Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
East Northamptonshire Council
Thrapston
NN14 4LZ
UK
Contact person: Faye Baker
E-mail: fbaker@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF2
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Borough Council Wellingborough
Wellingborough
NN8 1BP
UK
Contact person: Faye Baker
E-mail: fbaker@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF2
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wellingborough.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.contractsfinder.gov.uk/search
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Tender for Garden Waste Disposal Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this tender procedure is to secure a partner for the acceptance and processing of household garden waste for composting together with a small amount of the Councils' own parks waste for the Borough Council of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and East Northamptonshire Council acting as a Waste Collection Authorities. The Council proposes to enter into a contract from 1.3.2018 for an initial period of 2 years. The Council retains the option of extending the contract by up to three further one year periods, making a total possible contract length of up to 5 years.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
975 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
Main site or place of performance:
Within the Council areas of East Northamptonshire and Wellingborough.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an open tender in compliance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
Description of options:
Yes, the initial term of 2 years is extendible by a possible further 3 periods of 12 months.
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
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
All contract performance conditions are detailed in the procurement documents.
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:
12/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
Place:
At East Northamptonshire Council.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
In compliance with the Council's Contract Procedure Rules.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Northamptonshire Council
Thrapston
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Borough Council of Wellingborough will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point of notification of the decision to award the contract. The decision notice will incorporate the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons (if any) why a tenderer did not meet any specification, the identity of the successful tenderer(s) and a precise statement of when the standstill period is expected to end. Any appeal or challenge against the award decision must be communicated to the address stated in I.1 above within the standstill period. If an appeal or challenge to award the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (As Amended) provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months, although this time period may be reduced to 30 days in certain circumstances). Where a legal challenge is made after the contract has been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and/or shortened and/or a fine imposed by the Court.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/11/2017