Tender

Provision of Land Restoration Outlets for Bio-Resource

  • Scottish Water

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-027179

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02f199

Published 29 October 2021, 12:15pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Water

6 Buchanan Gate

Glasgow

G33 6FB

Contact

Nicola Young

Email

nicola.young@scottishwater.co.uk

Telephone

+00 7825203975

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/

one.3) Communication

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

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Sewage-disposal-services./9X557562V7

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Sewage-disposal-services./9X557562V7

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Land Restoration Outlets for Bio-Resource

Reference number

SW21/S&W/1375

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90430000 - Sewage disposal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Scottish Water is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide long term access to suitably licenced land restoration outlets for the recovery of Bio-Resource.

SW require the supplier to guarantee acceptance of Bio-Resource produced by SW, the Bio-Resource will consist of raw sewage cake, water treatment cake, and potentially some treated biosolids.

The Supplier must maintain current and full regulatory permits appropriate to the outlet type.

It is imperative that odours are kept at a minimal level, the Supplier must work with SW to mitigate the impact of odour from the activities of transportation, offloading and recovery to land at the Outlet Sites.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

SCOTLAND

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Scottish Water is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide long term access to suitably licenced land restoration outlets for the recovery of Bio-Resource.

SW require the supplier to guarantee acceptance of Bio-Resource produced by SW, the Bio-Resource will consist of raw sewage cake, water treatment cake, and potentially some treated biosolids.

The Supplier must maintain current and full regulatory permits appropriate to the outlet type.

It is imperative that odours are kept at a minimal level, the Supplier must work with SW to mitigate the impact of odour from the activities of transportation, offloading and recovery to land at the Outlet Sites.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000

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

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

3X 1 Year Extensions

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 2

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

The PQQ documents can also be accessed by logging om through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing webpage https://www.scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/ and through the Response Manager section using the following access code 9X557562V7


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anticipated contract value will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary.

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required

Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security.

three.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract.

three.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

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

29 November 2021

Local time

10:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


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

Scottish Water will not accept the SPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water PQQ document. This Notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the FTS Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Scottish Water reserves the right to divide the scope of the contract into lots at tender and contract award stages as it deems appropriate. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Sewage-disposal-services./9X557562V7

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9X557562V7

GO Reference: GO-20211029-PRO-19161200

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sheriff Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9DA

Email

glasgow@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1414298888

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Scottish Water

6 Buchanan Gate

Glasgow

G33 6FB

Telephone

+44 8000778778

Country

United Kingdom