Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-24
Buyer: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services | 79410000 | 79413000 | 79512000 | 80540000
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-11-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Zero Waste Scotland wishes to appoint a contractor for the provision of a free-to-use energy efficiency advice and support service for small to medium-sized enterprises in Scotland, prioritised to identifying potential carbon savings and enabling implementation to realise CO2e reduction.
The service will be delivered on behalf of Zero Waste Scotland and as part of the Energy Efficiency Scotland programme.
Various locations across Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands, as well as the contractor's premises as relevant.
Zero Waste Scotland is seeking to procure a free-to-use technical and behaviour change advice and support service (‘the Service’) designed to provide advice and support on energy efficiency measures and opportunities for small to medium-sized enterprises across the whole of Scotland and covering all sectors.
The Service will help customers to identify the economic and environmental benefits to be achieved through energy efficiency, by building business cases that lead to the practical implementation of energy efficiency measures.
The Service will build upon the success of the previous Resource Efficient Scotland Advice and Support Service, retaining and improving where practicable current service and customer satisfaction levels while continuing to grow the Service in terms of support provided (volume and range), and both the carbon and cost savings identified.
The Service will be a key element of the Energy Efficient Scotland programme and will comprise the following core elements:
The service must be designed flexibly to allow reprioritisation of workload and activity as necessary to respond to changes in business and/or policy requirements, including target sectors, and with the potential to increase capacity where and when interest in the service is likely to peak — for example, following a major event or promotional activity — or where additional funding is made available to support further delivery.
This agreement may be extended by two (2) further 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance, continued funding and prior agreement between Zero Waste Scotland and the contractor.
Scottish Government ERDF Programme 2015-2020, Strategic Intervention: Resource Efficient Circular Economy Accelerator Programme.
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.
The bidder confirms that they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant contract notice (employer’s (compulsory) liability insurance).
The bidder confirms that they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant contract notice (for other insurances).
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Note: bidders should refer to the ‘Supplementary Information for Selection Criteria’, which is provided as an additional document for this procurement exercise, for further information on submission of evidence and how responses to these questions will be evaluated.

Eligibility requirements: III.1.1) of the notice is not applicable to this procurement exercise. Section A of Part IV) of the ESPD (Scotland) is not being used for this contract opportunity.

Award value: 10000000