Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Milton Keynes Council
Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1908691691
E-mail: contracts@milton-keynes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Food and Garden Waste Treatment
Reference number: 2021-183
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The contract involves the transfer, treatment, recovery of any outputs and disposal of any residues/rejects from the treatment of Food and Garden Waste resulting from the weekly kerbside collection service deposited by the Council’s waste collection contractors. The Service Provider under this contract will arrange for regular collections of the Council’s Food and Garden Waste and deliver to their own Waste Treatment Facility for treatment through a biological process to produce a compost, digestate or compost like output. The Council proposes to enter into Contract for an initial period of three years with the successful tenderer (Service Provider) with an extension provision of up to another three years (with 12 months intervals).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ12
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor is required to transfer, treat, recover any outputs and dispose of any residues / rejects from the treatment of food and garden waste collected as part of the weekly kerbside collection service specifically: Monitor and manage the stock levels of Authority Materials at the Authority Waste Transfer Station; Arrange regular collections of Authority Materials from the Authority Waste Transfer Station in Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes; Deliver Authority Materials to a Waste Treatment Facility; Manage the storage, any pre-treatment, treatment, and post treatment of all Authority Materials at the Waste Treatment Facility; and Be responsible for the recovery of all process outputs and disposal of all process rejects and/or residues. For the avoidance of doubt this shall include the procurement of the end markets and onward haulage. The Contractor will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all necessary planning permissions, environmental permits, and consents for the Waste Treatment Facility. The Contractor shall ensure that all Waste Treatment Facilities and Plant used in the delivery of this Service are always maintained and in good serviceable repair. Ownership of the Authority Materials will transfer to the Contractor once the Contractor has collected the Authority Materials from the Authority Waste Transfer Station
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 800 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Provision of extension of up to another three years (with 12 months intervals).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As stated in tender documents
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in tender documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
29/09/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.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)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/09/2022
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Milton Keynes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2029
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court Royal Court of Justice
London
WC24 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. Applicants may seek further clarification from the Contracting Authority following receipt of this information and the Contracting Authority will provide further clarification as appropriate. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, an Applicant can consider its option under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Applicants would need to obtain their own legal advice.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/08/2022