Disposal Services for Municipal Waste

Essex County Council in partnership with Southend on Sea Borough Council (The Partnership) is seeking to procure a contract or contracts for waste management activities.

UK-Chelmsford: sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

2012/S 69-114739

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
For the attention of: Laraine Tolson
CM1 1LX Chelmsford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 8457430430
E-mail: email2workspace-prod+ECC+WS30640341+yo3y@ansmtp.ariba.com

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.essex.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Southend on Sea Borough Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
SS2 6ER Southend on Sea
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

2191 – Disposal Services for Municipal Waste.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 16: Sewage and refuse disposal services; sanitation and similar services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: No restrictions, however it is anticipated this will predominantly be in and around the county of Essex.
NUTS code UKH33

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Essex County Council in partnership with Southend on Sea Borough Council (The Partnership) is seeking to procure a contract or contracts for waste management activities. This will include, but is not limited to, the transfer, treatment and disposal of municipal residual waste generated within the area covered by the Partnership and will complement the development of the infrastructure proposed to deliver the Essex Partnership’s Waste Strategy.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90000000, 45222110, 45232470, 45222100, 90510000, 90530000, 90513300, 90513100, 90500000, 90513000, 90512000, 90531000, 90533000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The combined total of consigned waste disposal for the 2011/12 fiscal year consisted of approximately 375 000 tonne of residual municipal waste. Contract(s) are expected to cover all or a proportion of these ongoing residual arisings, however at times there may be a requirement to receive other municipal waste arisings as directed by the partnership.
Waste growth trends coupled with future demographic changes, and increases in waste diversion (reuse, recycling, composting) activity will affect the overall tonnage of municipal waste during the contract period. In addition the development of the proposed infrastructure to deliver the Essex Partnership’s Waste Strategy will impact on future available waste arisings; further details of these proposals can be found at www.essex.gov.uk/wastestrategy.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Waste Disposal

1)Short description

Acceptance and disposal of municipal waste on behalf of the Partnership.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Waste Treatment and Disposal

1)Short description

Acceptance, transfer, treatment (either mechanical, biological or thermal processing), transport and disposal of municipal waste on behalf of the Partnership.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 3 Lot title: Waste Transfer and Disposal

1)Short description

Acceptance, transfer, transport and disposal of municipal waste on behalf of the Partnership.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 4 Lot title: Waste Transfer and Transport

1)Short description

Acceptance, transfer and transport of municipal waste on behalf of the Partnership. Transport will be to a Partnership nominated disposal point or treatment facility.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 5 Lot title: Waste Transfer

1)Short description

Acceptance and transfer of municipal waste on behalf of the Partnership.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

The contracting authorities reserve the right to request deposits, guarantee bonds or other forms of security.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint and several liability. A consortium bid is acceptable but the contracting authorities reserve the right to require a single/lead contractor to take primary liability or to require that each member of a consortium undertakes joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: The selected provider(s) will be required to have all appropriate licenses, planning permits and certifications, relevant to the service(s) being provided, as required under UK legislation.
Consideration will be given to those in the process of any such applications.

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the tender documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the tender documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As set out in the tender documents.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: Essex County Council reserve the right to use an E-auction.

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

2191

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

14.5.2012 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:5.4.2012