Contract

1054 - Container and Access Step Maintenance

  • Essex County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-023894

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044a72

Published 31 July 2024, 10:08am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex County Council

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

Contact

Miss Bethany Gray

Email

Bethany.gray@essex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH - East of England

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

1054 - Container and Access Step Maintenance

Reference number

DN715930

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority currently owns approximately 450 units of Containers (consisting of 15, 30

and 40 yard specifications), as well as approximately 140 units of pedestrian Access Steps

located across its 21 RCHWs.

To maintain these items, the Authority is awarding a contract for both the maintenance

and repair of the above mentioned Container units and Access Step units, as well as Adhoc

Maintenance Works.

The requirements of this tender were divided into two (2) Lots and therefore two (2) contracts have been awarded:

- Lot 1: Container Maintenance

- Lot 2: Access Step Maintenance (including Adhoc Maintenance Works)

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £843,333

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

1054 - Lot 1 - Container Maintenance

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44613800 - Containers for waste material
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000

tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory waste disposal

authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range

of infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste.

The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste

Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who

are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex.

The scope of this contract is for the maintenance and repair of a stock of approximately 450 Roll-On Roll-Off (RORO) Containers. These units consist mostly of 30m³ (40 Cubic Yard) open Containers that are compatible with the Authority’s hook lift collection fleet.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Climate / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Contract Term for this Agreement is for an initial period of three (3) year(s) with the option to extend for a period of up to an additional two (2) years. An extension may be offered on any number of occasions as the Authority deems suitable, providing that this does not exceed two (2) years in total.

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

1054 - Lot 2 - Access Step Maintenance

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45100000 - Site preparation work
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000

tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory waste disposal

authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range

of infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste.

The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste

Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who

are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex.

The scope of this contract is for the maintenance and repair of a stock of approximately 140 units of pedestrian Access Steps which are used daily by members of public to gain access to the Authority’s 40 cubic yard containers and safely deposit waste. The Authority’s sites may, at times, also require site additional maintenance and fabrication work to be undertaken and therefore the successful Contractor must have the ability to provide Adhoc Maintenance Works.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Climate / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Contract Term for this Agreement is for an initial period of three (3) year(s) with the option to extend for a period of up to an additional two (2) years. An extension may be offered on any number of occasions as the Authority deems suitable, providing that this does not exceed two (2) years in total.

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-014895

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

Contract No

1054

Lot No

1

Title

Lot 1 - Container Maintenance

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

UK Container Maintenance Ltd

Oak Park Ryelands Lane, Elmley Lovet

Droitwich, Worcestershire,

WR9 0QZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,540.50


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1054

Lot No

2

Title

Lot 2 - Access Step Maintenance

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 July 2024

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

Oxborrow Engineering Limited

5 Telford Business Park

Clacton on Sea

CO154BQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £193.69


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The maximum value of this contract is £843,333 over the 3+2 year period. The maximum contract value is to be adhered to based on the cumulative value of both Lots.

Due to the nature of this requirement being for the provision of services required following a request by the Authority, the contract value for each Lot reflects a quotation of a weighted basket which included hourly rates, travel rates and a basket of services. This criteria was issued at tender stage and used for evaluation purposes.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom