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Published 3 Oct 2022, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C1147 – Disposal / Recycling of Water Treatment Works Residuals

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£5,528,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 3 Nov 2022awarded 7 Feb 2023
Awarded to R. HEATRICK LTD, RECON WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Contract is for the following services: -Collection, transportation / haulage and final disposal and/or recycling of approximately 23,000 tonnes per annum of Residuals / Sludge Cake from NI Water and NI Water Alpha Water Treatment Work sites, as detailed at section 2.1 and 2.2 of this specification. - Recycling of Residuals / Sludge Cake, where possible, via a fully approved environmentally certified recycling route(s) or disposed of at a Northern Ireland Environment Agency approved and certified disposal site. - The estimated volumes of sludge to be disposed / recycled of per annum depends on production requirements, weather and drying. - There shall be no guaranteed minimum or maximum volume of residuals / sludge per annum available for disposal and/or recycling under this contract. This Contract is divided into the following two lots: - Lot 1 – Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Sites and Lot 2 – Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Alpha Sites. Economic Operators can tender for more than one lot and can be awarded more than one lot.

  • Recurrence: Initial contract period of 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.

CPV: Sludge disposal services · Sludge removal services · Sludge transport services · Sludge treatment services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£11,056,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water SitesAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,528,000
Extensions: Initial contract period of 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Alpha SitesAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,528,000
Extensions: Initial contract period of 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • as set out in CfT: 30%
  • as set out in CfT: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • as set out in CfT: 30
  • as set out in CfT: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Initial contract period of 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.
First published
3 Oct 2022, 16:30 BST
Last source update
20 Feb 2023, 08:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Nov 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004966
Classification (CPV)
Sludge disposal servicesSludge removal servicesSludge transport servicesSludge treatment services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03728a Find a Tender

Publisher note: Initial contract period of 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Nov 2022, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Nov 2022 → 2 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Nov 2022, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Feb 2023, 08:40 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    2 May 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2023, 08:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £6,910,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 122 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Feb 2023

Contracts

  • Lot 1 – Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Sites · R. HEATRICK LTDSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2023
    Value
    £5,528,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 – Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Alpha Sites · RECON WASTE MANAGEMENT LTDSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2023
    Value
    £1,382,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Sites6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Alpha Sites6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI WaterReview body BelfastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • R. HEATRICK LTDAwarded supplier 341 Tandragee Road, Portadown, UK, BT62 3RBContact email, phone
  • RECON WASTE MANAGEMENT LTDAwarded supplier 9 DERRINRAW ROAD, ARMAGH, UK, BT62 1UXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.