Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, Russell Rd
IPSWICH
IP12BX
Contact
Martin Jennings
martin.jennings@suffolk.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1473260450
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
Waste Transfer Services
Reference number
CD0843-2
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- FC01 - For waste disposal
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Suffolk County Council is looking to appoint a provider to operate and manage three Waste Transfer Stations for the receipt of residual waste, recyclable, and organic wastes, primarily collected by Waste Collection Authorities. The provider will also be required to provide the haulage of residual waste to the Suffolk Energy from Waste facility, the haulage of Dry Mixed Recyclate (DMR) to the Materials Recycling Facility and haulage of other waste materials from the transfer stations.
The Council reserves the right to incorporate other UK Contracting Authority Waste into this contract
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suffolk County Council is looking to appoint a provider to operate and manage three Waste Transfer Stations for the receipt of residual waste, recyclable, and organic wastes, primarily collected by Waste Collection Authorities. The provider will also be required to provide the haulage of residual waste to the Suffolk Energy from Waste facility, the haulage of Dry Mixed Recyclate (DMR) to the Materials Recycling Facility and haulage of other waste materials from the transfer stations.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
14 May 2022
End date
31 March 2030
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Contract Start 14th May 2022
Contract End 31st March 2030
With the option to extend in a number of extensions for up to a period of 24 months in so far that the end date does not exceed 31st March 2032
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Anticipated maximum of 5 firms
Bidders must Pass all the Mandatory and Discretionary criteria including financial viability checks in addition they will have to achieve a minimum score of 50% for the Client Specific Questions to be considered for progression (as described in more detail in the SQ document).
In the event of a tie between the 5th and 6th placed bidders, the Council reserves the right to take forward 6 bidders to the ITT Stage.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Extend for upto 24 months
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As stated in the procurement documents
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
16 August 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
6 September 2021
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 14 May 2022
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2028
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
If the Contracting Authority identifies that the scope of this procurement falls within a business sector which may be attractive to infiltration by organised crime groups, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks/requirements at the award stages of the procurement.
Suffolk County Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without a further call for competition pursuant to Regulation 32 of the public contracts Regulations 2015.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Suffolk County Council
Ipswich
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly.