Contract

Transition to and Implementation of Scotland’s new Litter Monitoring System

  • Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-015653

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a019

Published 7 July 2021, 10:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way

Stirling

FK8 1QZ

Email

procurement@zerowastescotland.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1786433930

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA20802

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Transition to and Implementation of Scotland’s new Litter Monitoring System

Reference number

20-RM-185-OT

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90714000 - Environmental auditing

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The object of this contract is to support transition to the Litter Monitoring System from the Local Environmental Audit and Management System.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £96,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The object of this contract is to provide support to local authorities and the LMS Project Board to:

-allow for a year of collecting data using both the LEAMS and LMS methodologies side by side by all local authorities and

-put in place the required actions to allow a transition from using LEAMS as the national reporting method to the Litter Monitoring System from 2022/23.

-Develop new performance metrics for the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF) as delivered by the Improvement Service

The contract will run from 12th April 2021 until 31st March 2022, however we may extend beyond this date based on additional funding which may be made available.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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

two.2.14) Additional information

This was a VEAT notice to Direct Award to a Supplier. There were no Cost/ Quality weightings. 100% Quality has been selected for the purposes of going through the PCS system to award as there is no option for Direct Award.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The supplier currently operates the national LEAMS reporting system and supports Scottish Local Authorities with verification and data reporting requirements. No other supplier has the capacity or capability to use the LEAMS reporting system in this way. They have delivered this support for 16 years.

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-006311


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

20-RM-185-OT

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 March 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keep Scotland Beautiful

First Floor, Glendevon House, Castle Business Park

Stirling

FK9 4TZ

Telephone

+44 1786471333

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £96,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Reference to previous contract :

Technical Support, Final Phase Testing Litter Monitoring System 20-RM-126-DA

Contract Award will be on the 12th April 2021 after 12noon, allowing a 14 day standstill period from this notice being published on Public Contracts Scotland Portal.

(SC Ref:659887)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Stirling Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court

Stirling

Country

United Kingdom