Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
GATESHEAD COUNCIL
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE81HH
Contact
Carly Redpath
Telephone
+44 1914335960
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Sunderland City Council
Sunderland
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
South Tyneside
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Contract for the Provision and Operation of a Material Recovery Facility and Delivery Points
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- DA37 - Recycling
- FC01 - For waste disposal
- FC02 - For waste material
- FC03 - For domestic waste
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council have formed The South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership to implement their waste management responsibilities jointly and are represented by Gateshead Council as the lead Authority. This contract is being led by Gateshead Council on behalf of Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland Councils for the Provision and Operation of a Materials Recovery Facility/ies to include haulage and processing of Authorised Materials and Delivery Points for Gateshead and Sunderland to receive and process Authorised Materials.
The requirements of the contract are:-
Lot 1 - Gateshead
• The provision of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process and sort collected Materials.
• The provision of a suitable supporting Delivery Point(s) which will receive the Authorised Materials delivered by Gateshead Council and from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered Authorised Materials to the appropriate Processing Facility
• The transfer of the segregated Materials to suitable merchants or re-processors.
• The provision of a complete record of all Materials delivered, the interim processors/Outlets and the ultimate destination of each Material
• Monthly analysis of the Materials carried out in accordance with the MRF Code of Practice.
Lot 2 - Sunderland
• The provision of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process and sort collected Materials.
• The provision of a suitable supporting Delivery Point(s) which will receive the Authorised Materials delivered by Sunderland Council and from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered Authorised Materials to the appropriate Processing Facility
• The transfer of the segregated Materials to suitable merchants or re-processors.
• The provision of a complete record of all Materials delivered, the interim processors/Outlets and the ultimate destination of each Material
• Monthly analysis of the Materials carried out in accordance with the MRF Code of Practice.
Lot 3 - South Tyneside Council
• The provision of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process and sort collected Materials.
• South Tyneside will provide its own Recycling Transfer Station (delivery point) from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered Authorised Material to the appropriate processing Facility. (See further details in the introduction.)
• The transfer of the segregated Materials to suitable merchants or re-processors.
• The provision of a complete record of all Materials delivered, the interim processors/Outlets and the ultimate destination of each Material
• Monthly analysis of the Materials carried out in accordance with the MRF Code of Practice.
Tenderers may bid for one or all Lots.
The Service shall be provided for the Reception and Treatment of collected recyclable Materials from approximately 296,940 properties across the three Council areas (Gateshead 94,160 properties, South Tyneside 72,240 properties, Sunderland 130,540 properties).
The Materials will be collected and delivered using Refuse Collection Vehicles (split bodied compaction, conventional and non-compaction) and the recyclable Materials will consist of:
• Co-mingled materials in a wheeled bin
- Glass bottles & jars
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Cardboard
- Aluminium foil
- Mixed paper including news and PAMS
- Food and drinks cartons e.g. Tetra-paks
- Cans & Aerosols - ferrous and non-ferrous
• Newspaper & PAMS collected separately in a 40 ltr inner caddy
Fibre Collection Trial
In February 2019, Gateshead and South Tyneside introduced a trial to collect fibre (all paper and card) in a 240-litre wheeled bin on one collection day in each council area, whereby the inner caddy was replaced by the wheeled bin. The fibre bin and comingled bin are collected on a 4-weekly basis on alternate fortnights.
The Councils are retaining this collection system for these properties during this contract.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Gateshead Council
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- DA37 - Recycling
- FC01 - For waste disposal
- FC02 - For waste material
- FC03 - For domestic waste
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - Gateshead
• The provision of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process and sort collected Materials.
• The provision of a suitable supporting Delivery Point(s) which will receive the Authorised Materials delivered by Gateshead Council and from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered Authorised Materials to the appropriate Processing Facility
• The transfer of the segregated Materials to suitable merchants or re-processors.
• The provision of a complete record of all Materials delivered, the interim processors/Outlets and the ultimate destination of each Material
• Monthly analysis of the Materials carried out in accordance with the MRF Code of Practice.
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
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract length is 36 Months with 2x12 month options to extend.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Sunderland City Council
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- DA37 - Recycling
- FC01 - For waste disposal
- FC02 - For waste material
- FC03 - For domestic waste
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 - Sunderland
• The provision of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process and sort collected Materials.
• The provision of a suitable supporting Delivery Point(s) which will receive the Authorised Materials delivered by Sunderland Council and from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered Authorised Materials to the appropriate Processing Facility
• The transfer of the segregated Materials to suitable merchants or re-processors.
• The provision of a complete record of all Materials delivered, the interim processors/Outlets and the ultimate destination of each Material
• Monthly analysis of the Materials carried out in accordance with the MRF Code of Practice
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
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract length is 36 months with 2x12 month options to extend
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
South Tyneside Council
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- DA37 - Recycling
- FC01 - For waste disposal
- FC02 - For waste material
- FC03 - For domestic waste
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 - South Tyneside Council
• The provision of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process and sort collected Materials.
• South Tyneside will provide its own Recycling Transfer Station (delivery point) from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered Authorised Material to the appropriate processing Facility. (See further details in the introduction.)
• The transfer of the segregated Materials to suitable merchants or re-processors.
• The provision of a complete record of all Materials delivered, the interim processors/Outlets and the ultimate destination of each Material
• Monthly analysis of the Materials carried out in accordance with the MRF Code of Practice.
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
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract length is 36 months with 2x12 month options to extend.
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 October 2021
Local time
12:01pm
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
Gateshead Council
Gateshead
Country
United Kingdom