Circular Economy Support Framework

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way
For the attention of: Procurement
FK8 1QZ Stirling
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1786433930
E-mail: procurement@zerowastescotland.org.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/tenders

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA20802

Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Body governed by public law

Environment

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Circular Economy Support Framework.

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scotland.

NUTS code UKM

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 12

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 6 400 000 and 9 600 000 GBP

Zero Waste Scotland is scaling up its activity to accelerate a circular economy in Scotland. Suppliers appointed to the Framework will provide a range of circular economy skills, knowledge and expertise to Zero Waste Scotland and to SMEs operating in Scotland.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=439542

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

79400000, 73000000, 90713000

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

Variants will be accepted: no

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 6 400 000 and 9 600 000 GBP

Options: yes
Description of these options: Initial contract period will be for 2 years, with 2 options to extend for 1 year each.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

O Training support — developing and delivering training packages relating to CE, this could be in relation to awareness raising, embedding CE practices, and skills development.
o Supporting ZWS and partner organisations deliver a number of specific CE demonstrator projects or pilots.

79400000, 90713000, 73000000

See PQQ.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 920 000 and 2 880 000 GBP

See PQQ.

O Research — this may include work to identify CE opportunities within a particular sector.
o Direct support (to organisations) — to help them explore, develop and implement a new CE approach.
o Supporting ZWS and partner organisations deliver a number of specific CE demonstrator projects or pilots.

73000000, 79400000, 90713000

See PQQ.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 4 480 000 and 6 720 000 GBP

See PQQ.

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
See PQQ.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
See PQQ.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(1) A statement of the candidate’s average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;
(3) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.
(4) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards.
(5) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
(6) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests.
(7) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided
(8) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures;
(9) A statement of the candidate’s technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;
(10) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
(11) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.
(12) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.
(13) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.
See PQQ.

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Restricted

Envisaged minimum number 12

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

An electronic auction will be used: no

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 250-457922 of 26.12.2015

16.5.2016 – 14:00

10.6.2016

English.

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Unknown at this time.

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Scottish Government European Regional Development Fund Programme 2015-2020, Strategic Intervention: Resource Efficient Circular Economy Accelerator Programme.
ZWS is a Lead Partner for the 2014 — 2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Operational Programme, delivering the Resource Efficient Circular Economy Accelerator Strategic Intervention. Contracts awarded under the Circular Economy Support Framework will be partially funded through ERDF.

See PQQ
(SC Ref:439542).

15.4.2016