Modification notice

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: 18-CM-001-OJ

Title: Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) Workforce and Community Training and Engagement

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

27/08/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders

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

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: /concession: 250 000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

The modification is permissible under Article 72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/24/EU on Public Procurement, and Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Zero Waste Scotland has incorporated a ten (10) calendar day standstill period before this contract will be modified. Any appeal should be directed to the contact details provided in I.1) above within this standstill period, which shall begin on the day after the date of dispatch of this notice on the Public Contracts Scotland web portal.

(SC Ref:647929)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/03/2021

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

VII.1.1) Main CPV code

80521000

VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

VII.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

VII.1.4) Description of the procurement

The ‘Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) Workforce and Community Training and Engagement’ contract was awarded to Energy Saving Trust on 27 August 2018 following an Open Tender process through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), reference 2018/S 168-383122.

The contract was to provide cascade training for the Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) programme by engaging with householders in their workplace or at community or other events, utilising training materials and session plans developed during delivery of a similar service under a previous contract arrangement. The service requirements included:

— coordination and delivery of workforce training sessions,

— coordination and delivery of community/public sector cascade training sessions,

— attendance at community and other events to support the LFHW programme,

— evaluation of training sessions and event attendance,

— support for the development of case studies with suitable participants,

— reporting progress and feedback on delivery of training sessions.

The maximum term of this contract, including all extension options provided, is 31 March 2021.

This modification is required to allow continuation of the service provision for a maximum period of twelve (12) months, to 1 April 2022. There is no change to the nature and extent of the services required or to the original estimated value of the contract in the contract award notice, that being GBP 250 000 exclusive of VAT.

The modification will allow the contractor to continue to arrange and deliver training sessions to interested parties while Zero Waste Scotland develops the business case for continuation of the same or an amended service in a post-Covid-19 landscape. We would anticipate that any procurement procedure required for a replacement service would commence during the third quarter of 2021 (that is, between October to December), subject to the continued business need and funding availability.

VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start: 01/04/2021

End: 01/04/2022

VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: 250 000.00 GBP

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

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.2) Information about modifications

VII.2.1) Description of the modifications

Modification of the ‘Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) Workforce and Community Training and Engagement’ contract to extend the term of the original contract by a further twelve (12) month period, to 1 April 2022.

VII.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

The modification has been brought about by circumstances that could not have been foreseen by Zero Waste Scotland at the time the contract was originally awarded, namely the Covid-19 global pandemic, which has severely limited the services that can be provided through this contract and which cannot be resolved by either Zero Waste Scotland or the contractor.

The modification extends the original term of the contract by a further twelve (12) month period to allow continued provision of the service where practical in consideration of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and the potential identification, development and tendering of the same or an amended service suitable to a post-Covid-19 landscape.

The modification is to the term of the contract only and does not include an increase in price from the original estimate for the contract.

VII.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)

Value excluding VAT: 250 000.00 Currency: GBP

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: 250 000.00 Currency: GBP