Official UK procurement notice
NP814/23 Biomass Wood Fuel Supply
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply of wood pellets and wood chips to NHS Scotland Health Boards.
- Recurrence: It is anticipated that this procurement will be retendered prior to expiry of Framework agreement.
CPV: Fuel wood
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Wood PelletsCancelledRenewal
supply of wood pellets to the NHS Scotland Health Boards.
Lot #2WoodchipsCancelledRenewal
supply of woodchips to the NHS Scotland Health Boards.
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 Capacity: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Capacity: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “NP814/23 Biomass Wood Fuel Supply” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Goods
- 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 · It is anticipated that this procurement will be retendered prior to expiry of Framework agreement.
- First published
- 12 Jun 2023, 11:51 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Dec 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011429- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d560Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement Biomass Wood Fuels (‘Products’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Join Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable and Scottish Hospices. The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 and 11.2.6 covers the 36 months contract duration and the 24 month extension period of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:760114)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Aug 2023 → 9 Apr 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected15 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until22 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published9 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2023- Published value updated to £10,000,00017 Nov 2023, 13:56 GMTwas £4,500,000
- Status changed to active17 Nov 2023, 13:56 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Nov 2023, 13:56 GMT
- Deadline published: 22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT17 Nov 2023, 13:56 GMT
- Status changed to complete9 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Wood Pellets
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2024
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Woodchips
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2024
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Wood Pellets | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Woodchips | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- AMP Clean Energy ServicesFramework contractor
- BalcasFramework contractor
- Land EnergyFramework contractor
- Puffin Pellets LtdFramework contractor
- RTS ForestryFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria