Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North London Waste Authority
Unit 1b Berol House, 25 Ashley Road
London
N17 9LJ
UK
E-mail: generalprocurement@nlwa.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI43
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nlwa.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nlwa/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nlwa/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Consulting Services for the Development of the North London Joint Waste Strategy
Reference number: S&S00000048
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The North London Waste Authority (the Authority) and its seven constituent boroughs, namely the London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Waltham Forest, Enfield, Islington, Hackney and Haringey, need to start the development of a robust joint strategy.
The Authority is seeking a consultant to provide services including: stakeholder engagement and public consultation exercises, assessment of current baselines of Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW); forecasting of how waste tonnage/compositions will change over the NLJWS period; modelling the impacts of waste prevention and reuse interventions; modelling the performance of waste/recycling collection services and a number of impact assessments (including a Strategic Environment Assessment and an Equalities Impact Assessment).
The Authority and the boroughs have decided to divide the procurement and delivery of the work into three stages:
• Part 1 - Public and Stakeholder Engagement
• Part 2- Data collection, forecasting, modelling
• Part 3 - Additional Public and Stakeholder Engagement and Impact Assessments
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71800000
79300000
90711000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective of the procurement is to engage consultant resources to:
• Undertake stakeholder engagement and public consultations on key proposals for the NLJWS, so that it is informed by the views of residents and interested stakeholders
• Carry out analysis of the current situation (a baseline assessment of LACW across the seven boroughs)
• Determine likely future waste compositions and tonnages in North London
• Identify and model waste reduction, recycling and reuse interventions that could be implemented by NLWA and the borough councils.
• Model the design of future waste services (e.g. collections) provided by NLWA and the boroughs
• Undertake Impact Assessments (including a Strategic Environment Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
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:
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
List and brief description of conditions: Responses will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please see the procurement documents for further information.
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
The Authority reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security. Tenderers should note that the Authority intends to include in the Contract a term requiring the Successful Tenderer to pay at least the London Living Wage to its employees employed in the carrying out of the Services.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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:
23/12/2022
Local time: 13:00
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
23/12/2022
Local time: 13:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Tenderers should note that the Authority intends to publish details of any contract awarded in accordance with the UK Government transparency policy, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Authority. The Authority reserves the right not to award the Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by the publication of this notice; and to make changes as it deems fit to the content and structure of the competition whilst ensuring compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102); and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by Tenderers. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this notice, the procurement documents or in an acceptance of a Tender by the Authority shall be construed as an agreement by the Authority to enter into the Contract with the successful Tenderer.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North London Waste Authority
Unit 1b Berol House, 25 Ashley Road
London
N17 9LJ
UK
E-mail: generalprocurement@nlwa.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.nlwa.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/11/2022