Award

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP)

  • Cardiff Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-013553

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-033b96

Published 20 May 2022, 9:57am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Cardiff Council

County Hall, Atlantic Wharf

Cardiff

CF10 4UW

Contact

Lloyd Davies

Email

Lloyd.davies2@cardiff.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2920773701

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://cardiff.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0422

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP)

Reference number

n/a

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Cardiff Council offers a separate collection service for Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) in yellow striped bags. At present, this waste is sent for disposal. This contract is for the product to be instead recycled by Nappicycle Ltd, in order to deliver a higher recovery and recycling rate for Cardiff. Nappicycle will reprocess the waste and provide certificates to Cardiff Council to enable us to count the reprocessing of AHP waste against our recycling targets. The Certificates will be in line with waste regulations and compliant with NRW auditing process.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £247,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Cardiff Council offers a separate collection service for Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) in yellow striped bags. At present, this waste is sent for disposal. This contract is for the product to be instead recycled by Nappicycle Ltd, in order to deliver a higher recovery and recycling rate for Cardiff. Nappicycle will reprocess the waste and provide certificates to Cardiff Council to enable us to count the reprocessing of AHP waste against our recycling targets. The Certificates will be in line with waste regulations and compliant with NRW auditing process.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This procurement is reliant on Reg 32 of the public contract regulations where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator at this present time at short notice.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Regulation 32

where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:—

where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Natural UK

Unit D, Capel Hendre Industrial Estate

Ammanford

SA183SJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £247,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=121505.

(WA Ref:121505)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom