Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
UK
E-mail: commercial.services@merton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI63
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merton.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.merton.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/register
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/register
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
Waste & Recycling Collection Services
Reference number: DN687913
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Merton (the “Council ”) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the provision of its commercial and domestic recycling and waste collection services within the Council’s administrative area (the “Contract”).
In addition to the commercial and domestic waste collection requirements, the Council’s requirement also includes:
• maintenance of the Council’s fleet (vehicles used to deliver the waste collection services (Service Vehicles) as well as other vehicles used by the Council (Non Service Vehicles))
• winter maintenance services including gritting and related services
• purchase or hire of Service Vehicles and Non-Service Vehicles on behalf of the Council during the term of the Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, such Vehicle purchases or hire arrangements are intended to be covered within the scope of this procurement and the expected value of such purchases are taken into account in the overall valuation of the Contract set out in the contract notice. For further information on the provision of Vehicles, interested applicants are referred to the procurement documentation.
• purchase of goods required for the delivery of the services, as further described within the procurement documentation.
• Routine maintenance and cleaning of the Depot(s) made available by the Council for provision of the Services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34144510
34144511
34144512
44613800
50100000
63712500
63712600
90620000
90918000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI63
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Merton is inviting tenders, from those suppliers shortlisted in the initial Supplier Selection stage, to provide Household Waste & Recycling Materials collection including communication of the services, Commercial Waste collection including communication of the services, Winter Maintenance services and Vehicle Maintenance services for the Borough.
Please note, that a signed confidentiality letter will need to be signed in order for the full suite of tender documents to be shared.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Carbon Reduction Committment
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 288
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There are 2 further extension periods of up to 8 years each.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the procurement documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/03/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
20/03/2024
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2024