Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
Contact
Ms Carys Hopcyn
carys.hopcyn@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7873927261
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
GMCA 1147 Biowaste treatment framework
Reference number
DN757808
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77120000 - Composting services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
GMCA is seeking to procure the arrangements for the treatment of co-mingled food and ‘green’ garden Biowaste from 2026. The scope of this procurement is to appoint a multi-supplier Framework of suitable organisations that operate in-vessel composting plants, and any other suitable biowaste treatment facilities, which are competent and accredited to provide biowaste treatment services in line with the Authority’s requirements.
The establishment of the Framework will enable the Authority to secure treatment capacity for the treatment of c.130,000 tonnes annually of Biowaste arising ("Contract Waste") through a series of Call-Off Contracts, in smaller packages, that shall be awarded following a mini-tender with providers appointed to the Framework
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A multi-supplier Framework is being created by the Authority following recent market testing activity which has identified that no single supplier alone has the capability to meet the Authority’s requirements.
The minimum number of suppliers that will be appointed as Framework Contractors is two in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The maximum number of suppliers that shall be appointed to the Framework will be determined by cumulative tonnage capacity of appointed Framework Contractors. Following the outcome of Tender evaluations, the most economically advantageous operators shall be appointed to the Framework in order of their ranking until the point at which the defined (permitted) capacity requirement is exceeded. Further details on this approach will be set out in the ITT.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £17,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Renewal based on satisfactory performance
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
13 January 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity and the Authority’s requirements may be subject to change. The PIN is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and is not a commitment by the Authority to undertake a future procurement process.