Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Shetland Islands Council
8 North Ness Business Park, Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0LZ
Contact
Colin Black - Procurement Manager
contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1595744595
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM66 - Shetland Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00402
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Fully-Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler
Reference number
I/4/21
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42914000 - Recycling equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Contract is for the supply, installation, commissioning and operator training of the specified Fully-Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £325,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 42914000 - Recycling equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM66 - Shetland Islands
Main site or place of performance
Gremista Waste Management Facility, Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0PY
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contract is for the supply, installation, commissioning and operator training of the specified Waste & Recycling Equipment, namely the following:-
-Fully Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler
It is an essential requirement of the Contract that the Tenderer is in all ways able to supply the equipment as specified above in order for the delivery, installation and commissioning to be completed by 20 September 2021. Tenderers must make it clear in their tender submission that they are able to supply the equipment by the date specified.
Tenderers must confirm details of the Warranty, which is provided with the Fully-Automatic Twin Ram Horizontal Baler, together with any after-sales service (if applicable).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
17 May 2021
End date
20 September 2021
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Tenderers must provide the following technical and business information:
- Evidence of same/similar supplies in the last three years
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
- Three years accounts and business reports for the contracting entity;
- Evidence of current Employer’s Liability Insurance to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and Public Liability Insurance to a minimum of 5,000,000 GBP respectively;
- A current Bank Reference to a minimum of 350,000 GBP.
The Council will carry out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference cannot be obtained and this will form part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
26 April 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
26 April 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Please note that it is an essential requirement of the procurement process that Tenderers fully complete and submit a satisfactory Single Procurement Document (SPD) and satisfy all requirements specified or referred to in the Contract Notice and Tender Documents.
The contract shall be subject to Scots Law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.
GBP means Great British Pounds.
III.1.2 - Economic operators who do not obtain a satisfactory financial evaluation may not be considered for contract award.
II.2.7 - Indicative dates based on the current timetable. The supply is still subject to support, training, maintenance and warranty detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
The UK has left the EU and the transition period after EU came to an end on 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, relevant references to the EU and EU procurement legislation will either be updated or removed from the Public Contracts Scotland site where
appropriate. This will be an ongoing process undertaken during the early part of 2021.
Despite the reference to the EU Directives embedded in the header of the Contract Notice, the EU Directives do not apply to this procurement.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=647992.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://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.
(SC Ref:647992)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Lerwick Sheriff Court
King Erik Street
Lerwick
ZE1 0HD
Telephone
+44 1595693914
Country
United Kingdom