-removal work · Building surveying services · Building-fabric consultancy services · Hazard protection and control consultancy services · Survey services · Technical inspection and testing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 30 suppliers · 23 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.8 per place) · 34 appointed (full)
- Electronic auction
An electronic auction may be used
Additional information about electronic auction:
This is at the discretion of each Scotland Excel Council, Associate Member or other bodies Participating and applicable requirements will be set out by them during the procedure for the call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement (subject to law).
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Asbestos SurveysAwarded ScotlandPublished value£5,000,000
The scope of this lot will include, but not be limited to, asbestos surveys. 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.
For Lot 1 - Asbestos Surveys it is a minimum requirement for selection that Tenderers are required to confirm they hold and will maintain UKAS ISO/IEC 17020.
Lot #2Asbestos Removal and DisposalAwarded ScotlandPublished value£20,000,000
The scope of this lot will include, but not be limited to, asbestos removal and disposal. 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.
For Lot 2 – Asbestos Removal and Disposal it is a minimum requirement for selection that Tenderers are required to confirm they hold and will maintain a HSE License (minimum 1 year license type) and waste carrier license.
Lot #3Asbestos Analytical ServicesAwarded ScotlandPublished value£700,000
The scope of this lot will include, but not be limited to, asbestos analytical services. 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.
For Lot 3 - Asbestos Analytical Services it is a minimum requirement for selection that Tenderers are required to confirm they hold and will maintain UKAS ISO/IEC 17025.
Lot #4Asbestos Surveying and Analytical ServicesAwarded UKPublished value£2,300,000
The scope of this lot will include, but not be limited to, asbestos surveys and analytical services. 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.
For Lot 4 - Asbestos Surveying and Analytical Services has a minimum requirement for selection that Tenderers are required to confirm they hold and will maintain UKAS ISO/IEC 17020 and UKAS ISO/IEC 17025.
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: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
As this proposed framework is divided into lots, these technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTIONS 4A.1 - SUITABILITY
The Tenderer must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in its country of establishment.
Tenderers must hold and maintain the relevant accreditations as listed below;
Lot 1 - Asbestos Surveys - UKAS ISO/IEC 17020
Lot 2 - Asbestos Removal and Disposal - HSE License (minimum 1 year type) and waste carrier license
Lot 3 - Analytical Services - UKAS ISO/IEC 17025
Lot 4 - Asbestos Surveying and Analytical Services - UKAS ISO/IEC 17020 and UKAS
ISO/IEC 17025
Tenderers are required to state that they currently hold the valid accreditation, as listed above, in their tenderer submission. Tenderers will be required to provide Scotland Excel with electronic copies of their accreditation as part of the evaluation.
- Economic & financial standing
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTIONS 4B.5.1 AND 4B.5.2 - Insurance Requirements
SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTIONS 4B.6 - Other Economic and Financial Requirement
Minimum: Tenderers must confirm that they already have, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Framework Contract, the following types and minimum levels of insurance cover on terms compatible with the requirements of the Framework Contract:- For all lots the following l… - Technical & professional ability
SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.1.2 - Services
SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.10 - Subcontracting
SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Quality Management Procedures
SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Health and Safety Procedures
SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.2 - Environmental Management Systems or Standards
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into lots, these Technical and Professional Ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers 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 contract to third parties on whose capa…
- 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.
- “Asbestos related Works and Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 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
- 16 Mar 2023, 15:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
0722- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008005- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b397Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For details of the conditions relevant to the Framework Contract and contracts to be called off thereunder (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the tender documents (refer to section "I.3" of this notice).
Please note, in accordance with Regulations 20(7) and 20(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, we may, where necessary, impose conditions for the performance of the contract by a group of economic operators (EO’s) which are different from those imposed on individual participants (for example we may require the group of EO’s to be jointly and severally liable for performance of the contract), and may require groups of EO’s to assume a specific legal form for the purposes of the award of the contract.
For more information relative to the submission of consortia tenders, tenders by groups of EO’s and sub-contracting, please refer to the tender documentation which is available on the PCS-T project for this procurement exercise.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): A) The 32 local authorities in Scotland as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/ourmembers.aspx B) Scotland Excel associate members as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx C) any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland)Act 2014. D) Any Scottish Registered Social Landlords listed on the public register of the Scottish Housing Regulator: http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf as at the date of publication of this notice. E) Tayside Contracts F) Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies. G) Scottish Prison Service (SPS) H) Scottish National Health Service Authorities and Trusts I) Transport Scotland J) Scottish Government and Scottish Central Government Bodies. The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed framework agreement. Further information regarding the operation of the framework and the tendering requirements can be found within the tender documentation which is available in the relevant PCS-T project for this procurement exercise. Rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see the Framework Contract. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TENDERERS: Tenderers should note the specific requirements and evaluation approaches applicable to this tender as set out in the procurement documents. Bids may be excluded from evaluation (in whole, or in part) if they do not include the information required in accordance with instructions given. Further information and instructions are contained within the procurement documents. (SC Ref:754925)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Apr 2023 → 13 Mar 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected20 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until9 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published13 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2023- Status changed to active23 Jun 2023, 10:44 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Jun 2023, 10:44 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST23 Jun 2023, 10:44 BST
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Asbestos Surveys
- Signed
- 14 Dec 2023
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Asbestos Removal and Disposal
- Signed
- 14 Dec 2023
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Asbestos Analytical Services
- Signed
- 14 Dec 2023
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Asbestos Surveying and Analytical Services
- Signed
- 14 Dec 2023
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Asbestos Surveys | 23bids · 23 electronic · 23 from abroad | 23 | — | — |
| 2 · Asbestos Removal and Disposal | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 12 | — | — |
| 3 · Asbestos Analytical Services | 17bids · 17 electronic · 17 from abroad | 14 | — | — |
| 4 · Asbestos Surveying and Analytical Services | 16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
34 commercial parties on the notice- A&C Asbestos Consultants inc LtdFramework contractor
- Acorn Analytical Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Acron Asbestos LtdFramework contractor
- Addison Green LimitedFramework contractor
- Asbestos Analytical Services LtdFramework contractor
- Asbestos Building Surveys LtdFramework contractor
- Asbestos Specialists (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- Aspect Contracts LTDFramework contractor
- Bradley Environmental Consultants LimitedFramework contractor
- Carymar Construction Services LtdFramework contractor
Show 24 more suppliers
- Chamic Industrial Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Clarke's Environmental LtdFramework contractor
- Clyde Environmental Consultants LtdFramework contractor
- DNKA LTD.Framework contractor
- E.D.P. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Enviraz (Scotland) LimitedFramework contractor
- Enviraz Surveys LimitedFramework contractor
- Environmental Essentials LtdFramework contractor
- Environtec LimitedFramework contractor
- Franks Portlock Consulting LimitedFramework contractor
- Gowrie contracts LimitedFramework contractor
- Henderson Environmental Services LtdFramework contractor
- Intona limitedFramework contractor
- Life Environmental Services LtdFramework contractor
- Lucion Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Northern Asbestos Services LimitedFramework contractor
- OHS LimitedFramework contractor
- Rhodar Industrial Services LimitedFramework contractor
- SOCOTEC Asbestos LimitedFramework contractor
- Strada Environmental LtdFramework contractor
- Tersus Consultancy LimitedFramework contractor
- The Future Group (Highland) LtdFramework contractor
- WSP UK LimitedFramework contractor
- hsl Compliance LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.