CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Operator for the Rainham and Wennington Silt Lagoons under a Waste Management Licence for the Disposal of Dredging Spoil and Arisings at Rainham and Wennington Marshes, Coldharbour Lane, Rainham, Essex, England.

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)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UKI 21.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Contractors are invited to submit an expression of interest with regard to operating the facility which is held on lease by the Port of London Authority. There is an unexpired term of 39 years and Authority are seeking to appoint a competent operator for an initial term of 10 years.

A Waste Management Licence is currently in place (WML80558) and the operation must be in accordance with this, Natural England guidelines and all relevant legislation.

All dredging and arisings brought on to the site must be from within the Port of London Authority's statutory limits as defined by the Port of London Act 1968.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

The Appointed Operator will be awarded an initial 10 year contract to manage and operate the facility.

The current capacity available is approximately 1 000 000 cubic metres (NB The applicant will need to satisfy themselves as to the potential capacity available).

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

May be required depending upon the Applicant's current financial status.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

The Port of London Authority will be seeking an annual basis payment indexed linked, plus a royalties payment based upon the annual tonnage throughput. (Joint Ventures will be considered).

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

English Law applies.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Waste Management Licence (WML 80558) dated 1.12.2005 and modified on the 29.3.2007.

In accordance Natural England guidelines and all relevant legislation.

Details of the Technically Competent Person as defined by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Details of relevant experience and current fields of operation.

Details of ability to operate within this environment.

Company's Heath and Safety Policy.

Company's Environmental Policy.

Details of Membership of Professional Organisations.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Last three years audited Accounts.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

LE/2/1/221

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

English only.

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

119.

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Open Days to be held for selected tenderers at the Port of London Office, Gravesend and on site.

Following is available on application:

1. Copy of the Waste Management Licence.

2. Advice note from Natural England.

3. Copy of the Rainham Lagoons Operation Plan 2006 (subject to revision).

4. Copy of a Land Survey.

5. Aerial Photographs.

6. Copy of the Relevant Navigational Chart in connection with the pump-ashore pipeline.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

Appeals must be received before the standstill period of Contract Award is notified on OJEU.

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice