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Published 13 May 2021, 15:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Healthcare Waste [3202726] · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation (Central government)·Consortium: 10 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bid

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Industrial machinery (42)

+3 more

Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Transport & Passenger Services (60)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90)

Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£73,000,000total for 2 lots · 1 value update

Submissions closed 2 Mar 2022awarded 23 May 2022

Awarded to SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Healthcare Waste [3202726]

CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services · Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Recycling equipment · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse incineration services · Refuse recycling services · Refuse transport services · +8 more

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£73,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1Collection and Transportation of Healthcare WasteAwardedRenewalPublished value£22,000,000

Healthcare Waste [3202726] Additional information: The estimated value is inclusive of VAT in Contract Notice 2022/S 000-002519 was a range between 1 070 000 GBP to 22 000 000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 60 month contract and maximum extension periods of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, any price increases and potential extension for procurement exercises during the contract period.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The value stated at II.2.6 is inclusive of VAT and is the highest value in the following range 1 070 000 GBP to 22 000 000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 60 month Contract and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, and price increases and potential extension for procurement exercises during the Contract period.Variant bids: not allowed

33141123 Sharps containers 34144511 Refuse-collection vehicles 42320000 Waste incinerators 42914000 Recycling equipment 45232470 Waste transfer station 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lot #2Treatment and Recycling/Recovery/Disposal of Healthcare WasteAwardedRenewalPublished value£51,000,000

Healthcare Waste [3202726] Additional information: The estimated value is inclusive of VAT in Contract Notice 2022/S 000-002519 was a range between 2 500 000 GBP to 51 000 000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 60 month contract and maximum extension periods of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, any price increases and potential extension for procurement exercises during the contract period.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The value stated at II.2.6 is inclusive of VAT and is the highest value in the following range 2 500 000 GBP to 51 000 000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 60 month Contract and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, and price increases and potential extension for procurement exercises during the Contract period.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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price	Split
1 · Collection and Transportation of Healthcare Waste	80%	20%
2 · Treatment and Recycling/Recovery/Disposal of Healthcare Waste	70%	30%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20–30 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes
First published: 13 May 2021, 15:15 BST
Last source update: 16 Jun 2022, 15:27 BST
Award evaluation window: 2 Mar 2022 – …
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-016571
Classification (CPV): Clinical-waste collection servicesClinical-waste disposal servicesCollection, transport and disposal of hospital wasteNon-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal servicesRadioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste servicesRecycling equipmentRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse collection servicesRefuse disposal and treatmentRefuse incineration services
+10 more
Refuse recycling servicesRefuse transport services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b0b9 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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: In section I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement and contract award is by a central purchasing body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a central purchasing body contract operated by Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participants listed in I.1. The contracting authority has identified the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) for Lot 1 on the basis of the Price 80% and Quality 20%, once full compliance was demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. The 20% for Quality was 2 questions and details of the quality split and the evaluation process incorporating Price, Quality and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b). The contracting authority has identified the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) for Lot 2 on the basis of the Price 70% and Quality 30%, once full compliance was demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. The 30% for Quality was 3 questions and details of the quality split and the evaluation process incorporating Price, Quality and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b). The value shown in II.1.5 of Contract Notice 2022/S 000-002519 will be used in the assessment of issues relating to materiality should they arise during the period of the contract.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 2 Mar 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 2 Mar 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

24 Aug 2021 → 18 Sept 2022 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
24 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
2 Mar 2022, 15:00 GMT
Bids opened
2 Mar 2022, 15:30 GMT
Notice published
16 Jun 2022, 15:27 BST
Bids must remain valid until
18 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2022

Published value published: £73,000,000
28 Jan 2022, 11:15 GMT
Status changed to active
28 Jan 2022, 11:15 GMT
Procurement method changed
28 Jan 2022, 11:15 GMT
Deadline published: 2 Mar 2022, 15:00 GMT
28 Jan 2022, 11:15 GMT
Buyer details updated
28 Jan 2022, 11:15 GMT
Status changed to complete
16 Jun 2022, 15:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £5,699,9602 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 2latest 23 May 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Collection and Transportation of Healthcare Waste1 award
SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle	£1,268,050 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Treatment and Recycling/Recovery/Disposal of Healthcare Waste1 award
SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle	£4,431,910 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Lot 1 – Collection and Transportation of Healthcare Waste · SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle
Signed
23 May 2022
Value
£1,268,050
Status
active
Lot 2 – Treatment and Recycling/Recovery/Disposal of Healthcare Waste · SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle
Signed
23 May 2022
Value
£4,431,910
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Collection and Transportation of Healthcare Waste	1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—
2 · Treatment and Recycling/Recovery/Disposal of Healthcare Waste	1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

10 public bodies on the notice

Business Services Organisation

Contracting authorityCentral Government 2 Franklin Street, Belfast, UK, BT2 8DQContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Ballymena, Northern IrelandContact email
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care in Northern IrelandContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth Ballymena, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗
NI Ambulance Service TrustContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
NI Blood Transfusion ServiceContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority Antrim, UKContact email
South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority Portadown, UKContact email
Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority Londonderry, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SRCL LTDAwarded supplier Indigo House, Leeds, UK, LS10 2LFContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.