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Historic Environment Scotland

Sustainable Cleaning Services

Environment & WasteCPV 90919200
Value£9.0m
Deadline
Published2 May 2024
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Fiona Fretwell
procurement@hes.scot
+44 1316688866

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£9.0mtotal contract value
median £195k
this tender£0£9.7m

This is a large award for Environment & Waste — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is undertaking market research in relation to the provision of Cleaning Materials, including cleaning and washroom services, for our offices and properties in care.

We will be going out to tender in June 2024, and are looking to engage with suppliers that have: Knowledge of sustainable cleaning systems and/or innovative solutions currently available on the market.

Experience of implementing energy reduction practices to reduce operational emissions.

Researched and identified alternative, more sustainable, equipment, materials, products, and processes.

Experience of engaging with suppliers and evaluating supply chains to encourage the transition to a low carbon and circular economy.

Identified and overcame barriers associated with the sustainable sourcing of materials and implementation of sustainable cleaning solutions.

Experience of following BACS/UKCPI Sustainable Cleaning Guide and EU Green Public Procurement comprehensive criteria (P7).

Experience of implementing community benefit initiatives.

Experience of developing/implementing data management systems to baselining scope 3 emissions.

Developed systems to measure and monitor performance against environmental and/or social outcomes.

Utilized Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to support internal innovation processes and guide material choices.

Endorsed specific ecolabels/Environmental Product Declaration’s (EPDs).

Gained some form of environmental and/or social accreditation.

HES wishes to lower its environmental impact, comply with Scottish Government Guidance, and meet our own organisational targets through the purchase of more sustainable goods and service.

We will use the information gathered from this notice to assess market capability and draft our specification.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Experience of implementing energy reduction practices

Experience of implementing energy reduction practices to reduce operational emissions.

02

Experience of engaging with suppliers and evaluating

Experience of engaging with suppliers and evaluating supply chains to encourage the transition to a low carbon and circular economy.

03

Experience of following BACS/UKCPI Sustainable Cleaning Guide

Experience of following BACS/UKCPI Sustainable Cleaning Guide and EU Green Public Procurement comprehensive criteria (P7).

04

Experience of implementing community benefit initiatives

Experience of implementing community benefit initiatives.

05

Experience of developing/implementing data management systems

Experience of developing/implementing data management systems to baselining scope 3 emissions.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0456ba
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
014153-2024
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