Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
19 George Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
Telephone: +44 08458875000
E-mail: Babita.Mal@htepg.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for Total Waste Management
Reference number: SF052158
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90524400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the provision of total waste management which has five lots.
This will include:
• Lot 1: Domestic/Recycling Waste,
• Lot 2: Clinical Waste,
• Lot 3: Reusable Sharps Waste,
• Lot 4: Confidential Waste,
• Lot 5: Total Waste Management.
HTE proposes to enter into the framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the Successful Tenderer (Successful Tenderer), being an initial 2 years period and the option to extend by two periods of 12 months each, after the initial period.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
72 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: Lot 1 - Domestic & Recyclable Waste
II.2.1) Title
Domestic/Recycling Waste
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90510000
90513000
90513300
90524400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tenderers for this lot are required to be able to do the following:
The collection, transportation, disposal and recycling of domestic, general and miscellaneous waste (mixed municipal waste from healthcare and related sources that is the same as or similar to, black-bag domestic waste from domestic households), may also include food waste, non-hazardous waste and offensive/hygiene waste. This will be broken down into the following categories:
• general waste,
• recycling (for glass, metal, cardboard, plastics and similar recyclable waste systems where necessary),
• food waste,
• WEEE waste,
• bulk waste.
Could also include a provision for a compactor.
TErms and conditions/activity based income (ABI)
The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HTE will enter into the framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the Successful Tenderer (Successful Tenderer), being an initial 2 years period and the option to extend by two periods of 12 months each, after the initial period.
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: Lot 2 - Clinical Waste
II.2.1) Title
Clinical Waste
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34928480
42320000
90524000
90524100
90524200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tenderer's for this lot are required to be able to do the following:
The collection, transportation and disposal of clinical waste, may include: healthcare waste, infectious waste, pathological waste, pharmaceutical waste, offensive/hygiene waste, hazardous and non-hazardous healthcare waste. May include the supply of sharps containers. Clinical waste is defined as:
(a) ‘...any waste which consists wholly or partly of human or animal tissue, blood or other body fluids, excretions, drugs or other pharmaceutical products, swabs or dressings, syringes, needles or other sharp instruments, being waste which unless rendered safe may prove hazardous to any person coming into contact with it; and
(b) any other waste arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, pharmaceutical or similar practice, investigation, treatment, care, teaching or research or the collection of blood for transfusion, being waste which may cause infection to any person coming into contact with it.’
(Clause, 4.7 and 4.8, Environment and sustainability Health Technical Memorandum 7-1: Safe management of healthcare waste.)
Clinical waste will be described in within the following categories:
• hazardous waste,
• pharmaceutical waste,
• sharps waste.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HTE will enter into the framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the Successful Tenderer (Successful Tenderer), being an initial 2 years period and the option to extend by two periods of 12 months each, after the initial period.
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: Lot 3 - Reusable Sharps
II.2.1) Title
Reusable Sharps
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33141123
90520000
90524000
90524100
90524200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tenderers for this lot are required to be able to do the following:
The storage, collection, treatment and return of sharps waste containers generated by public sector organisations. Used containers are treated and reassembled in order to be re-used. The tenderer must include an education of using this system.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HTE will enter into the framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the Successful Tenderer (Successful Tenderer), being an initial 2 years period and the option to extend by two periods of 12 months each, after the initial period.
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: Lot 4 - Confidential Waste
II.2.1) Title
Confidential Waste Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34928480
44613800
90500000
90513000
90524400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tenderers for this lot are required to be able to do the following:
The storage, collection and final disposal of confidential waste generated by public sector organisations. This includes (but is not exclusive to) the following: confidential waste paper, carbon paper, coloured paper, computer paper, fax paper, glossy paper, invoice paper, laser printouts, ledger paper, general stationary, NCR paper, transparencies and also other confidential non-paper items such as X-rays and imaging reports. This is to include waste minimisation and incorporated recycling systems.
To include on-site and off-site shredding services.
The tenderer must be able to carry out a start to end process of the collection and destruction of confidential waste compliantly and securely.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HTE will enter into the framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the Successful Tenderer (Successful Tenderer), being an initial 2 years period and the option to extend by two periods of 12 months each, after the initial period.
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: Lot 5 - Total Waste Management
II.2.1) Title
Total Waste Management
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34928480
42320000
44613800
45222110
90500000
90513000
90524000
90524100
90524200
90524400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tenderers for this lot are required to be able to do the following:
The storage, collection and final disposal of waste generated by public sector organisations for the following types of waste:
— domestic/recycling waste management,
— clinical waste management,
— reusable sharps waste management,
— confidential waste management.
Provision of a total waste management solution, to include a one-stop-shop solution for the collection, transportation and disposal of an authority's waste. To include audit services, waste management services and contract management services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HTE will enter into the framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the Successful Tenderer (Successful Tenderer), being an initial 2 years period and the option to extend by two periods of 12 months each, after the initial period.
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 227-557263
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 1
Title: Lot 1: Domestic/Recycling Waste
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Biffa Waste Services Ltd
Cressex Head Office, Coronation Road, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3TZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Environmental Waste Controls Ltd
Laurel House, Kitling Road, Knowsley Business Park
Liverpool
L36 3UD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharpsmart Ltd
Unit 44 Enterprise City, Spennymoor
Durham
DL166JF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Veolia ES (UK) Ltd
8th Floor 210 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 15 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 2
Title: Lot 2: Clinical Waste Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharpsmart Ltd
Unit 44 Enterprise City, Spennymoor
Durham
DL166JF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stericycle Ltd
Indigo House, Sussex Avenue
Leeds
LS10 2LF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tradebe Healthcare Ltd
Atlas House, Globe Business Park, Third Avenue, Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL71EY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 27 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 3
Title: Lot 3: Reusable Sharps Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharpsmart Ltd
Unit 44 Enterprise City, Spennymoor
Durham
DL166JF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stericycle Ltd
Indigo House, Sussex Avenue
Leeds
LS10 2LF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 12 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 4
Title: Confidential Waste Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharpsmart Ltd
Unit 44 Enterprise City, Spennymoor
Durham
DL166JF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shredall Ltd
Joy House, Bestwood Business Park
Nottingham
NG6 8TQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shred-it Ltd
Corner House, 177 Cross Street
Sale
M33 7JQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shred Station Ltd
Osborne House, Wendover Road, Norwich
Norfolk
NR13 6LH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 5
Title: Lot 5: Total Waste Management
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharpsmart Ltd
Unit 44 Enterprise City, Spennymoor
Durham
DL166JF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tradebe Healthcare Ltd
Atlas House, Globe Business Park, Third Avenue, Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL71EY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users:
1) All national health service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to:
(i) acute trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx);
(ii) health and care trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx);
(iii) mental health trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx);
(iv) clinical commissioning groups (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx);
(v) ambulance trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx);
(vi) area teams (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx);
(vii) special health authorities (http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx);
(viii) NHS England; and
(ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks.
2) All NHS bodies in Wales, including but not limited to all:
(i) health boards;
(ii) NHS trusts;
(iii) the national delivery group;
(iv) community health councils; and
(v) NHS Wales shared services partnership (as listed at http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure).
3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health and Social Care), including but not limited to:
(i) health and social care trusts (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=trusts);
(ii) health agencies (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=health+agencies);
(iii) hospitals (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=hospitals); and
(iv) the health and social care board.
4) Social enterprises undertaking some or all of the previous service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House WebCheck service).
5) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, nondepartmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations).
6) Devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the UK, including but not limited to the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and Scottish public bodies (as listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies), as well as the Welsh Government, Welsh Assembly and Welsh unitary authorities (as listed at: http://www.assembly.wales/en/abthome/role-of-assembly-how-it-works/Pages/governanceofwales.aspx).
7) All local authorities (as listed at: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/Start.do?mode=1).
8) The Ministry of Defence (as detailed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence).
This list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above-listed organisations.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe LLP
19 George Road
B15 1NU
UK
E-mail: TotalWasteEnquires@HTEPG.com
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe LLP
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the agreement is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/07/2020