Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre,St. Peters Square
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV11RL
Contact
Karen Boden
Karen.Boden@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1902555136
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Major Turbine Overall
Reference number
ON 016150333
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of the outage of the Council's Energy from Waste plant, to undertake any required repair and maintenance, there is a need for a major overall of the Turbine.
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: £392,047
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
Main site or place of performance
Energy from Waste Plant,
Crown Street,
Wolverhampton,
West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the outage of the Council's Energy from Waste plant, to undertake any required repair and maintenance, there is a need for a major overall of the Turbine.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Regulation 32(2)( c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 allows direct award:-
'insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.'
The Council assumed direct operation of the EFW after the unexpected collapse of negotiations with the operator in late January. The 'outage period' is set by reference to what is necessary to comply with the plants permit from the Environment Agency issued under Environmental Protection Act and subsidiary regulations. The equipment and services required during the outage are of a specialist nature with a limited number of potential suppliers at any time. The lead in times for such equipment and specialist contractors are considerable and planning for the outage and engaging the market commenced in mid 2022, prior to the Council having responsibility for the plant.
The interim operator, as professional advisors and operators have advised that:-
• unless orders are placed urgently with each of the suppliers listed the necessary works cannot be undertaken in the scheduled outage period and
• the plant would have to cease operation until the works are rescheduled, probably not until mid 2024 and the conditions of the Environmental Permit would not be complied with.
Therefore the award of the attached contracts satisfied the legal requirements of PCR32(2)(c ) .
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
ON 16150333
Title
Major Turbine Overall
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 May 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Turbo Machinery Services Ltd
Bedford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House
04165137
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £392,047
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
City of Wolverhampton Council, Democratic Services
Civic Centre
Wolverhampton
Country
United Kingdom