Official UK procurement notice
Cirrus Consortium Waste Management Framework 2023
Authority: Cirrus Consortium C/O Plus Dane Housing·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Consortium sought bids from providers of waste management services and recycling services across 11 geographical lots. Bidders must be able to provide, as a minimum, a waste drop off service for general inert waste within each geographical area they are bidding on. Bidders can bid on one or more lots.
Services available under the framework include but are not limited to; waste drop off and recycling services, skip hire services, total waste management services, provision of waste receptacles and office waste collections. Waste streams covered by the framework include (but are not limited to); mixed general waste, dry mixed recycling, green waste, hazardous waste and clinical waste. Full details can be found within the tender documentation. The outcome of the tender process will be a four-year Framework Agreement to commence 1st March 2023.
- Recurrence: 2026
CPV: Containers for waste material · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse skips · Waste analysis services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 165 suppliers · 12 bids received (0.1 per place) · 12 appointed
- Electronic auction
An electronic auction will not be used as part of selection onto the Framework Agreement. However Consortium Members reserve the right to conduct mini-competitions through e-auctions.
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 11 lots carries the same published figure, £40,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1North East (UKC)CancelledRenewal North Eastceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #2North West (UKD)AwardedRenewal North Westceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #3Yorkshire & the Humber (UKE)CancelledRenewal Yorkshire & Humberceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #4East Midlands (UKF)AwardedRenewal East Midlandsceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #5West Midlands (UKG)CancelledRenewal West Midlandsceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #6East of England (UKH)CancelledRenewal East of Englandceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #7London (UKI)AwardedRenewal Londonceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #8South East (UKJ)CancelledRenewal South Eastceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #9South West (UKK)CancelledRenewal South Westceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #10Wales (UKL)CancelledRenewal Walesceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
Lot #11Scotland (UKM)CancelledRenewal Scotlandceiling above
The framework supports the full range of service delivery models that may be required by consortium members for the provision of their waste management requirements. Bidders must be able to provide waste drop off and recycling services for general inert waste as a minimum for each lot they are bidding on.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
Any supplier may be disqualified who has been convicted of:(a) conspiracy within the meaning of section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);(b) corruption within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or section 1of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e);(c) the common law offence of bribery;(d) bribery within the meaning of sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f), or section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities` financial interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):(i) the common law offence of cheating the Revenue;(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud;(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l);(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o);(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of section 170 …
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Cirrus Consortium Waste Management Framework 2023” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 165 suppliers, not a single contract.
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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2026
- First published
- 1 Nov 2022, 16:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
Cirrus Consortium 0006- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037e3aFind a Tender
- Review procedure
This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award is communicated to tenderers. Appeals can be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1 of this Contract Notice. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, including but not limited to, the definable groups referenced in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement. The framework is also available for use by all current and future members of The Consortium. The original contract notice published on Find a Tender can be found here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030879-2022?origin=SearchResults&p=1
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2022, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
2 Dec 2022 → 13 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Dec 2022, 12:05 GMT
- Notice published13 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2023- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast12 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 12 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £40,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 007255-2023-1-1
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-10-10
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-11-11
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-12-12
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-2-2
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-3-3
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-4-4
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-5-5
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-6-6
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-7-7
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-8-8
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 007255-2023-9-9
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · North West (UKD) | 12bids · 12 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 4 · East Midlands (UKF) | 12bids · 12 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 7 · London (UKI) | 12bids · 12 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 12bids · 12 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Acumen Waste Services LtdFramework contractor
- Biffa Waste Services LtdFramework contractor
- Bywaters (Leyton) LimitedFramework contractor
- Circle Recycling LtdFramework contractor
- Circle WasteFramework contractor
- City Centre Containers LtdFramework contractor
- Enva England LtdFramework contractor
- Enviro Skip Hire LtdFramework contractor
- Go Green LimitedFramework contractor
- Reconomy (UK) LtdFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- Recycling Lives (Environmental Services) LimitedFramework contractor
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Uk LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria