Waste Composition Analysis Services

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  "description": "Scotland Excel as a central purchasing body, may procure this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies):\n- the 32 local authorities in Scotland listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx;\n- Tayside Contracts;\n- Scottish Prison Service and all establishments owned and managed by the Scottish Ministers through the Scottish Prison Service;\n- Scotland Excel associate members, listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx; and,\n- Any integration authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.\nThe above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel.\nScotland Excel is delivering this framework with support from Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Scottish Government. A key component of ZWS’s role in informing policy and motivating change involves gathering informative and accurate data as well being involved in technical evaluation alongside the councils.\nEconomic 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.\nBidders are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed Framework Agreement.\nSubcontractors on whose capacity the Bidder does not rely: Scotland Excel will request the following information in the Single Procurement Document (Scotland):\n- whether the bidders intend to subcontract any share of the contract to a third party;\n- list of the proposed subcontracts as far as it is known at that stage; and\n- what proportion / percentage of the contract does the Bidder intend to subcontract.\nPlease note that these subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely will be subject to the rules regarding Exclusion as set out immediately above.\nCONTRACT MANAGEMENT, KPIs & COMMUNITY BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS\nAs per details in the Special Conditions, Service Providers will be required to provide Management Information (MI) and KPIs on a quarterly basis.\nIt is envisaged that Community Benefit Requirement details will be provided on a 6-monthly basis.\nMI requires an itemised statement for services provided for each contracting authority who will be permitted to purchase under this proposed Framework Agreement down to a defined categorisation structure set out in the MI template.\nIn addition, details on the following KPIs must be provided:\n- Delivery of projects on time\n- Customer complaints\n- Accuracy and timeous management information (MI) returns\n- Price stability\nPlease see attachment included within the Additional Notice options section of the Contract Notice for further information.\nThe buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 17857. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343\nCommunity benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361\nA summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:\nIn accordance with section 25(3) of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 note that. Scotland Excel intends to include community benefit requirements. As part of your response within the Technical criteria, Bidders will be requested to commit to delivery of community benefits in accordance with the methodology outlined in the tender documents.\n(SC Ref:643275)",
  "initiationType": "tender"
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