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Published 30 Nov 2021, 16:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Joint Waste Collection and Cleansing Contract

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£112,000,000≈ £14m / year
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2022
Contract term 8 yrsends 21 Oct 2031 · extension options published · starts 22 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ashford Borough Council, Swale Borough Council and Maidstone Borough Council are working

together to provide common efficient and effective waste collection and recycling services and

street cleansing services from October 2023. The contract will include the following services;

Household Residual waste collection

Household Food waste collection

Household Dry Recycling Collection

Household Garden Waste Collection

Bulky Waste Collection

Clinical Waste Collection

For Ashford Borough Council and Swale Borough Council the contract will also include the

following;

Street Cleansing Services including High Speed Roads

Given the current Government consultation on waste policy, the nature and scope of the services may change by the time the contract is awarded and subsequently. The partner authorities are also interested in exploring opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint of the service and reducing costs through vehicle financing.

  • Recurrence: 8 years

CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Motor vehicles · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse recycling services · Specialist vehicles · Street-cleaning services · Street-sweeping services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 8 yrsPublished value£112,000,000
Contract period: 22 Oct 2023 – 21 Oct 2031 (8 yrs)
Delivery: South East · The Boroughs of Ashford, Maidstone and Swale, Kent.
Extensions: The Boroughs are interested in examining alternative collection methodologies relative to their existing. Boroughs are also interested in looking at benefits of council procurement of the fleet and also cost impact of carbon reduction measuresSecond stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Detailed in Standard Selection Questionnaire

  • Economic & financial standing

    Detailed in Standard Selection Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    Detailed in Standard Selection Questionnaire

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Yes · 8 years
First published
30 Nov 2021, 16:34 GMT
Last source update
9 Mar 2022, 08:55 GMT
Authority reference
JWC/21/1
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006395
Classification (CPV)
Clinical-waste collection servicesMotor vehiclesRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse collection servicesRefuse recycling servicesSpecialist vehiclesStreet-cleaning servicesStreet-sweeping services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fb92 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Annual Turnover to be at least 3x annual value of the contract

Publisher note: Procurement documents can be obtained the Kent Business Portal (MT Ref:224224)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jan 2022 → 22 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    14 Jan 2022
  3. Notice published
    9 Mar 2022, 08:55 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    22 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

Clarification - Procurement Procedure This corrigendum is issued in respect of the Contract Notice amending the procurement procedure from 'Competitive Dialogue with Negotiation' to 'Competitive Dialogue'. The process as set out in the ITPD remains the same.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, South East, TN23 1PLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.