Official UK procurement notice
Bulky Waste Collection · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUplift of bulky waste items from outside residents premises and deposit at Falkirk Council HWRC.
- Recurrence: September 2028
CPV: Environmental protection · Environmental services · Household-refuse collection services · Motor vehicles for the transport of goods · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse recycling services · Refuse transport services · Refuse-collection vehicles · Road transport services · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · +2 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 6 bids received (6.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This opportunity is for a bulky waste collection service within the Falkirk area,…AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,500,000
This opportunity is for a bulky waste collection service within the Falkirk area, which is carried out on a specified dedicated day for each Ward area. On average c 170 bulky waste work tickets are scheduled per week across the area, averaging from 32 - 50 per day /ward, with an average uplift weight of 90kg/household.
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)
- Qualitative: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
SEPA Waste Carrier Licence is required.
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given
- Economic & financial standing
A Credit safe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that gives satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the contract.
Required Insurances
Minimum: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP any one claim Public Liability Insurance = 2 Million GBP any one claim Product Liability Insurance = 2 Million GBP in aggregation Motor Insurance = allowing the carriage and uplift of goods as required by the contract a…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Bulky Waste Collection” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
- Yes · September 2028
- First published
- 15 Oct 2024, 10:46 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2025, 16:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PS 401 25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009989- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac14Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 1. Bidders will be required to provide 2 examples from the past 3 years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/ supplies. 2. Bidders will provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used. 3. Bidders will provide a completed copy of the Bidder ‘relevant contract’ Climate Change Plan Template. 4. Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. 5. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), or provide additional supportive information as detailed within SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements 6. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001:2018 (or equivalent) or provide additional supportive information as detailed within SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements. 7. The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or provide additional supportive information as detailed within SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements. Bidders are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response in advance of the submission deadline to avoid any last minute issues. (SC Ref:793532)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 6 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Nov 2024 → 18 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected25 Nov 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Mar 2025, 16:13 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2024- Published value published: £6,500,00026 Nov 2024, 16:47 GMT
- Status changed to active26 Nov 2024, 16:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Nov 2024, 16:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 6 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT26 Nov 2024, 16:47 GMT
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2025, 16:13 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Contract value Contract value should be amended to 650000GBP.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-10: 1 release · 15 Oct 2024
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 009989-2025-PS 401 25-1
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2025
- Value
- £680,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Perfect Clean Edinburgh LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria