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Published 13 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IA2801 Framework Agreement for the Provision of the Transportation and Processing of Food Waste

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UKWest Midlands (UKG2)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 26 May 2023awarded 3 Jul 2023

Lots 2see the lot list below

Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Jun 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2023

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

To provide Treatment site(s) for the processing of food waste collected by or on behalf of Staffordshire County Council (SCC), Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council (NULBC), and subsequently other Waste Collection authorities in Staffordshire.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse transport services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 7 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.7 per place) · 4 appointed
Framework period: 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2023

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Transfer and Treatment of Bulked Food WasteAwardedRenewal West Midlands 4 yrs

Lot 1 is for a service to collect, transfer and treat bulked Food Waste from the Customer’s Knutton Lane Depot at Knutton Lane, Newcastle under Lyme (the Knutton Lane Depot). It is possible that one or more of the other SCC WCAs will undertake their own separate kerbside Food Waste collections in the future, and that additional Food Waste could then also be delivered into the Knutton Lane Depot, for subsequent collection, transfer and treatment as part of Lot 1.

The Customer for Lot 1 will be Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council (NuL).

Contract period: 1 Jul 2023 – 30 Jun 2027 (4 yrs)

Delivery: West Midlands · Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

Extensions: The Agreement term will be from 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2025, with an additional option to extend by 1st July 2025 to 31st June 2027. · The Agreement term will be from 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2025, with an additional option to extend by 1st July 2025 to 31st June 2027.Variant bids: not allowed

90510000 Refuse disposal and treatment

Lot #2Treatment Facilities to Treat Bulked Food WasteAwardedRenewal UK 4 yrs

Lot 2 is for the provision of Treatment Facilities to treat Food Waste (collected by one or more of SCC WCAs) for SCC that may in the future be delivered to the Treatment Facilities by or on behalf of SCC.

Lot 2 establishes a broad geographic spread of Treatment Facilities to which Food Waste can be delivered by or on behalf of SCC. SCC, acting as the Customer for Lot 2, may call off from the Framework Agreement and enter into Contract(s) for the treatment of Food Waste collected by one or more of the SCC WCAs.

Selection of the most appropriate Treatment Facility and the associated Supplier will be made by SCC in accordance with the Award Criteria detailed in Schedule 2 of the Framework Agreement.

The delivery to a Treatment Facility of Food Waste to be treated under Lot 2 will be subject to separate contractual arrangements that do not form part of this Framework Agreement.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2023 – 30 Jun 2027 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Staffordshire

90512000 Refuse transport services

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 · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 20%Price: 80%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 20
Price: 80

What this means for your bid

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.
“IA2801 Framework Agreement for the Provision of the Transportation and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 7 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: 13 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST
Last source update: 17 Jul 2023, 08:37 BST
Award evaluation window: 19 May 2023 – …
Authority reference: DN1498
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-020417
Classification (CPV): Refuse and waste related servicesRefuse disposal and treatmentRefuse transport services
Delivery area: UKWest Midlands (UKG2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03be3c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 19 May 2023, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

19 May 2023 → 17 Jul 2023 · 4 dates

Bids opened
19 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice published
17 Jul 2023, 08:37 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2023

Deadline moved to 26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
15 May 2023, 14:24 BST
+7 days · was 19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Buyer details updated
15 May 2023, 14:24 BST
Buyer details updated
24 May 2023, 14:56 BST
Status changed to complete
17 Jul 2023, 08:37 BST

Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineDate · IV.2.2	19 May 2023	26 May 2023	+7 d
—	TextEstimated Total value · II.1.5	£0	£0 - £900,000

This opportunity was voluntarily advertised in the FTS and the Authority does not undertake to follow the requirements of the procedures described in Chapter 2, Section 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. As the authority is now extending the deadline to which tender responses are to be received, the voluntary standstill period advertised in the Procurement Pack timetable will now no…

A value has now been included which is to account for potential market volatility/changes, please read the specification and documents in full to understand the pricing model for this tender

Routine re-releases (4)

2023-04: 1 release · 13 Apr 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 52 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots

Contracts signed 2latest 3 Jul 2023

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Transfer and Treatment of Bulked Food Waste
Signed
3 Jul 2023
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Jun 2027
Status
active
Treatment Facilities to Treat Bulked Food Waste
Signed
3 Jul 2023
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Jun 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Transfer and Treatment of Bulked Food Waste	5bids · 5 electronic	2	—	£0 – £900,000
2 · Treatment Facilities to Treat Bulked Food Waste	4bids · 4 electronic	2	—	£0 – £900,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£0 – £900,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Staffordshire Place 1 Tipping Street, Stafford, West Midlands, ST16 2DHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Newcastle under Lyme Borough CouncilContracting authority Newcastle, West MidlandsContact name, email
Warwickshire County CouncilContracting authority Warwick, West MidlandsContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Biffa Waste Services LtdFramework contractor Cressex, Coronation Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East, HP12 3TZ
Biogen (UK) LtdFramework contractor Milton Parc, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, East of England, MK44 1YU
BioteCH4 LimitedFramework contractor Control Tower, Hemswell Cliff Industrial Estate, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, East Midlands, DN21 5TU
BioteCH4 LimitedFramework contractor Control Tower, Hemswell Cliff Industrial Estate, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, East Midlands, DN21 5TN
OllecoFramework contractor Battlefield Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, SY1 4AH

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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