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title: "Waste Composition Analysis Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029446"
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buyer: "SCOTLAND EXCEL"
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# Waste Composition Analysis Services

Buyer: SCOTLAND EXCEL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029446

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## Summary

Scotland Excel, acting as a central purchasing body, is currently overseeing the procurement of a framework for Waste Composition Analysis Services, aimed at assessing waste streams for 32 local authorities in Scotland. This open procurement procedure involves a total contract value of £3,000,000, with the contract period spanning over four years. The deadline for bid submission is on March 19, 2021, and the service requirements will include comprehensive waste analysis, adherence to community benefit requirements, and management information reporting.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in the environmental services sector, particularly those specialising in waste management, analysis, and reporting. Companies well-versed in compliance with public sector standards and possessing necessary certifications in quality assurance and environmental management are particularly suited to compete. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as larger firms can leverage this framework to expand their market reach within the public sector, providing vital waste composition analysis and adherence to Scotland's sustainability goals.

## Notice

This procurement is for the provision of a service to carry out a Waste Composition Analysis ("WCA") of various waste steams collected from households at the kerbside (and through the network of Household Waste & Recycling Centres) for 32 Local Authorities in Scotland in order to determine a composition of waste streams. This framework is available to all Scottish Councils, Scotland Excel Associate Members and other participating public bodies.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Waste streams anticipated to be included but not limited to are Residual Waste, Organic Waste and Co-Mingled Dry Recyclables of varying type and mix. The WCA will required to be carried out as prescribed within published tender documentation, and as further refined by individual Council users and is anticipated to be in line with best practice guidance as described within the Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) "Guidance on the Methodology for Waste Composition Analysis " as a minimum. Required service is likely to include a requirement to collect samples for analysis, sort samples, conduct post-sample analysis and produce comprehensive reporting as prescribed. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017232-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTLAND EXCEL |
| Locality | PAISLEY |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA1 1AR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Paisley East and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | ALBION ENVIRONMENTAL; ALFRED H KNIGHT ENERGY SERVICES; INTEGRATED SKILLS; RESOURCE FUTURES; RPS CONSULTING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79720000 - Investigation services
- 79723000 - Waste analysis services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2021 at 13:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017232-2021
- 18 Feb 2021 at 15:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003295-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk
- http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx
- http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:457557-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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