Official UK procurement notice
Uplift of Glass from Recycling Points and Bulked Onward Transport
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1 is for a single provider to uplift glass from mixed glass recycling points throughout the Falkirk Council area and deposit at Household Waste Recycling centres. For Lot 2 a single provider will then uplift and transport to a suitably licensed treatment or end use facility.
- Recurrence: November 2028
CPV: Environmental management · Environmental protection · Environmental rehabilitation · Environmental services · Glass · Recycling equipment · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services · Refuse transport services · Refuse-collection vehicles · +4 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · 1 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Uplift glass from mixed glass recycling pointsAwardedPublished value£220,000
Uplift glass from recycling point bottle banks and deposit the materials at Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Lot #2Uplift and transport bulked glass from HWRCAwardedLot estimate not published
Uplift of bulked glass from HWRC and transport to a suitably licensed treatment or end use facility
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (7)
- Fulfil Collection Schedule and requests: 2.5/20
- Climate Change Mitigation: 2.5/20
- Process following uplift - vehicles, procedures, risk assessment: 2.5/20
- Process following uplift - contingency, staffing, haulage: 2.5/20
- Management Information: 5/20
- Fair Work First: 5/20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
Bidder must hold a Waste Carrier Licence.
- Economic & financial standing
A Credit safe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that gives satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the contract
Minimum: Buyer must have or commit to obtain the following insurances:- Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Motor Insurance = Motor insurance allowing the carriage and uplift of goods as required by the contract and minim…
- Price carries 80 of 80 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Uplift of Glass from Recycling Points and Bulked Onward Transport” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 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 · November 2028
- First published
- 31 Oct 2024, 14:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 May 2025, 15:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PS/360/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019153- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Bidder must hold a Waste Carrier Licence. Bidder must hold or commit to obtain the insurances as detailed in PS 360 25 Appendix B SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements. A Creditsafe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100, the Bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that give satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the proposed framework. Bidders will be required to provide 2 examples from the past 3 years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/ supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. 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 systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Please see PS 360 25 Appendix B SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements. Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency. Please see PS 360 25 Appendix B SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements and the attached PS 360 25 Appendix C Bidder Relevant Contract Climate Change Plan Template. Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), or provide additional supportive information as detailed within PS 360 25 Appendix B SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001:2018 (or equivalent) or provide additional supportive information as detailed within PS 360 25 Appendix B SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or provide additional supportive information as detailed within PS 360 25 Appendix B SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements (SC Ref:798076)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Nov 2024 → 6 May 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected18 Nov 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published6 May 2025, 15:22 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2025- Published value published: £770,00013 Jan 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Status changed to active13 Jan 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Jan 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT13 Jan 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Status changed to complete6 May 2025, 15:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Uplift and transport bulked glass from HWRC
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- £860,000
- Status
- active
Uplift glass from mixed glass recycling points
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- £260,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Uplift glass from mixed glass recycling points | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Uplift and transport bulked glass from HWRC | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Enva Scotland LimitedFramework contractor
- Sibelco Green Solutions UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria