Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Borough Council
Westfields, Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
UK
Contact person: Mr Steve Mellor
Telephone: +44 1270686439
E-mail: steve.mellor@cheshireeast.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cheshireeast.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
15 106 Provision of an Organic Waste Treatment Solution
Reference number: DN110114
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Lot 1: Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) an Organic Waste Treatment Facility:
Any applicant who intends to Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) an organic waste treatment facility. This includes any applicant who proposes to build a facility which is not solely for the processing of Cheshire East Council waste, and regardless of whether the facility will be located on council provided land. This option includes any applicant who may have already achieved in part, any aspects of the DBFO requirement, but do not yet have an operational facility commissioned.
Lot 2: Existing Capacity at an Organic Waste Treatment Facility:
Any applicant who intends to offer existing capacity (i.e. has been commissioned) at an organic waste treatment facility.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
30 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) an Organic Waste Treatment Facility
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45232470
71000000
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD62
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Any applicant who intends to Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) an organic waste treatment facility. This includes any applicant who proposes to build a facility which is not solely for the processing of Cheshire East Council waste, and regardless of whether the facility will be located on Council provided land. This option includes any applicant who may have already achieved in part, any aspects of the DBFO requirement, but do not yet have an operational facility commissioned.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Legal and contractrual
/ Weighting: 8 %
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 24 %
Quality criterion: Financial and commercial
/ Weighting: 8 %
Cost criterion: Quantitative
/ Weighting: 60 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Existing Capacity at an Organic Waste Treatment Facility
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45232470
71000000
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Any applicant who intends to offer existing capacity (i.e. has been commissioned) at an organic waste treatment facility.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Legal and contractual
/ Weighting: 6 %
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 18 %
Quality criterion: Financial and commercial
/ Weighting: 6 %
Cost criterion: Quantitative
/ Weighting: 70 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
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:
2016/S 102-182006
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: 15 106 Provision of an Organic Waste Treatment Solution
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Biowise Limited (T/A Wastewise)
Albion Lane
Willerby
HU10 6TS
UK
NUTS: UKE12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
30 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
60 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract will be for a period of 15 years with the potential to extend for up to 5 years (subject to the provisions of the contract and public procurement rules).
The values given in this notice are only estimations and cannot be exact given the fact that there is uncertainty regarding tonnage outturns.
The Authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.
As set out in the Call for Final Tender (CFT), the basis of the award was the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The only submission for Lot 2 was non-compliant and resulted in the Lot 2 bid being rejected. The council awarded the contract to the MEAT in Lot 1.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Cheshire East Borough Council incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations, 2015 (SI nº 102) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/12/2017