Award

Servicing and Maintenance of Cremation Equipment

  • WORTHING BOROUGH COUNCIL

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-030802

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040d26

Published 18 October 2023, 3:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

WORTHING BOROUGH COUNCIL

Town Hall, Chapel Road

Worthing

BN11 1HA

Contact

Procurement Department

Email

procurement@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.adur-worthing.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

Servicing and Maintenance of Cremation Equipment

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98371120 - Cremation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council procured new DFW Europe BV (DFW) equipment in 2012 in order to continue its activity of performing cremations at the Site. The parties have agreed that CSL, who are the incumbent supplier, will continue to service and maintain the equipment. CSL are the only contractor for DFW cremators in the UK.

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: £780,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council procured new DFW Europe BV (DFW) equipment in 2012 in order to continue its activity of performing cremations at the Site. The parties have agreed that CSL, who are the incumbent supplier, will continue to service and maintain the equipment. CSL are the only contractor for DFW cremators in the UK.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 32 the service that this contract delivers can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for the reason that (ii) the competition is absent for technical reasons. Only a single provider can maintain the existing cremation equipment.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 February 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

PJ COMBUSTION SOLUTIONS LTD

Gloucestershire

GL53 7FD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Companies House

4469764

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £780,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Worthing Borough Council

Worthing

BN11 1HA

Country

United Kingdom