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

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council – Collection of Plastics from Recycling ‘Bring Sites'.

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

Throughout the borough of Tonbridge and Malling at recycling ‘bring sites' as specified in the project documents.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest for the collection of plastic household waste from a network of recycling ‘bring sites'. Currently receptacles for plastic bottles are provided at recycling ‘bring sites' at 10 locations in towns and parishes across the borough. Tonbridge and Malling Borough council is situated in the heart of Kent and has a proud history of providing high quality services. It has a population of around 110,000 residents.

The key features of the contract are detailed below:

— Collection for recycling of household plastic material from a network of recycling ‘bring sites' (c;urrently 10 in number);

— Options for the provision of receptacles at said sites either by the contractor or the Council;

— Options for retention of income from said material either by the contractor or the Council;

— The contract makes provision for the number of collection sites and/or receptacles to reduce or increase in number and/or to change their location within the borough. In the event of an increase or decrease in the number of sites/banks, the contract price may increase or decrease accordingly. The pricing mechanism for any such changes is outlined within the Contract Specification and the Conditions of Contract. It is not expected that a change in location of sites and/or banks within the borough will lead to a change in contract price.

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

DNWA-99RMC2

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

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council reserve the right not to award any contract in their absolute discretion and will not be responsible for the costs of any supplier who requested to participate in the procurement process, or who has been invited to submit a tender.

All expressions of interest must be made via the South East Business Portal: www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk

please follow the link above to go to the SEBP homepage. Click on the ‘Opportunities' link on the left hand side and select “Dartford Borough Council” from the ‘choose Council to view' drop down menu. Click on the title hyperlink for the “Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council - Collection of Plastics from Recycling "Bring Sites" in Tonbridge & Malling Borough” opportunity and either “login and express interest” if you are a member of the SEBP or “register as supplier and express interest” if you are not a member of the SEBP.

The notification that the PQQ is available for download will be sent by email. The email will contain a link which must be followed. The link will require you to login to ProContract. The username and password are the same as the one used for expressing interests in opportunities on the South East Business Portal (SEBP).

The expected deadline for receipt of tenders for those who may be invited to tender is currently 12:00 noon Wednesday 16.10.2013. This date will be confirmed in the invitation to tender (ITT) which will be sent to those who are selected to tender.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council will comply with the requirements of regulations 29A and 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 as amended to include the requirement of the Remedies Directive (2007/66/EC) when notifying economic operators of the procurement outcome.

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice