Tender

Develop and Deliver: Food Waste Reduction Workshops

  • Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015776

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034445

Published 8 June 2022, 1:58pm



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.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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

Develop and Deliver: Food Waste Reduction Workshops

Reference number

O1T2-P1-22.01

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80521000 - Training programme services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a Single Stage (“Open”) Tender conducted using the Public Contracts Scotland web portal and the Find a Tender Service (FTS) for above threshold public contracts, for the provision of services to develop and deliver a new programme of Food Waste Reduction Workshops that are effective, engaging and accessible to the target audience.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80530000 - Vocational training services
  • 80540000 - Environmental training services
  • 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance

Development work = the supplier's normal place of work. Workshop delivery = online or at locations to be agreed with the Client across Scotland including the Highlands and Islands.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Zero Waste Scotland requires the services of a supplier with the skills, knowledge and experience to support re-development and delivery of a new programme of Food Waste Reduction Workshops that are effective, engaging and accessible to the target audience, that being employees within businesses that operate across Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands, who are householders and therefore likely to produce food and drink waste in the home and benefit from the workshop materials.

Further details of the specification of requirements, the award criteria, and the evaluation and award processes are provided in the Additional Documents to this Contract Notice.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality Criteria / Weighting: 75

Price - Weighting: 25

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

5 September 2022

End date

28 March 2025

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The Client may choose to extend this Contract for the continued provision of the service requirements. A further two (2) 12-month extension periods are provided in this Contract for that purpose.

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

two.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 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

III.1.1 of the Contract Notice is not applicable to this procurement procedure.

Section A of Part IV of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) (Scotland) is not being used for this contract opportunity.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

The relevant selection criteria for Section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) are included in the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

It is a requirement of this contract that suppliers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000.00 GBP

Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000.00 GBP

Professional Indemnity Insurance = as noted in the procurement documents

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

The relevant selection criteria for Section C of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) are included in the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure.

Section D of Part IV of the Single Procurement Document (SPD) (Scotland) is not being used for this contract opportunity.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

You must be able to provide at least three (3) relevant examples of providing the same or similar goods or services to those identified in the question and / or in The Specification document in the three (3) years prior to the date the Contract Notice was published on the Public Contracts Scotland web portal.

This experience may be demonstrated as examples of similar work delivered specifically to influence / change behaviour(s) through training and / or workshops. This does not need to have been for food waste but must be demonstrate a relevance / transferability to the requirements in Part A – The Specification.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


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

18 July 2022

Local time

10:00am

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

18 July 2022

Local time

10:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Please read the additional documents provided with this Contract Notice carefully. These include details and information on:

– the background to this procurement,

– the goods and services required,

– requirements and expectations for quality and contract management,

– selection and award criteria (including the relevant evaluation methodologies),

– the Terms and Conditions of the anticipated Contract, and

– how to participate in this procurement procedure

Any questions or clarifications on the content of these additional documents and / or this Contract Notice should be raised using the Ask a Question facility provided with the Contract Notice on the Public Contracts Scotland web portal only and must be received before the stated deadline for questions. This includes any request to modify or vary the terms and conditions of contract.

You should use the templates provided for preparing your technical and commercial responses, for providing information on your business and any commercially confidential elements of your tender submission, and for the relevant declarations.

Zero Waste Scotland is generally unable and unwilling to respond to questions or requests for clarification received by any other means, including after the deadline for clarifications has passed, and will not enter into negotiation on any terms or conditions of contract after that time.

Zero Waste Scotland intends to award a contract as a result of this tendering procedure but is not obliged to accept any tender submission.

An anticipated timetable for this procurement procedure is provided in the Invitation to Tender document.

Zero Waste Scotland will inform all tenderers of decisions or delays at the same time, by email to the nominated contact identified in your tender submission only. Please do not contact Zero Waste Scotland following the deadline for tender submissions to enquire if or when a decision will be made as we are generally unable and unwilling to respond.

Your tender submission may be ruled non-compliant where you fail to follow the instructions and / or use the template documents provided in the procurement documents, unless alternative instructions and / or approaches to preparing a tender response have been agreed and communicated as appropriate through this Contract Notice.

Direct approaches to Zero Waste Scotland or any of its management or staff regarding this procurement procedure may be considered an attempt to influence the outcome of the procurement procedure and may lead to your tender submission being disqualified.

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=694127.

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:694127)

Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=694127

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Stirling

Country

United Kingdom