Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Northamptonshire Council
The Corby Cube, George Street
Corby
NN171QG
UK
E-mail: Procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF25
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NNC- Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste and Household Waste Recycling Centres
Reference number: NNC00000342
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North Northamptonshire Council (the "Authority") is seeking one or more suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to deliver the following services: (1) Treatment & Disposal of Household Waste; and (2) Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres. The scope of these services is further detailed in the procurement documents made available on publication of this notice and in the Lot specific descriptions further below.
Bidders should note that the scope of the services may change during the life of the eventual contracts(s). Where the nature of any change is known at this time then the Authority has detailed this in the procurement documents.
This procurement is being undertaken using a competitive dialogue process, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Authority's own Contract Procedure Rules.
The procurement is divided into three (3) Lots as follows:
Lot 1: Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste ("Residual Service");
Lot 2: Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres ("HWRC Service"); and
Lot 3 - Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste and Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres.
The Authority intends to award a separate contract for each of the Residual Service and the HWRC Service even if the same supplier is selected for Both Services.
Lot 3 has been included as an optional Lot not to provide a combined service under a single contract but to enable a bidder bidding for both Lots to identify the financial saving or discount that would apply should they be appointed as the contractor for both services.
Further detail on the approach to managing the Lots during the procurement process is set out in the procurement documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority has not designed this procurement with the intention that the same bidder must be successful for both services.
Bidders may submit for either or both of Lot 1 and Lot 2. A bidder may only submit for Lot 3 where they have submitted for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 or they have submitted for only one of Lot 1 or Lot 2 but are submitting a joint bid for Lot 3 with another bidder who has bid for the other of Lot 1/Lot 2.
Final award will be made in accordance with the award criteria and evaluation approach set out in the procurement documents. If Lot 3 is awarded then Lots 1 and 2 will not be awarded (and vice versa).
The Authority will apply the selection criteria outlined in the procurement documents to limit the number of bidders taken through to the dialogue stage as further detailed below and in the procurement documents.
The Authority does not intend to reduce the number of bidders down during the dialogue stage by apply the award criteria.
All estimated values referred to in this notice exclude VAT and indexation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
255 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Treatment and Disposal of Residual Waste
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF25
Main site or place of performance:
North Northamptonshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide services for the Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste, in line with the requirements of the contract and detailed specification. In scope services comprise the acceptance and disposal of all contract waste (as defined in the contract) including any recycling, composting, processing, treatment, recovery and disposal of any residues therefrom.
The Authority intends that this will be an exclusive arrangement for all in scope contract waste subject to certain rights of the Authority and exclusions under the contract (including relating to performance). No guarantee is given on tonnage or composition.
The contract will have a term of fifteen (15) years from 1 April 2025 with Authority only break options at the end of year 7 and year 10.
The value of this Lot has been calculated using an estimate average annual spend across the full term of £14,424,200 but this should not be taken as the budget figure for contract year 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As per details within 11.2.4
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres9
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90512000
90514000
90530000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF25
Main site or place of performance:
North Northamptonshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide services for the Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres ("HWRCs") in North Northamptonshire, in line with the requirements of the contract and detailed specification. In scope services comprise the management, storage, segregation, sale, removal and transportation of all contract waste arising from the provision of the service (including interaction with the Authority's residual waste contract) maximising opportunities to move waste up the Waste Hierarchy.
There are currently four HWRCs in North Northamptonshire and further detail can be found in the procurement documents.
No guarantee is given on tonnage or composition.
The contract will have a term of fifteen (15) years from 1 April 2025 with Authority only break options at the end of year 7 and year 10.
The value of this Lot has been calculated using an estimate average annual spend across the full term of £2,575,800 but this should not be taken as the budget figure for contract year 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As per details within 11.2.4
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste AND Operation & Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90510000
90530000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF25
Main site or place of performance:
North Northamptonshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority intends to award a separate contract for each of the Residual Service and the HWRC Service even if the same supplier is selected for both services.
Lot 3 has been included as an optional Lot not to provide a combined service under a single contract but to enable a bidder bidding for both Lot 1 and 2 to identify the financial saving or discount that would apply should they be appointed as the contractor for both services.
The scope of the services procured under Lot 3 is the same as Lot 1 and Lot 2 as further detailed in the procurement documents.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority has not designed this procurement with the intention that the same bidder must be successful for both services.
A bidder may only submit for Lot 3 where they have submitted for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 or they have submitted for only one of Lot 1 or Lot 2 but are submitting a joint bid for Lot 3 with another bidder who has bid for the other of Lot 1/Lot 2.
Each contract will have a term of fifteen (15) years from 1 April 2025 with Authority only break options at the end of year 7 and year 10.
The value of this Lot has been calculated using an estimate average annual spend across the full term of £17 million for both contract (being the sum of the amounts for Lot 1 and Lot 2) but this should not be taken as the budget figure for contract year 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Residual Service
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: HWRC Service
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Residual
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: HWRC
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As per details in 11.2.4
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Lot 3 was not awarded.
Further information regarding 11.2.5
Lot 3 - 100% total split as follows:
Residual Service - 50% split further as follows:
Residual Quality: 40%;
Residual Price: 60%.
HWRC Service - 50% split further as follows:
HWRC Quality: 60%; and
HWRC Price: 40%.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-005725
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Treatment and Disposal of Residual Waste
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Biffa Waste Services Ltd
946107
Buckinghamshire
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 216 363 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HW Martin Waste Ltd
3843329
Derbyshire
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 38 637 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Court of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2025