Official UK procurement notice
ECO Stars Technical Management Support – Framework Agreement
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)·Consortium: 32 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionECO Stars is a fleet recognition scheme that provides recognition and advice on good environmental practice to operators of fleets of vehicles.
CPV: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction · Environmental management · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Environmental services · Environmental standards other than for construction · Environmental training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1ECO Stars is a scheme that provides recognition and advice on good environmental…AwardedRenewal
ECO Stars is a scheme that provides recognition and advice on good environmental practice to operators of fleets of vehicles that travel within that local authority’s administrative area.
The City of Edinburgh Council intends to appoint a suitably experienced Environmental Consultant to provide technical management services in relation to the ECO Stars Scheme.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP320,000 for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.
Tenderers will be required provide the following information:
Current ratio for Current Year: 1.10
Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.10
The formula for calculating a Tenderer’s current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities. The acceptable range for each financial ratio is greater than 1.10. Where a Tenderer’s current ratio is less than the acceptable value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.
Tenderers are required to hold, or commit to obtaining prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
a. Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - GBP5m
b. Public Liability Insurance - GBP10m
c. Professional Indemnity - GBP5m
Minimum: Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP320,000 for the last two financial years. Tenderers will be required to meet the following minimum financial ratio: Current ratio for Current Year: 1.10 Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.10 Tenderers are requi…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “ECO Stars Technical Management Support – Framework Agreement” 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Dec 2021, 11:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2022, 08:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CT2808- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019096- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd6dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all supply chain Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council. (SC Ref:699937)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2022 → 13 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until17 May 2022, 23:59 BST
- Notice published13 Jul 2022, 08:49 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jul 2022, 08:49 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 019096-2022-CT2808-1
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2022
- Value
- £640,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
26 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aberdeen City CouncilContracting authority
- Aberdeenshire CouncilContracting authority
- Angus CouncilContracting authority
- Argyll and Bute CouncilContracting authority
- Clackmannanshire CouncilContracting authority
- Comhairle nan Eilean SiarContracting authority
- Dumfries and Galloway CouncilContracting authority
- Dundee City CouncilContracting authority
- East Ayrshire CouncilContracting authority
- East Dunbartonshire CouncilContracting authority
- East Lothian CouncilContracting authority
- East Renfrewshire CouncilContracting authority
- Falkirk CouncilContracting authority
- Fife CouncilContracting authority
- Glasgow City CouncilContracting authority
- Inverclyde CouncilContracting authority
- Midlothian CouncilContracting authority
- Moray CouncilContracting authority
- North Ayrshire CouncilContracting authority
- North Lanarkshire CouncilContracting authority
- Orkney Islands CouncilContracting authority
- Perth & Kinross CouncilContracting authority
- Renfrewshire CouncilContracting authority
- Scottish Borders CouncilContracting authority
- Shetland Islands CouncilContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- TRLFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.