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Published 12 Jul 2021, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Engineering Support Framework (Waste Services)

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to engage suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide specialist engineering support to the Authority’s waste services departments.The types of service that will be expected to provide will include:

  • Support operational safety and environmental permit compliance.
  • Providing technical/engineering advice in the procurement of any new waste management services.
  • Participate in annual condition surveys.
  • Review and report upon the annual planned outages at the Authority’s Tyseley Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).
  • Review and report upon the operation and maintenance of the waste facilities
  • Review and manage contractor facility handback plans.

CPV: Engineering services · Engineering support services · Integrated engineering services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 5 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1• Support operational safety and environmental permit compliance.• Providing…
  • Support operational safety and environmental permit compliance.
  • Providing technical/engineering advice in the procurement of any new waste management services.
  • Participate in annual condition surveys.
  • Review and report upon the annual planned outages at the Authority’s Tyseley Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).
  • Review and report upon the operation and maintenance of the waste facilities
  • Review and manage contractor facility handback plans.
  • Attend site to undertake investigation into technical / safety issues and incidents, engineer and recommend solutions, provide detailed reports on root causes and other technical reports, as necessary or as requested by the Authority.
  • Undertake feasibility studies and outline design to eliminate single points of vulnerability, recurring technical problems and for general improvements in facility availability, efficiency, or operability.
Delivery: West Midlands
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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Further details will be provided in the tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • “Specialist Engineering Support Framework (Waste Services)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Jul 2021, 11:15 BST
Last source update
12 Jul 2021, 11:15 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
P0775
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-016189
Classification (CPV)
Engineering servicesEngineering support servicesIntegrated engineering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c6af Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Further details will be provided in the tender documentation.

Publisher note: The Framework Agreement will last for four (4) years (unless terminated under agreement provisions).The Framework Agreement will be awarded on the following basis: • The framework agreement will be awarded to a maximum of five (5) suppliers• Under this framework agreement there are two mechanisms to instruct suppliers:o Direct Award to one supplier, or o Further Competition The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant tender documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call CPS Helpdesk on 0121 464 8000.Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 13th August 2021 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
13 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jul 2021 → 13 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Jul 2021, 11:15 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    13 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7WBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

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