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Published 21 Mar 2023, 16:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tender Ref PLACE310. The Rectification and Operation of the Derby and Derbyshire Waste Treatment Centre for the treatment of waste

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£1,280,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Feb 2025
Next notice expected 3 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council (“the Councils”) are seeking to appoint a contractor to provide services and works in respect of the Derby and Derbyshire Waste Treatment Centre at Sinfin Lane, Derby, DE24 9GF (“DDWTC”).

The DDWTC is a treatment facility for the disposal of residual municipal waste collected by the Councils.

The successful contractor will be required to: preserve the DDWTC whilst undertaking due diligence services; rectify, commission and optimise the DDWTC; and then continue to operate and maintain the DDWTC to provide waste management services from the facility.

The opportunity comprises of two contracts; (i) a Preservation and Due Diligence Contract (“PDD Contract”); and (ii) a DDWTC Contract, which will cover the phases of the works and services summarised below and in the draft ITPD document, Background Document; Commercial Principles Table and the Finance Principles Paper available at www.eastmidstenders.org ↗

CPV: Analysis services · Building and facilities management services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Engineering works and construction works · Grounds maintenance services · Industrial site investigation · Installation services of steam generators · Installation services of turbines · Mechanical engineering services · Operation of a refuse site · Plant engineering design services · +5 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Continued from II.1.4)RenewalPublished value£1,280,000,000

Continued from II.1.4)

The DDWTC comprises of a Mechanical Biological Treatment for the drying of waste; a Mechanical Recovery Facility for the separation of recyclable materials; and a thermal treatment facility using Advanced Conversion Technology (ACT) (gasification) for the end disposal of residual waste. Heat produced by the ACT is used to generate electricity.

The DDWTC is designed to treat 190,000 tonnes of residual waste a year. The Councils generate around 60,000 tonnes of additional residual waste per annum but this will be managed through a separate Contract and does not form part of this opportunity. The successful contractor will not be required to treat waste at the facility until steady operations have been achieved. Waste required for testing and commissioning (up to 190,000 tonnes per annum) will be provided by the Councils.

The DDWTC is not currently operational. It is being preserved by an on-site operations team with the intention that the facility can be brought back into operation as part of this opportunity. As part of this procurement process, interested organisations will be provided with various survey information relating to the DDWTC to provide further information on the extent and nature of the works required to bring the DDWTC back into operation. Shortlisted SQ applicants will also be able to attend site visits of the DDWTC as part of the dialogue stage of the process.

The PDD Contract will be a short term contract which will provide for the successful contractor to undertake due diligence services and preserve the current condition of the DDWTC, equipment and assets and provide security at the site. Access to the DDWTC will only be granted at this time and there are a number of activities that the successful contractor will need to complete under the PDD Contract.

The PDD Contract activities will enable the successful contractor to inspect and survey the condition of the DDWTC to enable it to develop and finalise its rectification plan and fix critical plan for the DDWTC. This will support a financial investment decision to be taken by the Councils to approve the works. It is not anticipated that waste will be treated or electricity generated under the PDD Contract.

The DDWTC Contract is the main long term contract for the project if the Councils approve the rectification plan solution. The DDWTC Contract will be a single contract based on a partnering approach and will deal with the rectification, optimisation, operation and maintenance of the DDWTC. The DDWTC Contract will only proceed through the various phases provided for in it if the successful contractor achieves certain pre-agreed levels of activity and where the Councils deem the project to remain commercially viable.

During the DDWTC Contract, the successful contractor is anticipated to accept, process and treat up to 190,000 tonnes per annum of residual waste at the DDWTC.

Further information can be found in the documents made available at www.eastmidstenders.org ↗ Additional information: The Councils reserve the right not to award the opportunity or to award only party (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The PDD Contract is anticipated to be for a term of 18 months. The duration of DDWTC Contract will be for an initial period of 20 years (starting from the commencement of the PPD Contact) with the Councils having the ability to extend the DDWTC Contract for further a period(s) of up to 20 years. The maximum duration of the DDWTC will therefore be for a term of 40 years and is expected to cover the remaining lifecycle of the rectified facility. · The PDD Contract is anticipated to be for a term of 18 months. The duration of DDWTC Contract will be for an initial period of 20 years (starting from the commencement of the PPD Contact) with the Councils having the ability to extend the DDWTC Contract for further a period(s) of up to 20 years. The maximum duration of the DDWTC will therefore be for a term of 40 years and is expected to cover the remaining lifecycle of the rectified facility.Second 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
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Mar 2023, 16:12 GMT
Last source update
6 Jan 2025, 16:11 GMT
Authority reference
DN715998
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000235
Classification (CPV)
Analysis servicesBuilding and facilities management servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesConsultative engineering and construction servicesEngineering works and construction worksGrounds maintenance servicesIndustrial site investigationInstallation services of steam generatorsInstallation services of turbinesMechanical engineering services
+7 moreOperation of a refuse sitePlant engineering design services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b4d4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Continued from II2.14.

Bidders should seek independent legal and commercial advice in relation to the potential value of the opportunity of the scheme as a whole.

The Councils entering into the DDWTC Contract is subject to a financial investment decision to be taken by the Councils at their absolute discretion following the completion of the PPD contract.

The estimated values in II.1.5 and II.2.6 represents the estimated value of the project to the successful contractor over the term of the contracts. The estimated range is between £1.1bn and £1.3bn.

It is anticipated that the successful contractor will secure in the region of £208m as third party revenue in the operation of the DDWTC but this will be passed through to the Councils. Consequently this value has not between included the estimated values at II.1.5 and II.2.6.

The successful contractor may be required to help achieve social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment, training and supply-chain incentives. Contract conditions may relate to these considerations.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Deadline for Review Procedures:

In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Publisher note: Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the SQ pre-qualification questionnaire (“SQ”) by the date and time specified in Section IV.2.2. The Councils reserve the right not to accept submission of applications that are received after the deadline. Interested organisations are encouraged to submit their submission well in advance of the stated date and time in order to avoid issues such as technical difficulties with the electronic system that may be due to high volumes of traffic attempting to submit applications on the same date at the same time. Interested organisations should note that the procurement documents (including the Background Document, ITPD, Commercial Principles Table are draft documents at this stage, providing indicative information of the Councils’ intended approach in the procurement process and are for general information only. The Councils reserve the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documents and final details and versions of the procurement documents will be confirmed to applicants successful in being selected to participate in the tender stages of the procurement procedure. Applicants should note that it is the Councils intent to shortlist a maximum of three applicants from the SQ stage to be invited to conduct dialogue. It is also the intent that the Councils receive final tenders from all three applicants with no de-selection of bidders/bids during the dialogue stage. Shortlisted SQ applicants will also be able to attend site visits of the DDWTC as part of the dialogue stage of the process.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
6 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jul 2023 → 10 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    6 Jan 2025, 16:11 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    10 Mar 2025

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2025
  1. Published value updated to £1,280,000,000
    6 Jan 2025, 16:11 GMT
    was £740,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    6 Jan 2025, 16:11 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    6 Jan 2025, 16:11 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 6 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
    6 Jan 2025, 16:11 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    6 Jan 2025, 16:11 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Derbyshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 3AGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Derby City CouncilContracting authority Derby, East MidlandsContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

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