Find a TenderClosed
Published 1 Apr 2022, 12:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Reverse Vending Machine and Associated Infrastructure

Official notice

Authority: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

GoodsOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2022
Next notice expected 13 May 2022
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 16 Sept 2023 · extension options published · starts 15 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Open Tender following a preliminary market consultation for the provision of a Reverse Vending Machine and associated infrastructure to support delivery of a community return scheme on Orkney.

CPV: Civic betterment and community facility support services · Community action programme · Environmental issues consultancy services · Provision of services to the community · Vending machines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a Single Stage ("Open") tender conducted using the Public Contracts Scotland…Renewal 1 yr 1 mo

This is a Single Stage ("Open") tender conducted using the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) portal and the Find a Tender Service (FTS) for above threshold contracts, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Zero Waste Scotland Limited invites tenders from capable and experienced suppliers for the provision of a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM), including the associated infrastructure, to be tested and fully operational for the launch of the Orkney Container Return Initiative (OCRI) in November 2022.

The supplier will thereafter be required to provide local support services to ensure the RVM is well maintained and safe to use at all times before decommissioning and removing all equipment and infrastructure at the conclusion of the initiative.

Further details of the specification of requirements, the award criteria, and the evaluation and award processes are provided in the Additional Documents to this Contract Notice. 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 Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Contract period: 15 Aug 2022 – 16 Sept 2023 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Client may choose to extend this Contract for the continued provision of the requirements and to help facilitate the decommissioning of the initiative and / or the transfer to Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme. A further three (3) monthly extension options are provided in this Contract for that purpose, to the maximum of 16 December 2023.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 75%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 75
  • Price: 25
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    III.1.1 of the Contract Notice is not applicable to this procurement procedure.

    Section A of Part IV of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) (Scotland) is not being used for this contract opportunity.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria for Section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) are included in the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure.

    Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that suppliers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000.00 GBP Public Liability Ins…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria for Sections C and D of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) are included in the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure.

    Minimum: Suppliers should refer to the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure for confirmation of the questions on technical and professional ability and how the information provided in response will be evaluated.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Apr 2022, 12:20 BST
Last source update
7 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
O3T1-P5-22.01
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015613
Classification (CPV)
Civic betterment and community facility support servicesCommunity action programmeEnvironmental issues consultancy servicesProvision of services to the communityVending machines
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032908 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please read the additional documents provided with this Contract Notice carefully. These include details and information on: – the background to this procurement, – the goods and services required, – requirements and expectations for quality and contract management, – selection and award criteria (including the relevant evaluation methodologies), – the Terms and Conditions of the anticipated Contract, and – how to participate in this procurement procedure Any questions or clarifications on the content of these additional documents and / or this Contract Notice should be raised using the Ask a Question facility provided with the Contract Notice on the Public Contracts Scotland web portal only and must be received before the stated deadline for questions. This includes any request to modify or vary the terms and conditions of contract. You should use the templates provided for preparing your technical and commercial responses, for providing information on your business and any commercially confidential elements of your tender submission, and for the relevant declarations. You may provide responses for either of the preferred solution types identified in the Section 2 - Specification document. However, these must be uploaded as separate parts to your tender submission and clearly labelled to identify which solution type the response relates to, for evaluation purposes. We reserve the right to reject any tender submission that includes responses to both solution types. Zero Waste Scotland is generally unable and unwilling to respond to questions or requests for clarification received by any other means, including after the deadline for clarifications has passed, and will not enter into negotiation on any terms or conditions of contract after that time. Zero Waste Scotland received three (3) questionnaire responses as the result of the pre-market consultation exercise - from RVM Supply Limited (Infrastructure Supply) and Employability Orkney (Infrastructure Supply and Community Benefits). The information provided in those questionnaire responses has been used to inform but has not influenced the development of the procurement documents in favour of any potential supplier and / or community interest group. Zero Waste Scotland intends to award a contract as a result of this tendering procedure but is not obliged to accept any tender submission. An anticipated timetable for this procurement procedure is provided in the Invitation to Tender document. Please do not contact Zero Waste Scotland following the deadline for tender submissions to enquire if or when a decision will be made as we are generally unable and unwilling to respond. Your tender submission may be ruled non-compliant where you fail to follow the instructions and / or use the template documents provided in the procurement documents, unless alternative instructions and / or approaches to preparing a tender response have been agreed and communicated as appropriate through this Contract Notice. Direct approaches to Zero Waste Scotland or any of its management or staff regarding this procurement procedure may be considered an attempt to influence the outcome of the procurement procedure and may lead to your tender submission being disqualified. 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=693113. 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. (SC Ref:693113) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=693113

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
11 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 May 2022 → 15 Aug 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    13 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    7 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    11 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    15 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    7 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    7 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST
  3. Deadline published: 11 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
    7 Jun 2022, 11:54 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 1QZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Stirling

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.