Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Bethany Gray
Telephone
+44 333
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH - East of England
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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/
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
1046 - Purchase of Containers Contract
Reference number
DN704028
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44613800 - Containers for waste material
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority are seeking to procure a contract for the provision of a quantity of up to twenty nine (29) new, forty (40) cubic yard open containers to enable the RCHW sites within the waste service to operate safely and compliantly.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £174,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44613800 - Containers for waste material
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000 tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory Waste Disposal Authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range of infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste.
The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex.
In April 2022, the Authority in-housed its waste service and therefore now operate and manage 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) across the County.
The Authority are seeking to procure a contract for the provision of a quantity of up to twenty nine (29) new, forty (40) cubic yard open containers to enable the RCHW sites within the waste service to operate safely and compliantly.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 15%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 85%
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £174,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
5 February 2024
End date
31 March 2024
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 January 2024
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
22 December 2023
Local time
8:30am
Place
ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/
Project code: DN704028
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
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079476000
Country
United Kingdom