Tender

Contract for the Provision and Operation of a Composting Facility and Associated Services

  • GATESHEAD COUNCIL
  • South Tyneside Council
  • Sunderland City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-025401

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02eaa6

Published 11 October 2021, 6:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

Regent Street

Gateshead

NE81HH

Contact

Carly Redpath

Email

carlyredpath@gateshead.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1914335960

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

South Tyneside Council

South Shields

Email

carlyredpath@gateshead.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Sunderland City Council

Sunderland

Email

carlyredpath@gateshead.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sunderland.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 electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Contract for the Provision and Operation of a Composting Facility and Associated Services

Reference number

DN553615

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This Contract is on behalf of Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council (the Authorities) who have formed the South Tyne & Wear Waste Management Partnership (STWWMP) and is for the Provision and Operation of a Composting Facility to receive and process collected Green Waste.

The Borough Council of Gateshead shall enter into back-to-back contractual arrangements with South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council to pass down the relevant provisions of this Contract/Tender. The Contract shall be implemented by the Borough Council of Gateshead as Lead Authority for itself and South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council.

Please therefore note that the mention of 'Facility', 'location' or any other similar reference should be read as either singular or plural as the context shall admit or require. If there is any confusion on this issue please seek clarification in line with the relevant instructions.

The requirements of the service under this Contract are:

• The provision of a Composting Facility to receive and compost Green Waste.

• Dependant on the location of the Composting Facility a suitable supporting Delivery Point/s should be considered from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered material to the appropriate processing Facility.

• The transfer of the composted materials to suitable merchants or end users.

• The provision of a complete record of all materials delivered, the interim merchants/outlets and the ultimate destination of each material.

The service shall be provided for the acceptance and treatment of Green Waste derived from the Services across the three Council areas (further information is contained within Annex 1). The compostable Green Waste will be delivered by the respective Authority or their agents using conventional open tipping vehicles, Refuse Collection Vehicles (non-compaction, conventional and split bodied compaction), and through the use of non-compaction hook lift containers up to 40 cubic metres.

The contract is split into 3 Lots;

Lot 1 - Gateshead Council Green Waste

Lot 2 - South Tyneside Council Green Waste

Lot 3 - Sunderland Council Green Waste

Contractors may submit a response for 1 or more Lots.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,720,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Gateshead Council

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The requirements of the service under this Contract are:

• The provision of a Composting Facility to receive and compost Green Waste.

• Dependant on the location of the Composting Facility a suitable supporting Delivery Point/s should be considered from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered material to the appropriate processing Facility.

• The transfer of the composted materials to suitable merchants or end users.

• The provision of a complete record of all materials delivered, the interim merchants/outlets and the ultimate destination of each material.

The service shall be provided for the acceptance and treatment of Green Waste derived from the Services across the three Council areas. The compostable Green Waste will be delivered by the respective Authority or their agents using conventional open tipping vehicles, Refuse Collection Vehicles (non-compaction, conventional and split bodied compaction), and through the use of non-compaction hook lift containers up to 40 cubic metres.

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

48

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

This contract has options to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - South Tyneside Council

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The requirements of the service under this Contract are:

• The provision of a Composting Facility to receive and compost Green Waste.

• Dependant on the location of the Composting Facility a suitable supporting Delivery Point/s should be considered from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered material to the appropriate processing Facility.

• The transfer of the composted materials to suitable merchants or end users.

• The provision of a complete record of all materials delivered, the interim merchants/outlets and the ultimate destination of each material.

The service shall be provided for the acceptance and treatment of Green Waste derived from the Services across the three Council areas. The compostable Green Waste will be delivered by the respective Authority or their agents using conventional open tipping vehicles, Refuse Collection Vehicles (non-compaction, conventional and split bodied compaction), and through the use of non-compaction hook lift containers up to 40 cubic metres.

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

48

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

This contract has options to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 3 - Sunderland City Council

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90700000 - Environmental services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The requirements of the service under this Contract are:

• The provision of a Composting Facility to receive and compost Green Waste.

• Dependant on the location of the Composting Facility a suitable supporting Delivery Point/s should be considered from which the Contractor will transfer the delivered material to the appropriate processing Facility.

• The transfer of the composted materials to suitable merchants or end users.

• The provision of a complete record of all materials delivered, the interim merchants/outlets and the ultimate destination of each material.

The service shall be provided for the acceptance and treatment of Green Waste derived from the Services across the three Council areas. The compostable Green Waste will be delivered by the respective Authority or their agents using conventional open tipping vehicles, Refuse Collection Vehicles (non-compaction, conventional and split bodied compaction), and through the use of non-compaction hook lift containers up to 40 cubic metres.

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

48

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

This contract has options to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods


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

16 November 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

16 November 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

The Borough Council of Gateshead

Gateshead

Country

United Kingdom