Recycling and Waste Management Services

SPD question 4A.1 - Not Used

SPD question 4A.2 - Not Used

In the Tender documentation - Bidders must be able to demonstrate that they have a valid Waste Carrier/Broker Licence. Bidders who cannot provide evidence of the

correct licencing will be considered non-compliant and excluded from the bidding process.

For SPD question 4B.1 - 4B.4 - not used

For SPD question 4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of the awarded contract the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP

Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP

For SPD question 4B.6 - The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. We highly recommend that tenderers review their financial performance on Creditsafe to understand their credit score rating which will be used by the SPCB to evaluate the financial standing of the tenderer and that they read the information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at www.creditsafe.com/products/business-cr… ↗

The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the provision of a parent company guarantee will be required prior to the award of any contract. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 and cannot provide a parent company guarantee, they must submit evidence to support a stable an…

In relation to the SPD:

SPD question 4C.1 - Not used

SPD question 4C.1.2 - used. Please provide a minimum of 3 relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last 3 years. (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided).

The experience question within the SPD is mandatory and the bidder is expected to provide robust details of their experience in running a contract of this size and complexity. The question can be accessed within the SPD and must be submitted as part of the tender submission. The response will be assessed on a pass / fail basis.

SPD question 4C.2 - 4C.3 - Not used

For SPD question 4C.4 - if bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking system to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year. If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.

SPD Question 4C.5 to 4C.12 Not used