Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Lincoln
City Hall Beaumont Fee
Lincoln
LN1 1DD
UK
Contact person: Mrs Heather Carmichael
Telephone: +44 1522873309
E-mail: Heather.Carmichael@lincoln.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.procontract.due-north.com
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
Waste Services & Street Cleansing Provision
Reference number: DN701052
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of Lincoln Council is seeking to procure a contractor to deliver both Waste Collection Services and Street Cleansing Services.
The Waste Collection element is in respect of domestic waste collections from its 47,000 residential dwellings situated within the City Boundary. Waste is collected either alternate weekly (residual / recycling) or, for around a third of the city, weekly residual and fortnightly recycling. There is also an opt-in fortnightly garden waste collection service serving around 16,500 households. Collections operate every weekday of the year, with the exception of Christmas and Boxing Day.
The Street Cleansing element is in respect of providing a cleansing service which maintains a routine and responsive street cleansing service to EPA standards, emptying of litter bins city centre and ‘hotspot’ cleansing, removal of fly tipping and graffiti, and inspections / removal of abandoned vehicles.
The Contract will commence (Starting Date) with effect from 1st September 2024 and will be for a period of 10 years and 7 months, ending on 31st March 2035.
This period will cover the Mobilisation period (1st September 2024 to 31st August 2026) during which no costs will be reimbursed. This will be followed by the Service Period (delivery of services) which will commence on 1st September 2026 with the duration of this element being 8 years and 7 months. Commencement of renumeration will be effective from this date.
Please note that the contract period will be for the combined duration of the above (Mobilisation and Service Period) and there will be no break until this period ends. For clarity this period will commence on 1st September 2024 and will continue until 31st March 2035.
In addition to this, there will be the option to extend the Service Period for one period of 8 years.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Lincoln Council is seeking to procure a contractor to deliver both Waste Collection Services and Street Cleansing Services.
The Waste Collection element is in respect of domestic waste collections from its 47,000 residential dwellings situated within the City Boundary. Waste is collected either alternate weekly (residual / recycling) or, for around a third of the city, weekly residual and fortnightly recycling. There is also an opt-in fortnightly garden waste collection service serving around 16,500 households. Collections operate every weekday of the year, with the exception of Christmas and Boxing Day.
The Street Cleansing element is in respect of providing a cleansing service which maintains a routine and responsive street cleansing service to EPA standards, emptying of litter bins city centre and ‘hotspot’ cleansing, removal of fly tipping and graffiti, and inspections / removal of abandoned vehicle.
The Contract will commence (Starting Date) with effect from 1st September 2024 and will be for a period of 10 years and 7 months, ending on 31st March 2035.
This period will cover the Mobilisation period (1st September 2024 to 31st August 2026) during which no costs will be reimbursed. This will be followed by the Service Period (delivery of services) which will commence on 1st September 2026 with the duration of this element being 8 years and 7 months. Commencement of renumeration will be effective from this date.
Please note that the contract period will be for the combined duration of the above (Mobilisation and Service Period) and there will be no break until this period ends. For clarity this period will commence on 1st September 2024 and will continue until 31st March 2035.
In addition to this, there will be the option to extend the Service Period for one period of 8 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 223
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
one renewal/extension of 8 years (96 months) included for within the 223 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
as detailed within the SQ - the top 5 overall scoring bidders will be invited to partake in the ITT stage
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of Lincoln Council
City Hall Beaumont Fee
Lincoln
LN1 1DD
UK
Telephone: +44 1522881188
Internet address(es)
URL: www.lincoln.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2023