Transportation and Treatment of Organic Waste London

The Royal Borough of Greenwich (the Council) is seeking to let a contract for the transportation and treatment of organic (food/green) waste.

United Kingdom-London: Refuse and waste related services

2015/S 042-072547

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Royal Borough of Greenwich
3rd Floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich
For the attention of: Peter Norman
SE18 6HQ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2089215605
E-mail: procurement@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.royalgreenwich.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
Environment
Health
Housing and community amenities
Recreation, culture and religion
Education

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

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Transportation and Treatment of Organic 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: Royal Borough of Greenwich.

NUTS code UKI21

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

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

The Royal Borough of Greenwich (the Council) is seeking to let a contract for the transportation and treatment of organic (food/green) waste.
It is envisaged that the contract let will be for the transportation and treatment of co-mingled organic waste at an operational treatment facility (or facilities) and for the disposal of residues. However the Council reserves the right to adopt a contract structure that best meets its needs.
The contract is not intended to include any waste collection function other than transportation of organic waste from the Council’s Waste Transfer Station at Nathan Way, West Thamesmead Business Park, London SE28 0AB and delivery to the nominated treatment facility/facilities. The Council anticipates that bidders may wish to nominate sub-contractors for the haulage elements of the contract.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for 12 years in duration commencing on 1.10.2015 with an Authority voluntary break point at year six. The estimated tonnages of organic waste to be treated on behalf of the Council are in the region of 15 000 tonnes per annum.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90500000, 90510000, 90512000, 90513000

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: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

It is envisaged that the contract will be for 12 years in duration commencing on 1.10.2015 with an Authority voluntary break point at year six. The estimated tonnages of organic waste to be treated on behalf of the Council are in the region of 15 000 tonnes per annum.

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Details of any deposits and guarantees required will be set out in the contract documents.

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

Details of any payment arrangements required will be set out in the contract documents.

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

Expressions of interest may be submitted by a single candidate or a consortium. In the event of a successful consortium bid, the Council reserves the right to require the consortium to establish a separate legal entity to enter into the contract or for all consortia members of the consortium to accept joint and several liability under the contract.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Further information can be found in the tender documentation.

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: Applicants are required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) in accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of the Consolidated Directive 2004/18/EC.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire available from the address in section I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire available from the address in section I.1.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire available from the address in section I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire available from the address in section I.1.

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

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

Envisaged minimum number 5

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: no

IV.3)Administrative information

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

SPS0992

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 247-436396 of 23.12.2014

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

Payable documents: no

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

17.4.2015 – 17:00

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 of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

The Council reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and / or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and / or to award a contract for part of the services at its sole discretion. The Council shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and / or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Council shall be incurred entirely at the applicant’s / tenderer’s risk.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
WC1A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address: http://www.justice.gov.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
WC1A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address: http://www.justice.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Council will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009).

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

Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall
SW1A 2AS London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: publiccorrespondence@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2072763000
Internet address: http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

25.2.2015