Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
Contact
Jamie Smart
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
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
CT1573 - Receipt and Composting of Garden Waste
Reference number
CT1573
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77120000 - Composting services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of Edinburgh Council has a requirement for a service to receipt, treat and compost garden waste.
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: £6,049,915
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council has a requirement for receipt and composting of garden waste.
The proposal of a five year term call off from a Scotland Excel Framework which the Council is a member organisation, provides optimal operational certainty in service and price taking account of the whole life cost related to this service model.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Extension options up to five years at Council discretion.
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 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 award of contract is being made as a result of a call off from an existing Framework agreement. The Framework Agreement permits Direct Award call offs where whole life cost indicates the outcome provides best value. The maximum call off term is for individual Councils to determine.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
CT1573
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Forth Resource Management Ltd
Seacliff Park
North Berwick
EH39 5PP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £6,049,915
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:796689)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
Eh1 1DL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. In general, a claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 10 days of the date on which the VEAT Notice is published.