Contract

Provision of Winter Gritting and Gully Emptying Service

  • South Tyneside Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-021673

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03bd59

Published 26 July 2023, 2:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

South Tyneside Council

Town Hall,Westoe Road

SOUTH SHIELDS

NE332RL

Contact

Kevin Graham

Email

kevin.graham@southtyneside.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7484030491

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://southtyneside.gov.uk

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 Winter Gritting and Gully Emptying Service

Reference number

C8271

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provision of a winter maintenance service to cover the gritting and snow clearance of roads and footpaths, and also the cleansing of all 25,000 road gullies over the winter period (1st Nov to 31st March). It will be for a 4 year contract period, starting 1st Sept 2023 with an Operational start of 1st Nov 23, but with the option to extend for up to 2 x 24 month periods. The Council will be providing the gritter vehicles, but the contractor will have to provide the vactor units (vehicles to clear out the gullies) plus the labour (expected to be 4 operatives at any one time).

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: £1,100,688

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
  • 90630000 - Ice-clearing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC22 - Tyneside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of a winter maintenance service to cover the gritting and snow clearance of roads and footpaths, and also the cleansing of all 25,000 road gullies over the winter period (1st Nov to 31st March). It will be for a 4 year contract period, starting 1st Sept 2023 with an Operational start of 1st Nov 23, but with the option to extend for up to 2 x 24 month periods. The Council will be providing the gritter vehicles, but the contractor will have to provide the vactor units (vehicles to clear out the gullies) plus the labour (expected to be 4 operatives at any one time).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery Report / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Organisational chart / Weighting: 2.5

Quality criterion - Name: Business continuity plan / Weighting: 6.5

Quality criterion - Name: Method of dealing with complaints / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Method of maintaining performance / Weighting: 2

Quality criterion - Name: Method of dealing with underperformance / Weighting: 2

Quality criterion - Name: TOMs qualitative element / Weighting: 3.5

Quality criterion - Name: TOMs quantitative element / Weighting: 3.5

Price - Weighting: 65

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-010178

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 July 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aimrange NE Ltd

Blyth

NE24 5TF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC21 - Northumberland
Companies House

1834599

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,100,688

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,100,688


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The value represents the initial 4 year term of the contract

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

South Tyneside Council

South Shields

Country

United Kingdom