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Published 8 Mar 2021, 09:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Removal, Storage, Redistribution and Disposal Services

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£480,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 9 Apr 2021awarded 4 Jun 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Lanarkshire Council (the Council) require a single external provider to perform a variety of removal, storage, redistribution and disposal services with sufficient skill and care whilst doing so in a safe and compliant manner.

  • Recurrence: The Framework Agreement will be awarded for a total of three years (2 plus 1). Following expiry of the Framework Agreement, the Council may elect to re-tender requirements.

CPV: Accommodation and office services · Hire of vans with driver · Relocation services · Road transport services · Storage and warehousing services · Storage services · Warehousing services · Work environment services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 9 bids received (9.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Council require a single external provider to perform a variety of removal,…AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000

The Council require a single external provider to perform a variety of removal, storage, redistribution and disposal services with sufficient skill and care whilst doing so in a safe and compliant manner.

Services required are generally required within the Council’s geographical boundary only and are to be performed:

  • within the same Council building;
  • between different Council and external properties;
  • between different non-Council properties;
  • to include a mix of redistribution points;
  • be uplift to an existing storage facility; and / or
  • redistribution from storage to a Council, non-Council or public property.

During a requirement for services, the Council may require:

  • disposal services, in full compliance with legislative and environmental requirements;
  • any associated materials (such as packing boxes, packing tape, protective wrap); and / or
  • general labour for packing, disassembly & reassembly, and transport.
Delivery: Scotland · All North Lanarkshire Council geographic area
Extensions: The Framework Agreement will be awarded for a total of three years (2 plus 1). Following expiry of the Framework Agreement, the Councils may elect to re-tender requirements.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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Methodology and Approach: 15%
  • Communication: 5%
  • Complaints: 4%
  • Contingency Planning: 4%
  • Waste Disposal and Recycling Processes: 4%
  • Added Value: 2%
  • Fair Working Practices: 3%
  • Community Benefit Methodology: 1%
  • Community Benefit Offering: 2%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Methodology and Approach: 15
  • Communication: 5
  • Complaints: 4
  • Contingency Planning: 4
  • Waste Disposal and Recycling Processes: 4
  • Added Value: 2
  • Fair Working Practices: 3
  • Community Benefit Methodology: 1
  • Community Benefit Offering: 2
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    SPD (Scotland) 4A.2 - Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service - British Association of Removers (or an equivalent body).

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    Within the Qualification Envelope, bidder's should confirm whether or not they are members of the British Association of Removers (or an equivalent body). Bidder's who believe they are not required to be members of the British Association of Removers or any other equivalent body should detail why they believe they are exempt.

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD (Scotland) 4B.1.1 - Bidders will be required to have a general yearly turnover of a minimum of one and a half times the estimated annual value of the Framework Agreement i.e. 270,000 GBP over their previous two (2) financial years.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4B.3 - Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4B.5 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Framework Agreement, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    • Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 10m GBP (TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING)
    • Public Liability – minimum 10m GBP (TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING)
    • Goods in Transit Insurance – minimum 100k GBP (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING)
    Minimum: SPD (Scotland) 4B.1.1 - Within the Qualification Envelope, the bidder should state their general yearly turnover as per their two (2) most recent sets of audited accounts. Bidders who fail to provide a response to this question within their Tender may be assessed as a FAIL and be…
  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD (Scotland) 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4C.10 - Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the Framework Agreement.

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    SPD (Scotland) 4D - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Quality Assurance and Health and Safety is located within condition 3.2 of the ITT document within the PCS-T System.

    Minimum: SPD (Scotland)4C.1.2 - Bidders should provide a minimum of two (2) examples of contractual arrangements they have held over the past three (3) years which best demonstrates their relevant experience to deliver requirements within the Framework Agreement which were similar in rega…
What this means for your bid
  • 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.
  • “Removal, Storage, Redistribution and Disposal Services” 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

Yes · The Framework Agreement will be awarded for a total of three years (2 plus 1). Following expiry of the Framework Agreement, the Council may elect to re-tender requirements.

First published
8 Mar 2021, 09:16 GMT
Last source update
14 Jun 2021, 15:05 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-21-006
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013384
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation and office servicesHire of vans with driverRelocation servicesRoad transport servicesStorage and warehousing servicesStorage servicesWarehousing servicesWork environment services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02992f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Further information on Framework Agreement monitoring conditions is located within condition 2.8.2 of the ITT document within the PCS-T System.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:657275)

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
9 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Apr 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Apr 2021 → 6 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    9 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Apr 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jun 2021, 15:05 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    6 Oct 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jun 2021, 15:05 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 97 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2021

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

Contracts

  • Contract 013384-2021-NLC-CPT-21-001-1

    Signed
    4 Jun 2021
    Value
    £480,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body HamiltonContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.