CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Collection and recycling of dry recyclable materials.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

The dry recyclables are to be transported from the Council's waste collection contractor in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, to an appropriate recycling facility.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The collection and processing of dry recyclables is currently undertaken under contract. For the purpose of this tender it should be assumed that dry recyclable material will be collected from Wellingborough Norse at Trafalgar House, 30 Sanders Park, Sanders Road, Wellingborough NN8 4FR. The requirement is to recycle materials so as to maximize the Council's recycling credits.

Co-mingled recyclables include:

— paper, cardboard;

— newspapers, magazines etc.;

— shredded paper;

— card and junk mail;

— container glass (bottles, jars etc.);

— plastic bottles;

— mixed plastics including yoghurt pots, food trays etc.;

— cans and tins;

— steel and aluminium food tins;

— jar lids;

— aerosol cans;

— aluminium foil;

— ‘TetraPak' containers;

— plastic bags.

Volumes of Material:

The volume of materials sent for treatment over the last 2 years is shown below:

2011/12 7080 tonnes;

2012/13 7037 tonnes.

These figures are for guidance only as future tonnages may vary. Major house building schemes in the Borough are being planned.

Green waste is not included in this tender.

Waste collections in Wellingborough are undertaken by the Council's waste collection partner, Wellingborough Norse, operating a Tuesday to Friday collection service. Co-mingled waste is collected alternate weekly, alternating with the black bin general waste collection.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The Borough Council of Wellingborough has incorporated a ten day standstill period at the point of notification of the decision to award the contract. The decision notice incorporated the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons (if any) why a tenderer did not meet any specification, the identity of the successful tenderer(s) and a precise statement of when the standstill period was expected to end. Any appeal or challenge against the award decision must be communicated to the address stated in Section I.1 above within the standstill period. If an appeal or challenge to award the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (As Amended) provide for the aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months) although this time period may be reduced to 30 days in certain circumstances. Where a legal challenge is launched the Contracting Authority would be obliged to suspend the making of a contract. Where a legal challenge is launched after the contract has been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and / or shortened and / or a fine imposed by the Court.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice