Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way
Stirling
FK8 1QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1786433930
E-mail: procurement@zerowastescotland.org.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/tenders
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA20802
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Local Business Engagement Partners — CE Cities and Regions
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in defined locations across Scotland. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
210 596.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Edinburgh
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations in and around City of Edinburgh, as required.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in the City of Edinburgh. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working.
There are 4 elements to this work that the contractor will be responsible for delivering:
— raise awareness,
— facilitate Stage 1 business consultation,
— mobilise SME network/facilitate collaboration,
— signpost to sources of support and/or funding to implement new CE projects. In addition, Zero Waste Scotland is keen to build capacity around CE with our contractors. Further detail is provided in the tender document.
There is no prescriptive methodology for delivery of these activities and contractors are expected to be able to demonstrate innovative thinking in their proposed solution, drawing upon previous experience working with SMEs in the target area to outline an appropriate approach for each required element and to identify additional elements that would add value to Stage 2 delivery overall without exceeding identified scope or timescales.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) 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 No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
UKM50
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations in and around Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, as required.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working.
There are 4 elements to this work that the contractor will be responsible for delivering:
— raise awareness,
— facilitate Stage 1 business consultation,
— mobilise SME network/facilitate collaboration,
— signpost to sources of support and/or funding to implement new CE projects. In addition, Zero Waste Scotland is keen to build capacity around CE with our contractors. Further detail is provided in the tender document.
There is no prescriptive methodology for delivery of these activities and contractors are expected to be able to demonstrate innovative thinking in their proposed solution, drawing upon previous experience working with SMEs in the target area to outline an appropriate approach for each required element and to identify additional elements that would add value to Stage 2 delivery overall without exceeding identified scope or timescales.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) 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 No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
UKM71
UKM77
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations in and around Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross, as required.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic, and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working.
There are 4 elements to this work that the contractor will be responsible for delivering:
— raise awareness,
— facilitate Stage 1 business consultation,
— mobilise SME network/facilitate collaboration,
— signpost to sources of support and/or funding to implement new CE projects. In addition, Zero Waste Scotland is keen to build capacity around CE with our contractors. Further detail is provided in the tender document.
There is no prescriptive methodology for delivery of these activities and contractors are expected to be able to demonstrate innovative thinking in their proposed solution, drawing upon previous experience working with SMEs in the target area to outline an appropriate approach for each required element and to identify additional elements that would add value to Stage 2 delivery overall without exceeding identified scope or timescales.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) 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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 241-500574
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Edinburgh
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jacobs
160 Dundee St
Edinburgh
EH11 1DQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1316591899
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 64 940.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ricardo-AEA
2nd Floor, 18 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1235753167
NUTS: UKM50
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 79 582.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ricardo-AEA
2nd Floor, 18 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1235753167
NUTS: UKM71
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 66 073.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Further information on the ESPD (Scotland) is provided in the additional document "Supporting Information: ESPD (Scotland)".
The Zero Waste Scotland office will be closed for the festive holiday period from 12:00 on Friday 22.12.2017 and will re-open at 09:00 on Monday 8.1.2018. No staff will be available to respond to any questions or queries raised during this period. Interested parties may continue to submit questions during this period and up to the deadline of 15:00 on Tuesday 9.1.2018, and Zero Waste Scotland will respond to those questions as soon as possible after the office re-opens. The deadline for tender submissions shall be 10:00 on Tuesday 16.1.2018.
The quality submission will be scored using the Scottish Government's recommended scoring convention, reproduced below:
4 = Excellent: Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
3 = Good: Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.
2 = Acceptable: Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.
1 = Poor: Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.
0 = Unacceptable: Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.
(SC Ref:581373)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way
Stirling
FK8 1QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1786433930
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/tenders
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/04/2019