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Published 4 Oct 2024, 10:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (WUDS) containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Acceptance and Recovery Services

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2024awarded 7 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority was seeking tenders for the provision of acceptance and Recovery of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (WUDS) containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) services.

In summary, the services will comprise the acceptance, weighing and Recovery of WUDS Waste containing POPs from Lancashire County Council waste facilities and from Waste Collection Authorities from across Lancashire.

CPV: Operation of a refuse site · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse disposal and treatment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority was seeking tenders for the provision of acceptance and recovery of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000

The Authority was seeking tenders for the provision of acceptance and recovery of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (WUDS) containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) services.

In summary, the services will comprise the acceptance, weighing and recovery of WUDS Waste containing POPs from:

  • the Authority Waste Facilities, and delivered to a Provider's Facility(ies) by the Authority and/or its transport contractor;
  • Blackpool Council and delivered to a Provider's Facility(ies) by Blackpool Council and/or its transport contractor; and
  • the Waste Collection Authorities, and delivered to a Provider's Facility(ies) by the Waste Collection Authority and/or its transport contractor.

In addition, the Authority reserves the right to include similar material from time to time, being any other WUDS Waste whose disposal the Authority or Blackpool Council may be responsible for.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The initial term from the service commencement date will be two (2) years with the option to extend by any number of defined periods up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months. The total maximum Framework Agreement duration from the service commencement date being four (4) years. The service commencement date is 01 March 2025. · The initial term is two (2) years from the service commencement date and the Council may, in its absolute discretion, extend the term by any number of defined periods, so long as the maximum duration of the framework agreement does not exceed four (4) years from the service commencement date. At either the end of the initial term or extended/maximum term, there may be a requirement for the services to continue, in this instance the services may be re-procured.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
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Award Stage Questionnaire: Pass/Fail
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Provision of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (WUDS) containing…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
4 Oct 2024, 10:48 BST
Last source update
7 Feb 2025, 11:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
AP/CORP/LCC/24/007
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004131
Classification (CPV)
Operation of a refuse siteRadioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste servicesRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse disposal and treatment
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a5c7 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This competitive procurement was undertaken in accordance with Lancashire County Council's Contract Standing Orders. The Council operated a standstill period of not less than 10 calendar days between notifying bidders of its intention to award the framework agreement and the conclusion of the framework agreement.

Publisher note: The Authority reserves the right to enter discussions with the successful Provider to vary the agreement should the Environment Agency issue any guidance regarding additional domestic furniture or furnishings which may contain POPs not currently covered by the definition of WUDS Waste in the agreement during the term.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
21 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Nov 2024 → 7 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2025, 11:30 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 21 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
    24 Oct 2024, 16:51 BST
    +14 days · was 7 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2025, 11:30 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.27 Nov 202421 Nov 2024+14 d
—DeadlineIV.2.27 Nov 202421 Nov 2024+14 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Provision of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (WUDS) containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Acceptance and Recovery Services

    Signed
    7 Feb 2025
    Value
    £5,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Fishergate, Preston, North West, PR18XJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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