Tender

Management and Enforcement of Littering and Dog Fouling

  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-020973

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047c0f

Published 9 July 2024, 5:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Council House, Priory Road

Dudley

DY1 1HF

Contact

Jackie Reed

Email

corporate.procurement@dudley.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG36 - Dudley

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.dudley.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/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/blackcountryportal/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

Management and Enforcement of Littering and Dog Fouling

Reference number

24003

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council is keen to appoint an appropriately qualified organisation to provide uniformed enforcement officers and the necessary infrastructure to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for environmental offences on its behalf. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to protecting our environment, delivering a clean and attractive town for residents and visitors. The key deliverables of the service are the appropriate enforcement of littering, dog fouling and associated environmental crime legislation and a resultant reduction in the level of littering, dog fouling in Dudley. This will be achieved by enforcement using fixed penalty notices where appropriate. The primary objective of the service is to provide trained, knowledgeable enforcement officers to patrol locations as required by the Council and detect and enforce noncompliance with littering and other street scene legislation by the service of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) on people seen offending to help reduce the high volume

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £950,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90700000 - Environmental services
  • 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG36 - Dudley
Main site or place of performance

Borough of Dudley

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is keen to appoint an appropriately qualified organisation to provide uniformed enforcement officers and the necessary infrastructure to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for environmental offences on its behalf. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to protecting our environment, delivering a clean and attractive town for residents and visitors. The key deliverables of the service are the appropriate enforcement of littering, dog fouling and associated environmental crime legislation and a resultant reduction in the level of littering, dog fouling in Dudley. This will be achieved by enforcement using fixed penalty notices where appropriate. The primary objective of the service is to provide trained, knowledgeable enforcement officers to patrol locations as required by the Council and detect and enforce noncompliance with littering and other street scene legislation by the service of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) on people seen offending to help reduce the high volumes of littering and other types of antisocial behaviour. The deadline for submissions is Friday 9th August 2024 at 1pm.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Percentage of Income / Weighting: 30

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £950,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Contract will be reviewed and retendered at the end of the term

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 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

The contractor will ensure that all patrol officers have an effective knowledge of s. 87 and S.88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and s.59 Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 (DMBC Public Space Protection Order for Dog Control and Dog Fouling).

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.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


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

9 August 2024

Local time

1:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

9 August 2024

Local time

1:30pm

Place

Electronically


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Public Procurement Review Service

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Public Procurement Review Service

London

Country

United Kingdom