Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
Telephone
+44 1656642596
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417
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
Waste Collection Services
Reference number
B782
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The incumbent contractor provides a waste collection service to all residential and, where applicable, commercial properties within Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC). In addition, the incumbent contractor also manages three Community Recycling Centres (CRC) within BCBC.
The contract between the incumbent contractor and BCBC is due to expire on 31st March 2024 and as such BCBC are seeking a Contractor to undertake all the Services currently provided for such period as it set out in Clause 1.3 of the Contract.
The Contractor shall provide Services comprising Recyclables and Residual Waste Collections and Community Recycling Centre (CRC) services for the duration of the Contract Period in compliance with all relevant Legislation and with consideration to existing policy and guidance including on health and safety and environmental matters. See the 01_Schedule_1_ Specification - FINAL and Appendices and Schedules Folder.
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: £32,315,842.06
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90511200 - Household-refuse collection services
- 90513100 - Household-refuse disposal services
- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 98350000 - Civic-amenity services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Main site or place of performance
Bridgend County Borough.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor shall provide Services comprising Recyclables and Residual Waste Collections and Community Recycling Centre (CRC) services for the duration of the Contract Period in compliance with all relevant Legislation and with consideration to existing policy and guidance including on health and safety and environmental matters.
Services shall include:
* Collection Services including:
* Weekly Segregated Collection of Dry Recyclables from households.
* Weekly Segregated Collection of Food Waste from households.
* Fortnightly separate collection of Garden Waste from the beginning of third full week in March to the end of second full week in November from households subscribing for the service.
* Fortnightly collection of Residual Waste from households in authorised sacks in compliance with this Specification.
* Fortnightly collection of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) in authorised sacks from households registered for this service and its subsequent transfer and treatment at a Recycling facility sourced by the Contractor.
* Provision of Assisted Collections to households registering for the service.
* Collection of Bulky Waste from households and its management with a focus on Re-use and Recycling of suitable items whenever possible.
* Provision and continuing development of a Recycling focussed Commercial Recyclables and Waste collection service to the Authority’s Commercial Waste Customers.
* Management of the Authority’s CRCs in accordance with the Specification and with particular focus on Re-use and enhanced Recycling through continuation of measures including a requirement on users bringing bagged or mixed Residual Waste to sort all Recyclables prior to disposing of only the true Residual Waste element in the bags / mixed waste.
* Provision of secure markets for all collected materials (other than household and commercial Residual Waste and Household Food Waste) including transport to the corresponding end destinations.
* Delivery of Household Food Waste to the Tondu Depot and bulking of Household Food Waste for haulage in bulk articulated trailers supplied by the Authority’s Food Waste haulage contractor.
* Transfer of household and commercial Residual Waste to the Authority nominated treatment or disposal facility currently the Materials Recovery and Energy Centre (MREC) at Baldwin’s Crescent, Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea, SA1 8PZ.
* Management of the Tondu Depot.
* Provision and management of a Management Information System (MIS) including real time monitoring and reporting of Service performance.
* Provision and management of a Customer Care Centre (CCC), on behalf of the Authority, for directly dealing with all Service-related queries, requests, bookings, complaints, and compliments.
* Monitoring and reporting of relevant Services performance information at intervals specified in the Contract.
* Timely and accurate reporting of Performance Standards and Failures in accordance with Schedule 3 – Performance Framework; and
* Provision of all other Services in the Specification in accordance with the Contract.
See Tender Documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
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 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 000-009003
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
B782
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 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
Plan B Management Solutions Ltd
Gilmarde House, 47 South Bar Street
Banbury
OX169AB
Telephone
+44 7979243652
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
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: £20,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £32,315,842.06
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The tender process is advertised and awarded on this portal (Sell2Wales & OJEU), but has been fully conducted electronically on ETenderWales.
Contract Awarded letter issued on 28/09/23, Contract Mobilisation starts on 29/09/23. Contract Start Date 01/04/24. Contract End Date 31/03/26 (With options to extend on an annual basis to 31/03/2028).
(WA Ref:135170)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom