Provision of Winter Maintenance (Gritting)

East Renfrewshire Council is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor(s) for a contract for the Council's winter gritting operations.

Lot 1 of this contract is for the Provision of Winter Maintenance Services to implement a gritting regime that will allow safe access and egress to Council properties during periods of winter weather at or below zero degrees centigrade.

This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage Open procedure.

Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in Section III in this OJEU Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T.

Sole supplier for this requirement.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25245. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

East Renfrewshire Council is committed to maximising community benefits from contracts for works, goods and services in which the

Council has an interest. Community benefits should improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the area. Under this contract the successful Contractor will be requested to support East Renfrewshire Council’s economic, environmental and social regeneration objectives to achieve benefits for our identified beneficiary hierarchy.

Tier 1. Targeted recruitment and training for priority employability groups.

Tier 2. Work experience placements for the same target groups.

Tier 3. Curriculum support for schools and those on employability pathways.

Tier 4. Community Enhancement for community groups and projects.

Tier 5. Small and Medium Enterprises and Social Enterprise Organisations supply chain support.

Community Benefits has been included as a mandatory requirement. Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required.

Lot 1 - Paths/Pavements/Car Parks for Council Buildings = 10 CBP