Transition to and Implementation of Scotland’s new Litter Monitoring System

Concepts

• scotland
• environmental auditing
• stirling
• implementation of scotland
• transition
• development of contract transition plans
• new litter monitoring system
• scottish procurement policy
• ongoing covid-19 restrictions
• maximum term

Location

Stirling

Description

The object of this contract is to provide support to local authorities and the LMS Project Board to: -allow for a year of collecting data using both the LEAMS and LMS methodologies side by side by all local authorities and -put in place the required actions to allow a transition from using LEAMS as the national reporting method to the Litter Monitoring System from 2022/23. -Develop new performance metrics for the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF) as delivered by the Improvement Service The contract will run from 12th April 2021 until 31st March 2022, however we may extend beyond this date based on additional funding which may be made available.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 90714000 - Environmental auditing

Indicators

• Contract modified due to unforeseen circumstances.

Legal Justification

The changes made in this Variation confirms extension to the Contract beyond the maximum term in the Contract document. This extension is considered necessary due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland, causing unforeseen circumstances that have restricted or adversely impacted provisions of the Contract being fulfilled in the initial Contract term, and ensures service continuity. This extension is offered in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Scottish Government’s Scottish Procurement Policy Notes (SPPNs) “Coronavirus (COVID-19): procurement regulations for public bodies” (SPPN 4/2020) and “Coronavirus (COVID-19): recovery and transition from COVID-19” (SPPN 8/2020), which are intended to ensure service continuity during the coronavirus pandemic and support the development of contract transition plans. We have also increased the original maximum value of this Contract to account for this additional extension period.

Other Information

Reference to previous contract : Technical Support, Final Phase Testing Litter Monitoring System 20-RM-126-DA Contract Award will be on the 12th April 2021 after 12noon, allowing a 14 day standstill period from this notice being published on Public Contracts Scotland Portal. (SC Ref:690163)