Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ashford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Tannery Lane
Ashford
TN23 1PL
Telephone
+44 1233333311
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28849
one.1) Name and addresses
Swale Borough Council
Swale House, East Street
Sittingbourne
ME10 3HT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Maidstone Borough Council
King Street
Maidstone
ME15 6JQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
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://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.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
Joint Waste Collection and Cleansing Contract
Reference number
JWC/21/1
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Ashford Borough Council, Swale Borough Council and Maidstone Borough Council are working
together to provide common efficient and effective waste collection and recycling services and
street cleansing services from October 2023. The contract will include the following services;
Household Residual waste collection
Household Food waste collection
Household Dry Recycling Collection
Household Garden Waste Collection
Bulky Waste Collection
Clinical Waste Collection
For Ashford Borough Council and Swale Borough Council the contract will also include the
following;
Street Cleansing Services including High Speed Roads
Given the current Government consultation on waste policy, the nature and scope of the services may change by the time the contract is awarded and subsequently. The partner authorities are also interested in exploring opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint of the service and reducing costs through vehicle financing.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £112,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90511000 - Refuse collection services
- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
- 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
- 90611000 - Street-cleaning services
- 90612000 - Street-sweeping services
- 34114000 - Specialist vehicles
- 34100000 - Motor vehicles
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
Main site or place of performance
The Boroughs of Ashford, Maidstone and Swale, Kent.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ashford Borough Council, Swale Borough Council and Maidstone Borough Council are working
together to provide common efficient and effective waste collection and recycling services and
street cleansing services from October 2023. The contract will include the following services;
Household Residual waste collection
Household Food waste collection
Household Dry Recycling Collection
Household Garden Waste Collection
Bulky Waste Collection
Clinical Waste Collection
For Ashford Borough Council and Swale Borough Council the contract will also include the
following;
Street Cleansing Services including High Speed Roads
Given the current Government consultation on waste policy, the nature and scope of the services may change by the time the contract is awarded and subsequently. The partner authorities are also interested in exploring opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint of the service and reducing costs through vehicle financing.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £112,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
22 October 2023
End date
21 October 2031
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Boroughs are interested in examining alternative collection methodologies relative to their existing.
Boroughs are also interested in looking at benefits of council procurement of the fleet and also cost impact of carbon reduction measures
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
Detailed in Standard Selection Questionnaire
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Detailed in Standard Selection Questionnaire
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Detailed in Standard Selection Questionnaire
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Annual Turnover to be at least 3x annual value of the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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
10 January 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 January 2022
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 8 years
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Procurement documents can be obtained the Kent Business Portal
(MT Ref:224224)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit