Official UK procurement notice
Waste Management Services (APUC)
Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for Waste Management Services for all HE/FE institutions in Scotland. EFM1055 AP Waste Management Services is a tailored Framework Agreement for all institutions in Scotland to provide essential Waste Management Services. The Framework Agreement provides essential waste management services which are compliant with current and future legislation. The Framework Agreement was split in to five defined waste stream schedules for general waste & materials through to specialised waste and
materials across up to five geographical regions. The agreement is for a period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months.
- Recurrence: 48
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services · Medical waste services · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Paper collecting services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services · Toxic waste disposal services except radioactive waste and contaminated soil
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 23 suppliers · 8 bids on the busiest of 9 lots (0.3 per place) · 22 appointed
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1A1- General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & StirlingshireAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates & recoverables to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Stirlingshire as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2A2 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Central, West & South of ScotlandAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates & recoverables to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Central, West and South of Scotland as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #3A3 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Perth, Fife, Dundee & AngusAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates & recoverables to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #4A4 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Grampians: AberdeenshireAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates & recoverables to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Grampians & Aberdeenshire as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. 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.
Lot #5A5 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- North of Scotland: Highlands & IslandsAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates & recoverab North of Scotland, Highlands and Islands as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #6B - WEEE & Associated MaterialsAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for WEEE & Associated Materials to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Scotland as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #7C - Chemical Substances & MaterialsAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for Chemical Substances & Materials to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Scotland as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #8D - Clinical & Biological MaterialsAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for Clinical & Biological Materials to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Scotland as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions included with the ITT documents. The aim of this lot is to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #9E - Confidential WasteAwardedRenewal
The purpose of this lot was to provide Waste Management Services for general waste, recyclates & recoverables to all Institutions and associate members of APUC across Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Stirlingshire as detailed in Appendix E– List of Institutions, as issued with the Invitation to Tender. The aim of this lot was to assist the Scottish HE & FE sectors to reduce their overall waste volumes and to support initiatives led by Zero Waste Scotland, avoiding disposal to landfill and moving their waste streams up the waste hierarchy increasing re-use, recycling and recovery. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded for this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Not Applicable
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: With reference to question 4B.5 of the SPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: ALL LOTS: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP ALL LOTS: Product Liability Insurance = 5 0…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Waste Management Services (APUC)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 23 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 · 48
- First published
- 2 Jul 2024, 14:28 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2024, 10:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
EFM1055 AP- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037475- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047925Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Submission of Management Information:
Following commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide a performance report to the Authority on a quarterly basis to include spend by Institution under the Framework Agreement for the reporting period.
Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days following the start of each quarter. Data must be uploaded to the website:ucsp.ac.uk ↗ using the template provided (template shall be provided during the lead-in period). The supplied template is the only format permissible and should contain Contractor name, tender reference, total net spend by institution each month. If there has been no spend for the quarter, then this will still require you to log in and record a nil spend return.
Publisher note: Form of Tender Tenderers signed the Form of Tender- Appendix A, prior to award, to confirm that their Tender Response was a complete, true and accurate submission. Freedom of Information Tenderers confirmed that they would be in a position to complete, prior to award, Appendix B- Freedom of Information (if applicable) in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. This information should only be submitted if applicable at point of award. It was for information only and was not scored. Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct In partnership with Institutions, the Authority developed a Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct- Appendix D which sets out its expected standards for its supply chain in social, ethical and environmental compliance. Tenderers completed the Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct prior to award to assist in achieving its objectives. Serious Organised Crime Tenderers completed Appendix H– Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime. It was for information only and was not scored but was a requirement of this tender and was included in the contractual terms. Human Trafficking & Labour Exploitation Tenderers completed Appendix I– Declaration of Non-Involvement in Human Trafficking & Labour. It was for information only and was not be scored but was a requirement of this tender and was in the contractual terms. SCM Responsible Procurement Supply Chain Evaluation Tool: Section 1 Tenderers completed Appendix J– SCM Responsible Procurement Supply Chain Evaluation Tool: Section 1 in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. It was for information only and was not scored but was a requirement of this tender and was included in the contractual terms. Living Wage Status Tenderers were asked to provide details on your position on the Real Living Wage. It was for information only and was not scored. List of Institutions Institutions were asked to complete Appendix E - List of Institutions to confirm their ability to service the required coverage levels. Prompt Payment Tenderers were asked to confirm that payment of subcontractors at all stages of the supply chain will be made within a maximum of 30 days and that this will be managed. It was for information only and was not scored. (SC Ref:767825) (SC Ref:782846)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
Timeline
5 Aug 2024 → 20 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened5 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Nov 2024, 10:49 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2024- Deadline moved to 8 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST18 Jul 2024, 16:09 BST+3 days · was 5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete20 Nov 2024, 10:49 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 5 Aug 2024 | 8 Aug 2024 | +3 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 5 Aug 2024 | 8 Aug 2024 | +3 d |
Extended based on supplier feedback
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
B - WEEE & Associated Materials
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £260,000
- Status
- active
C - Chemical Substances & Materials
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,280,000
- Status
- active
D - Clinical & Biological Materials
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,080,000
- Status
- active
A1- General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & Stirlingshire
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £4,200,000
- Status
- active
A2 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Central, West & South of Scotland
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £6,100,000
- Status
- active
A3 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
A4 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Grampians: Aberdeenshire
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Status
- active
A5 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- North of Scotland: Highlands & Islands
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
E - Confidential Waste
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £840,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · A1- General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders & Stirlingshire | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · A2 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Central, West & South of Scotland | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · A3 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 4 · A4 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- Grampians: Aberdeenshire | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 5 · A5 - General Waste, Recyclates & Recoverables- North of Scotland: Highlands & Islands | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 6 · B - WEEE & Associated Materials | 8bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 7 · C - Chemical Substances & Materials | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · D - Clinical & Biological Materials | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 9 · E - Confidential Waste | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- APUCReview body
- Stirling Sheriff Court anf Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
24 commercial parties on the notice- Avanti EnvironmentalFramework contractor
- Avanti Environmental Group LtdFramework contractor
- Biffa Waste ServicesFramework contractor
- Biffa Waste ServicesFramework contractor
- Binn Group LtdFramework contractor
- CCL (North) Ltd.Framework contractor
- Change Waste RecyclingFramework contractor
- Cireco (Scotland) LLPFramework contractor
- EIS WASTE SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- Enva Scotland LimitedFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.