Council Buildings Waste · UK public procurement notice

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 Councils satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.

If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

SPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

List and brief description of selection criteria:

SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing

SPD Question 4B.5 Insurance

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing.

The Council will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidders financial status:

Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;

Liquidity – this is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio

Gearing – this is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100% it is considered a pass for this ratio.

Bidders must provide the name and state the value of each of the 3 ratios within their response to SPD question 4B.4.

The Council requires bidders to pass 2 out of the 3 financial ratios above.

Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, the Council may take the undernoted into consideration when assessing financial viability and the risk to the Council, providing that the Bidder can supply evidence to substantiate any of the mitigating criteria when requested to do so. The following list is not exhaustive and other criteria may be considered where proposed by a bidder as mitigating factors:

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List and brief description of selection criteria:

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

• SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability

With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the bidder in the last 3 years. You must describe in sufficient detail your experience in terms of the specific services directly relevant to this requirement. Particular reference should be made to the handling of municipal waste The number of required examples, the minimum duration of experience e.g. 3 years and the value / scope of the previous projects e.g. must be of similar value to the contract being procured.

• SPD Question 4C.6 Technical and Professional Ability (Qualifications)

The bidder as a company will hold the following educational or professional qualifications:

• Waste Carrier Registration
• A Waste Management Licence for each site utilised including a list of categories which can be accommodated by the operator
• A Goods Vehicle Operators Licence
• SPD Question 4C.10 Technical and Professional Ability (Sub-Contracting)

Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

• SPD Question 4D.1 Quality Assurance Schemes

It is a requirement of this tender that the bidder recommended for award holds the required Quality Assurance scheme membership as detailed in the tender document.

• SPD …