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Published 5 Jul 2021, 13:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Comingled Recycling Treatment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£5,580,000≈ £5.6m / year · 1 value update16% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2021awarded 2 Sept 2021
Awarded to New Earth Solutions Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2022 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is to provide the participating Authorities (Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council), a service whereby the Contract Materials are collected in bulk and delivered to a Contract Facility (MRF) for sorting and onward sale.The Contractor either acting directly or using the services and facilities of one or more third parties approved by the Authority shall collect, receive, sort and segregate Contract Material at the Contract Facility(s) as necessary into separate recyclable streams and will be responsible for the onward marketing and sale of Recyclate. Bedford Borough Council are leading on this procurement on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council. This tender is for Co-mingled Recycling Treatment for both Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. This is a combined procurement however, upon award, the successful supplier will enter into a separate Contract with each Authority.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse recycling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£5,580,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sept 2022 (1 yr)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 1 year contract with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years in 12 month extensions.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: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35
  • Price: 65
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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 · 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jul 2021, 13:03 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2021, 16:17 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
BBC EN 01457
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023491
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related servicesRefuse recycling services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bb7f Find a Tender

Publisher note: Contract with Bedford Borough Council and New Earth Solutions (West) Ltd T/A Mid-UK Recycling is estimated at £1,726,237 over the potential 3 year term of the contract.Contract with Central Bedfordshire Council and New Earth Solutions (West) Ltd T/A Mid-UK Recycling is estimated at £2,962,601 over the potential 3 year term of the contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
15 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Jul 2021, 12:10 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2021 → 1 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Jul 2021, 12:10 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Sept 2021, 16:17 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021
  1. Published value published: £5,580,000
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 15 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
    -18 days · was 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    21 Sept 2021, 16:17 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or request to participate · IV.2.215 Jul 20212 Aug 2021+18 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening tenders · IV.2.715 Jul 20212 Aug 2021+18 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,688,8381 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
New Earth Solutions Limited£4,688,838 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Borough Hall, Bedfordshire, East of England, MK42 9APContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria