Supply and Delivery of Coated, Uncoated & Recycled Roadstone and Ready Mixed Concrete

Concepts

• roadstone
• paisley
• delivery of coated
• concrete
• delivery of range of roadstone
• ready mix concrete products
• ready-mixed concrete
• roadstone materials
• uncoated
• coated roadstone

Location

Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members within Scotland

Description

This framework will provide councils and other participating bodies the mechanism to procure the supply and delivery of range of roadstone and ready mix concrete products. This includes coated, uncoated and recycled roadstone materials.

Lot Division

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 44113140 - Roadstone
• 44114000 - Concrete
• 44114100 - Ready-mixed concrete
• 44113320 - Coated roadstone
• 44113300 - Coated materials
• 44113310 - Coated road materials

Indicators

• An E-Auction may be used.
• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other 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. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information. The Council reserves the right to use an electronic auction during the Contract period. Electronic auctions may be used where competition is re-opened for the purposes of awarding a Competitive Order. If required, the Council will issue information on how electronic auctions will operate at the appropriate time This Tender process is subject to the Law and Guidance applicable in Scotland relative to the award of public contracts including (without limitation) as set out in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, most recently amended to reflect the European Union exit by the UK. Any prior version of the relevant Law and Guidance, or terminology related thereto, which appears in these Procurement Documents should therefore be interpreted and applied as currently in force. Scotland Excel, as a central purchasing body, is procuring this framework for the use and benefit of its members namely 32 local authorities in Scotland, Tayside Contracts, Scotland Excel associate members; all as listed at https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/about-us/our-members/ The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders to the proposed Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that whether electronic ordering, invoicing and payment (section V1.2 above) will be used or accepted is at the discretion of each Local Authority Member or Associate Member which will be settled by them during call-off of a contract under this proposed Framework Agreement. Subcontractors on whose capacity the Tenderer does not rely: Scotland Excel will request the following information in the Single Procurement Document (Scotland): - whether the Tenderer intends to subcontract any share of the contract to a third party; - list of the proposed subcontractors as far as it is known at that stage; and - what proportion / percentage of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement does the Tenderer intend to subcontract. Please note that these subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely will be subject to the rules regarding Exclusion as set out above (section III). Further to IV.1.6, electronic auctions may be used at the point when Councils enter into Call-offs under the Framework. In that event, Councils will set out relevant information in the procurement documents related to their requirement in accordance with Regulation 36 (Electronic Auctions) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders should note that retrospective rebates apply to this Framework. Details can be found within the Framework Contract document. Suppliers will be required to provide management Information (MI) and KPIs on a quarterly basis and report on Community Benefits provided bi-annually. MI requires an itemised statement for goods and services provided for each contracting authority who will be permitted to purchase under this proposed Framework Agreement down to a defined categorisation structure set out in the MI template. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21236. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: In accordance with section 25(3) of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 note that, Scotland Excel intends to include community benefit requirements. As part of your response within the Technical criteria, Bidders will be requested to commit to delivery of community benefits in accordance with the methodology outlined in the tender documents. (SC Ref:693131)