Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the provision of Sewerage, Servicing and Desludging
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis agreement is to provide the service, maintenance and desludging of sewage treatment plant and sewage pumping stations for all properties under the administration of Staffordshire County Council and any others that may be added as required by the Authority.
This agreement includes the following, which shall be deemed as included within the tendered service charge (i.e. no additional costs shall be accepted unless otherwise stated):
Four evenly scheduled service visits per annum to sewage treatment plant.
Four evenly scheduled service visits per annum to sewage pumping stations.
Desludging of sewage plant, pumping stations and grease traps (where present on RBC or package plant) as may be necessary. This work is to be scheduled to coincide with the service visit and shall be charged at the tendered rates provided within the Pricing Schedule.
24-hour emergency call out cover, 365 days per year with a maximum 4-hour response time.
Please note this is a Single Supplier Framework.
CPV: Sewage services · Sewage treatment works · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 7 bids received (7.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Open threshold process to award a Single Supplier Framework AgreementAwarded
Open threshold process to award a Single Supplier Framework Agreement. Additional information: Please note Stafford Borough Council, Cannock Chase District, South Staffordshire Council and Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are not responsible for this procedure, they are a named organisation who may call off from the Framework.
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: 20
- Price: 80
- Technical & professional ability
Staffordshire County Council require its successful Supplier to have ongoing 3rd party accreditations which meet the following requirements during the term of the Framework:
To have a compliant Health & Safety accreditation performed by a Safety Schemes in Procurement ('SSIP'). For more information refer to the link ssip.org.uk/members/ ↗
Valid and compliant member of an independent pre-qualification accrediting body. For example, Constructionline (accredited to a minimum membership level of 'GOLD') or other equivalent bodies, offer such a service.
Note 1 - the accrediting bodies must allow for annual refreshes/vetting of the Supplier in the areas above
Note 2 - where brand names are mentioned, the Authority will consider equivalents
Note 3 - evidence of the above accreditations MUST be provided to the Authority by successful Supplier prior to Contract Award
PAS91 C4: Health and safety: policy and capability or provide an exemption (details provided in the Questionnaire).
In addition, Suppliers will be required to satisfy the County Council that the work will be undertaken by a minimum of four trained members of staff (directly employed or sub-contractors) and must be able to evidence their competency for the equipment they are working on by means of (where applicable):
1: Written confirmation of adequate M&E training and qualifications, preferably including British Water wastewater training courses or similar.
- Written confirmation of certificates of competency from…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for the provision of Sewerage, Servicing and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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- 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
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 09:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2025, 11:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
IA3534- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021160- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dae2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Mar 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened7 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published14 May 2025, 11:21 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Deadline moved to 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT20 Feb 2025, 09:58 GMT+3 days · was 7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 May 2025, 11:21 BST
- Buyer details updated14 May 2025, 11:21 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 7 Mar 2025 | 10 Mar 2025 | +3 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 021160-2025-1
- Signed
- 13 May 2024
- Value
- £280,000
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cannock Chase District CouncilContracting authority
- South Staffordshire District CouncilContracting authority
- Stafford Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Mayglothling Waste LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.