Secure Collection, Destruction & Recycling of Confidential Waste

Concepts

• refuse recycling
• edinburgh
• paper collecting
• 75l confidential waste sacks
• secure collection
• confidential material
• secure destruction
• paper-based confidential waste
• the confidential waste
• confidential waste

Location

Edinburgh

Description

Framework Agreement for secure collection, destruction and recycling of paper-based confidential waste.

Total Quantity or Scope

Via an "Open Tender" procurement procedure, the Council wish to procure a single Contractor Framework Agreement for the secure collection, destruction and recycling of its paper-based confidential waste. In compliance with all relevant legislation and guidance, including BS EN 15713 (secure destruction of confidential material), the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) regulations, the appointed Contractor will be required to: - supply 75L confidential waste sacks - provide secure collection & transportation of the confidential waste (on a scheduled and/or ad-hoc) - provide secure off-site cross-cut shredding of the confidential waste to a width no greater than DIN 66399 P-3 (Particle size: < 320 mm²/Particle width: < 2 mm) - employ a tracking system with provides an individual and unique barcode/tagging ID for each individual sack - provide secure and sustainable recycling of the confidential waste - provide Certificates of Destruction and a Waste Transfer Note for all waste processed - provide Service User support via a Customer Service Help Desk function

Renewal Options

The contract will be for a period of two years with the option to extend for up to a further two 12 month periods, undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
• 79996100 - Records management
• 90511400 - Paper collecting services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

3.1 This is a readvertisement of the cancelled tender for Secure Collection, Destruction & Recycling of Confidential Waste (Public Contract Scotland (PCS) Original Document ID: 735652; Dispatched: 21/06/2023 at 11:29). Repeat tenderers may re-use parts of their previous tender to complete the new tender documentation, should they wish to, however caution should be exercised because the SPD questions, Invitation to Tender (ITT), Specification & Tenderer’s Submission questions & weightings, have been updated (revised sections highlighted in yellow). The Pricing Schedule has also been completely revised. It should be noted that all information exchanged as part of the previous tender process will be disregarded and the process will re-start from the beginning. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=743517. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. 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: The Council’s Community Benefits Points System will apply to this Framework, as outlined in the attached Community Benefits Guidance document. (SC Ref:743517) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=743517