Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bedford Borough Council
Borough Hall, Cauldwell St, Bedford, MK429AP
Bedford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home
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
Provision of Clinical Waste Services 2023
Reference number
BBC EN 36000
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bedford Borough Council currently collects Clinical Waste including sharps from residents as well as commercial customers including doctor surgeries, dentists and tattooists etc. Clinical Waste is collected in yellow sacks and sharps in varying sizes of sharp boxes. These wastes are stored at the Council’s Transfer Station in a secure Clinical Waste compound in 770L bins. Central Bedfordshire Council collects Offensive Waste in ‘tiger’ sacks and sharps in varying sizes of sharp boxes. These waste types are brought to Bedford Borough Council’s waste transfer station for secure storage in 770L bins and for onwards treatment/disposal.The service shall be for the collection and treatment and/or disposal of Clinical Waste (infectious and non-infectious) and sharps and any residues from the treatment of these waste types. The Contractor will provide a service to satisfy the above service needs. Upon collection, full bins will be exchanged with empty ones left on site.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Provision of Clinical Waste Collection Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Clinical Waste Collection Services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 periods of 1 years
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Provision of Clinical Waste Sacks and Sharps Boxes
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Clinical Waste Sacks and Sharps Boxes
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 periods of 1 years
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 August 2023
Local time
11:59am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
7 August 2023
Local time
12:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom