Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North London Waste Authority
Unit 1b Berol House, 25 Ashley Road
London
N17 9LJ
generalprocurement@nlwa.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nlwa/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nlwa/
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
Provision of Consulting Services for the Development of the North London Joint Waste Strategy
Reference number
S&S00000048
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The North London Waste Authority (the Authority) and its seven constituent boroughs, namely the London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Waltham Forest, Enfield, Islington, Hackney and Haringey, need to start the development of a robust joint strategy.
The Authority is seeking a consultant to provide services including: stakeholder engagement and public consultation exercises, assessment of current baselines of Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW); forecasting of how waste tonnage/compositions will change over the NLJWS period; modelling the impacts of waste prevention and reuse interventions; modelling the performance of waste/recycling collection services and a number of impact assessments (including a Strategic Environment Assessment and an Equalities Impact Assessment).
The Authority and the boroughs have decided to divide the procurement and delivery of the work into three stages:
• Part 1 - Public and Stakeholder Engagement
• Part 2- Data collection, forecasting, modelling
• Part 3 - Additional Public and Stakeholder Engagement and Impact Assessments
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £350,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective of the procurement is to engage consultant resources to:
• Undertake stakeholder engagement and public consultations on key proposals for the NLJWS, so that it is informed by the views of residents and interested stakeholders
• Carry out analysis of the current situation (a baseline assessment of LACW across the seven boroughs)
• Determine likely future waste compositions and tonnages in North London
• Identify and model waste reduction, recycling and reuse interventions that could be implemented by NLWA and the borough councils.
• Model the design of future waste services (e.g. collections) provided by NLWA and the boroughs
• Undertake Impact Assessments (including a Strategic Environment Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
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: 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
List and brief description of conditions: Responses will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please see the procurement documents for further information.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The Authority reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security. Tenderers should note that the Authority intends to include in the Contract a term requiring the Successful Tenderer to pay at least the London Living Wage to its employees employed in the carrying out of the Services.
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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
23 December 2022
Local time
1:00pm
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)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
23 December 2022
Local time
1:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Tenderers should note that the Authority intends to publish details of any contract awarded in accordance with the UK Government transparency policy, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Authority. The Authority reserves the right not to award the Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by the publication of this notice; and to make changes as it deems fit to the content and structure of the competition whilst ensuring compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102); and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by Tenderers. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this notice, the procurement documents or in an acceptance of a Tender by the Authority shall be construed as an agreement by the Authority to enter into the Contract with the successful Tenderer.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
North London Waste Authority
Unit 1b Berol House, 25 Ashley Road
London
N17 9LJ
generalprocurement@nlwa.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom