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Published 5 Apr 2022, 10:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Business Support Placements

Official notice

Authority: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)£250,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 5 May 2022awarded 23 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Single Stage ("Open") Tender for provision of technical support to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within Scottish enterprises to support transition to circular business models.

CPV: Recruitment 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 published

Lot #1Zero Waste Scotland (the ‘Client’) requires the provision of technical support from a…AwardedRenewal

Zero Waste Scotland (the ‘Client’) requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within Scottish enterprises to support transition to circular business models.

The successful supplier will facilitate the recruitment and placement of suitable candidates for an internship placement within a Client-approved host enterprise for a period of at least twelve (12) weeks on a call off basis on a maximum thirty-five (35) hours per week basis.

The Contract will be for a maximum term of around forty-four (44) months, including the initial period and all optional extension periods.

Further details of the service requirements and how to participate in this Open Tender process are provided in the Additional Documents that accompany 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.

Delivery: Scotland · The services may be provided from any suitable location, with resultant placements being in locations across Scotland (including the Highlands and Islands).

Extensions: The Client may choose to extend this Contract for the continued provision of the service requirements. A further two (2) 12-month extension periods are provided in this Contract for that purpose.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: 70%Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 70
Price: 30

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 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Business Support Placements” 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: 5 Apr 2022, 10:44 BST
Last source update: 12 Aug 2022, 14:54 BST
Award evaluation window: 5 May 2022 – …
Authority reference: O2T1-P1-22.02
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-022314
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032a01 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:698313)

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

Appointment period ends: 5 May 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 5 May 2022, 15:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

5 May 2022 → 12 Aug 2022 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
5 May 2022, 15:00 BST
Bids opened
5 May 2022, 15:00 BST
Notice published
12 Aug 2022, 14:54 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
12 Aug 2022, 14:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 022314-2022-1
Signed
23 Jun 2022
Value
£250,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Bright Green BusinessFramework contractor Moulsdale House, 24D Milton Road East, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH15 2NJContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.