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Published 22 Sept 2023, 14:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

1069 Essex Household Waste Composition Analysis

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2024awarded 19 Aug 2024
Awarded to Alfred H Knight

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Essex County Council (ECC) wishes to undertake a full baseline compositional analysis of residual waste at both kerbside and Recycling Centres for Household Waste to inform key strategic decisions in relation to future service provision and the design of behaviour change interventions. ECC may also commission further studies to measure the impact of interventions and to deepen understanding of participation in waste collection and recycling schemes.

Potential Bidders should note the value on this FTS Notice is inclusive of any potential spend for further works either in the contract period, or any extension period.

The Authority has a budget for the services described within the Services Specification published with this Tender of £240,000.

CPV: Waste analysis services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Delivery: UK, East of England
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further five (5) years in any number of periods not exceeding a total of five (5) years beyond the initial term. The decision to extend the Agreement with is at the sole discretion of Essex County Council.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 50%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 45
  • Social Value: 5
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2023, 14:35 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2024, 10:45 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN732694
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028382
Accelerated

A Prior Information Notice was published on 22 September 2023, Notice reference: 2023/S 000-028063.

This falls within the 35 days to 1 year time frame, therefore the procedure is accelerated to a response period of 15 calendar days.

Classification (CPV)
Waste analysis services
Delivery area
UKEast of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040312 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Jul 2024, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Nov 2023 → 5 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Nov 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    30 Jul 2024, 12:05 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Sept 2024, 10:45 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2024
  1. Published value published: £2,000,000
    16 Jul 2024, 13:42 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    16 Jul 2024, 13:42 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    16 Jul 2024, 13:42 BST
  4. Deadline published: 30 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    16 Jul 2024, 13:42 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    5 Sept 2024, 10:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,1281 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alfred H KnightEssex Household Waste Composition Analysis£150,128 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Essex Household Waste Composition Analysis · Alfred H Knight

    Signed
    19 Aug 2024
    Value
    £150,128
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityWaste Composition Analysis County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UK, CM1 1QHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Alfred H KnightAwarded supplier Unit 1, Palmermount Ind Estate, Bypass Road, Dundonald, UK, KA2 9BL

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria