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Published 16 Sept 2022, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Removal & Disposal of General Waste, Recycling Waste and Confidential Waste - Cumberland

Official notice

Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£366,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2022awarded 13 Jan 2023
Awarded to Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd, Paper Waste Confidential Business Services2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Cumbria County Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor/s to supply a service for the removal and disposal of general, recycling and confidential waste generated by Corporate Properties within the new unitary authority of Cumberland Council.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1General & Recycling WasteAwarded

General & Recycling Waste to include cans, plastics, glass and cardboard

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Confidential WasteAwarded

Confidential Waste to include all paper from council offices. Additional information: Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity,

race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council

welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business

communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully

comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement

to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by

publication of this notice; and

(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering

competition; and

in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the

candidates.

In no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the

candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is

accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The

contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the

agreement

Delivery: North West
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Sept 2022, 14:44 BST
Last source update
6 Feb 2023, 14:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN631640
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003590
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related servicesSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036921 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN631640) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. In no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.

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
19 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 6 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Feb 2023, 14:30 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 19 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
    17 Oct 2022, 14:56 BST
    +2 days · was 17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2023, 14:30 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.217 Oct 202219 Oct 2022+2 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £384,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · General & Recycling Waste1 award
Cumbria Waste Recycling LtdSME£204,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Confidential Waste1 award
Paper Waste Confidential Business ServicesSME£180,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · General & Recycling Waste2bids · 2 electronic———
2 · Confidential Waste4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumbria County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.