Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
UK
Contact person: Mr Steven Davidson
Telephone: +44 0
E-mail: steven.davidson@leics.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
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
Gully Emptying & Associated Services_2024
Reference number: DN697778
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90642000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council has appointed a single suitably qualified and experienced organisation as a Contractor under an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract, to provide ‘Gully Emptying and Associated Services’ within the boundaries of Leicestershire County Council.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Gully Emptying – P1/P2: requires the successful Bidder to provide sufficient resources (on a fixed-price basis) to empty approximately 6,500 gullies per month on roads that are not on the ‘high speed road’ network. Prices include for the provision of all necessary gully emptying resources and either mobile works or short duration, traffic management. Disposal facilities for materials removed from gullies is provided by The Council. The successful Bidder undertakes work without the need for a Task Order. Payment is made for all months that are fully completed prior to each assessment day.
• Gully Emptying – HSR (high speed roads) & Combination Kerb Emptying (all road types): requires the successful Bidder to provide monthly agreed resources (on a dayworks basis) to empty 14,040 gullies on high-speed roads and 27,556 km of combination kerb on all road types, over each 20-month period. The resources supplied will include gully and combination kerb emptying resources and traffic management (including lane closures if required). Disposal facilities for materials removed from gullies and combination kerbs is provided by The Council. The successful Bidder and The Council agree the resources required and the work is confirmed by Task Order. Payment is made based on agreed actual usage prior to each assessment day.
• Drainage Data Capture System: requires the successful Bidder to provide, operate and maintain a ‘CONFIRM’ compatible ‘Drainage Data Capture System.’ The successful Bidder provides the system without the need for a Task Order and payment is made for each month’s provision prior to each assessment day.
• Associated Services: requires the successful Bidder to provide other complimentary resources (on an ad-hoc dayworks basis) to assist with root cutting, CCTV investigation and silt removal. The successful Bidder and The Council agree the resources and the work is confirmed by Task Order. Payment is made based on agreed actual usage prior to each assessment day.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 35%
Price
/ Weighting:
65%
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-032655
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/03/2024
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
FM Conway Ltd
Sevenoaks
UK
NUTS: UKF22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/03/2024