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Published 25 Oct 2023, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C1179 - Sludge Management Services

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionSME suitable
Published estimate£41,353,000exc. VAT20.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Nov 2023awarded 10 May 2024
Awarded to ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transportation, Disposal and Discharge of Liquid Sludge - collection, transportation and discharge of Liquid Sludge from WwTWs to SDCs. These SDC’s are primarily managed by the Employer however some are managed by PPP Contractors; collection, transportation and discharge of Liquid Sludge from WwTWs to SSRCs. collection and transportation of Sludge Cake from SDCs for incineration by PPP Contractor; discharging collected WwTW Liquid Sludge through the “SLS”; collection, transportation and discharge of Liquid Sludge between WTWs for de-watering; collection and dewatering of WTW Liquid Sludge and final disposal in the event of a plant failure; any other Liquid Sludge transport related services

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£41,353,000
Extensions: Yes. The initial period of this contract is 4 years with the option to extend for 2+1+1 years (4+2+1+1 years). · Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 2+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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Cost: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Oct 2023, 16:35 BST
Last source update
10 May 2024, 10:30 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014918
Classification (CPV)
Sludge disposal servicesSludge removal servicesSludge transport services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f00 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract award notice has been published with a maximum value of £50,000,000 however the contract value ranges from 40,000,000 to £50,000,000.

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
27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Nov 2023 → 25 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    10 May 2024, 10:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    25 May 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 May 2024, 10:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £50,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTDSMEContract£50,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 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 Belfast
  • Northern Ireland WaterReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.