Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Ms Emma Whitten
E-mail: emma.whitten@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=3cb68a1c-8ff4-ed11-8122-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=3cb68a1c-8ff4-ed11-8122-005056b64545
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
1014 Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment Contract
Reference number: DN670558
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to procure residual waste treatment services for
Contract Waste delivered to the Contractor by the Authority and/or its Approved Suppliers.
The Service requirements will be divided into four separate contract Lots as follows:
Lot 1: WCA Residual Waste - 175,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 2: WCA Residual Waste - 80,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 3: WCA Residual Waste - 40,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 4: Bulky Waste - 42,000 tonnes per annum
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 117 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: WCA Residual Waste – 175,000 Tonnes Per Annum
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90500000
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 337,000 tonnes of Residual Waste and Bulky Waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district, city and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Contract Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions.
The successful contractor(s) will ensure Contract Waste is treated in accordance with the tendered proposals including the guaranteed recycling and recovery rates proposed.
The Contractor will be paid a monthly base payment that ensures the Contractor receives payment for at least their Bidback percentage guaranteed minimum tonnage per year, up to a maximum Bidback value of 80% of the lot tonnage.
The Contractor may be requested to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded lot tonnages each Contract year.
The Contract will have an initial term of seven (7) years and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
Full details of the requirements can be found in the tender pack on ProContract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Ability
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
55
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2032
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 WCA Residual Waste – 80,000 Tonnes Per Annum
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90500000
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 337,000 tonnes of Residual Waste and Bulky Waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district, city and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Contract Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions.
The successful contractor(s) will ensure Contract Waste is treated in accordance with the tendered proposals including the guaranteed recycling and recovery rates proposed.
The Contractor will be paid a monthly base payment that ensures the Contractor receives payment for at least their Bidback percentage guaranteed minimum tonnage per year, up to a maximum Bidback value of 80% of the Lot tonnage.
The Contractor may be requested to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded Lot tonnages each Contract year.
The Contract will have an initial term of seven (7) years and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
Full details of the requirements can be found in the tender pack on ProContract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Ability
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
55
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2032
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 WCA Residual Waste – 40,000 Tonnes Per Annum
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90500000
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 337,000 tonnes of Residual Waste and Bulky Waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district, city and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Contract Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions.
The successful contractor(s) will ensure Contract Waste is treated in accordance with the tendered proposals including the guaranteed recycling and recovery rates proposed.
The Contractor will be paid a monthl;y base payment that ensures the Contractor receives payment for at least their Bidback percentage guaranteed minimum tonnage per year, up to a maximum Bidback value of 80% of the Lot tonnage.
The Contractor may be requested to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded Lot tonnages each Contract year.
The Contract will have an initial term of seven (7) years and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
Full details of the requirements can be found in the tender pack on ProContract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Ability
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
55
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2032
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4: Bulky Waste - 42,000 tonnes per annum
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90500000
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 337,000 tonnes of Residual Waste and Bulky Waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district, city and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Contract Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions.
The successful contractor(s) will ensure Contract Waste is treated in accordance with the tendered proposals including the guaranteed recycling and recovery rates proposed.
The Contractor will be paid a monthly base payment that ensures the Contractor receives payment for at least their Bidback percentage guaranteed minimum tonnage per year, up to a maximum Bidback value of 70% of the Lot tonnage.
The Contractor may be requested to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded Lot tonnages each Contract year.
The Contract will have an initial term of seven (7) years and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
Full details of the requirements can be found in the tender pack on ProContract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Ability
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
55
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2032
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
03/04/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/01/2024
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
ECC considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
The estimated total value set out under II.1.5 of this contract notice is the total estimated contract value of all four contract lots including an assumed 20% additional tonnage for treatment which may be requested, together with an inflation estimate, including the maximum seven-year extension period. This figure was calculated with an estimated potential Emissions Trading Scheme burden of £309,300,000 from Contract years three (3) to fourteen (14) based on information available at the time of tender publication.
For this tender the Authority will be using the ProContract (aka Due North) eSourcing portal https://procontract.due-north.com throughout the procurement process, and all communications with ECC relating to this procurement exercise must be via the portal's messaging system.
Supplier registration on the portal is free of charge and can be done via: https://procontract.due-north.com/
It is recommended that any bidder not already registered on the ProContract eSourcing portal, register at the earliest opportunity.
ECC reserves the right to amend timescales for any reason and change the evaluation criteria where necessary for example if there are genuine omissions or mistakes. We also reserve the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. ECC will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise.
ECC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). If a bidder considers that any of this information supplied as part of this procurement exercise should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must, when providing this information, identify clearly the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and specify clearly the reasons for its sensitivity. ECC shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to FOIA and EIR which relations to the information provided by a supplier. However, if the information is requested, ECC may be obliged under FOIA and/or EIR to disclose such information, irrespective of the suppliers wishes. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
wc2a 2ll
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/01/2024