Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way
Stirling
FK8 1QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1786433930
E-mail: procurement@zerowastescotland.org.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA20802
I.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 abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Business Support Placements
Reference number: O2T1-P1-22.02
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Single Stage ("Open") Tender for provision of technical support to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within Scottish enterprises to support transition to circular business models.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
The services may be provided from any suitable location, with resultant placements being in locations across Scotland (including the Highlands and Islands).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Zero Waste Scotland (the ‘Client’) requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within Scottish enterprises to support transition to circular business models.
The successful supplier will facilitate the recruitment and placement of suitable candidates for an internship placement within a Client-approved host enterprise for a period of at least twelve (12) weeks on a call off basis on a maximum thirty-five (35) hours per week basis.
The Contract will be for a maximum term of around forty-four (44) months, including the initial period and all optional extension periods.
Further details of the service requirements and how to participate in this Open Tender process are provided in the Additional Documents that accompany this Contract Notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 20
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.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.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.
III.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 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
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The relevant selection criteria for Sections C and D 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 required:
Suppliers should refer to the Invitation to Tender document and the SPD (Scotland) module provided for this procurement procedure for confirmation of the questions on technical and professional ability and how the information provided in response will be evaluated.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/05/2022
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.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)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/05/2022
Local time: 15:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.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=688291.
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:688291)
Download the ESPD document here: [[https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=688291]]
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Stirling
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2022