Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Residual Waste Haulage
Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to invite tenders for the provision of bulk haulage of residual waste for Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council. Full details of the requirement can be found in the attached ITT and appendices.
- Recurrence: 2025/2026
CPV: Refuse transport services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Provision of Bulk Residual Waste Haulage - Aberdeenshire CouncilRenewal
To transport residual waste in bulk from waste transfer stations in Aberdeenshire to a disposal point, primarily being Energy from Waste facility in Altens, Aberdeen however there will also be the requirement to transport to a contingency disposal point as and when required. Full details of the requirement can be found in the attached Invitation to Tender and Appendices. 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 Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Bidders will be required to advise if they intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties and to list any subcontractors that they propose to use.
Lot #2Provision of Bulk Residual Waste Haulage - Moray CouncilRenewal
To transport residual waste in bulk from waste transfer station, Elgin (Moray) to a disposal point, primarily being Energy from Waste facility in Altens, Aberdeen however there will also be the requirement to transport to a contingency disposal point as and when required. Full details of the requirement can be found in the attached Invitation to Tender and Appendices. 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 Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Bidders will be required to advise if they intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties and to list any subcontractors that they propose to use.
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: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Bidders are required to provide a certificate from the registrar of companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name (SPD - Q4A.1)
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below (SPD - Q4B.5.1)
The Council will use an independent credit scoring organisation, namely Creditsafe, to conduct appropriate financial probity checks. To minimise risk of failure, the desired risk score should not be below 30 (moderate risk). The Council will take a view on the risk to the Council should the winning bidder credit rating fall below this and may involve further detailed financial checking/assessment. This may result in your tender being rejected (SPD - Q4B.6)
Minimum: Insurance requirements: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m in respect of each claim, without limit to number of claims and to comply with all relevant statutory requirements. Public Liability Insurance minimum of GBP5m in respect of each claim, without li… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to be provide 3 examples that demonstrate that they have relevant experience to deliver the service as described in Appendix 1 Statement of Requirements of the ITT (SPD - Q4C1.2)
Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the relevant plant or technical equipment to deliver the requirements detailed in II.2.4 of the Contract Notice and Appendix 1 of the ITT (SPD - Q4C.9).
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract (SPD - Q4C.10).
The bidder must have the following:
- A documented process for ensuring that quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery. This must include the quality of output and general performance. The bidder must be able to provide copies of their organisation’s documentation procedures that meet current agreed good practice. These must include the arrangements for quality management throughout the bidder’s organisation. They must set out how the bidder’s organisation will carry out its policy, with a clear indication of how the arrangements are communicated to the workforce.
- Documented arrangements for providing the bidder’s workforce with quality related training and information appropriate to the type of work for which this organisation is likely to bid. This will demonstrate that the organisation has in place, and implements, training arrangements to ensure that its workforce ha…
- 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.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · 2025/2026
- First published
- 20 Jul 2022, 10:04 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2022, 10:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
000-RDRN4527 (Aberdeenshire); 18/0614 (Moray)- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019716- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0353acFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Tenderers must be able to provide an Account Representative, who will be the primary point of contact between the Tenderer & each Council. The Councils will review the performance of the Services from time to time to ensure that they continue to meet the requirements of the Councils. The quality of the Services shall be measured by the extent to which they accord with the standards & timescales included within the Specification & the Response & to accepted professional standards.
Key performance criteria include Cost - ability to conform to the agreed pricing terms and invoice accuracy; Quality – that the contract remains fit for purpose of the Service; Service – ability to comply with the requirements of the provision of services, handling of complaints, along with effective and responsive account management including the provision of on time monthly reporting.
Publisher note: Questions of any nature in relation to this tender exercise and associated documents must be raised using the Question & Answer facility provided only. Direct communication from an economic operator with any member of staff at Aberdeenshire Council in relation to this tender exercise is prohibited and may result in that economic operator’s exclusion from any further part in the process. Furthermore, any potential errors or omissions within the tender documentation issued by Aberdeenshire Council that is identified by economic operators must be raised with Aberdeenshire Council using the Question & Answer facility as soon as it has been identified. If an economic operator submits their tender response having applied their own assumed correction to any document, it may result in the rejection of their tender. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=700782. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: For each Council contract (separate contract per lot for each Council) the value is below GBP4million The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: For each Council contract (separate contract per lot for each Council) the value is below GBP4million (SC Ref:700782)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Aug 2022, 09:00 BST
Timeline
20 Jul 2022 → 22 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published20 Jul 2022, 10:04 BST
- Submission deadline19 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Aug 2022, 09:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Moray CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.