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Published 13 Feb 2023, 16:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Treatment of Residual & Bulky Waste

Official notice

Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£252,000,0002 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Dec 2023awarded 6 Mar 2024
Awarded to Biffa Waste Services Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

East and South Ayrshire Councils require collection of residual and bulky waste from Council waste transfer sites to be transported and treated to comply current and proposed future Scottish Government legislation.

The contract will be broken down into 2 Lots, one for East Ayrshire and one for South Ayrshire with an anticipated start date of 1 May 2024.

  • Recurrence: 10, 13 or 15 years

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

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1East Ayrshire Council, Treatment of Residual & Bulky WasteAwardedRenewal

East Ayrshire Council is seeking a service provider for the treatment of residual and bulky waste previously collected by the Council from the geographical area of East Ayrshire for a minimum period of 10 years. The current annual tonnage is approximately 32,500 tonnes.

For the avoidance of doubt, it should be noted that the kerbside collection of residual waste will not form part of this contract but the waste must be collected in bulk from the Council waste transfer stations located within Kilmarnock and Cumnock.

Delivery: Scotland · East Ayrshire
Extensions: 3 year plus 2 year extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2South Ayrshire Council, Treatment of Residual & Bulky WasteAwardedRenewal

South Ayrshire Council is seeking a service provider for the treatment of residual and bulky waste previously collected by the Council from the geographical area of South Ayrshire for a minimum period of 10 years. The current annual tonnage is approximately 28,000 tonnes.

For the avoidance of doubt, it should be noted that the kerbside collection of residual waste will not form part of this contract but the waste must be collected in bulk from the Council waste transfer station located within Ayr.

Delivery: Scotland · South Ayrshire
Extensions: 3 year plus 2 year extension optionsVariant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 65%Environmental: 15%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Proposed Solution/Ability to Deliver Service: 20%
  • price: 65%
  • Contract Management & Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Proposed Solution/Ability to Deliver Service: 20
  • Contract Management & Sustainability: 15
  • Price: 65
Lot distribution rule: 1 and 2
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 10, 13 or 15 years
First published
13 Feb 2023, 16:40 GMT
Last source update
18 Mar 2024, 12:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
PS/23/11
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008644
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related servicesRefuse disposal and treatmentRefuse recycling servicesRefuse transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a555 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to ITT documents

Publisher note: It should be noted that the deadline for expressions of Interest is 12:00 noon on 13 November 2023 and the deadline for the actual submission of tender is 12:00 noon on 16 November 2023. (SC Ref:761263)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Aug 2023 → 18 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    18 Mar 2024, 12:30 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    5 Oct 2023, 15:35 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    5 Oct 2023, 15:35 BST
  3. Deadline published: 16 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
    5 Oct 2023, 15:35 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
    10 Nov 2023, 14:01 GMT
    +7 days · was 16 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  5. Deadline moved to 6 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    17 Nov 2023, 17:02 GMT
    +13 days · was 23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  6. Deadline moved to 18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    28 Nov 2023, 14:21 GMT
    +12 days · was 6 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  7. Status changed to complete
    18 Mar 2024, 12:30 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.216 Nov 202323 Nov 2023+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.716 Nov 202323 Nov 2023+7 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.223 Nov 20236 Dec 2023+13 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.723 Nov 20236 Dec 2023+13 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.26 Dec 202318 Dec 2023+12 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.76 Dec 202318 Dec 2023+12 d

Complexity of the requirement

Additional Information made available

New information received in relation to potential TUPE

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2023-11: 1 release · 10 Nov 2023
  • 2023-10: 1 release · 5 Oct 2023
  • 2023-02: 1 release · 13 Feb 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £252,000,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 106 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Mar 2024

Contracts

  • Lot 1 - East Ayrshire Council, Treatment of Residual & Bulky Waste · Biffa Waste Services Ltd

    Signed
    6 Mar 2024
    Value
    £126,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - South Ayrshire Council, Treatment of Residual & Bulky Waste · Biffa Waste Services Ltd

    Signed
    6 Mar 2024
    Value
    £126,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · East Ayrshire Council, Treatment of Residual & Bulky Waste5bids · 5 electronic3——
2 · South Ayrshire Council, Treatment of Residual & Bulky Waste5bids · 5 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

East Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 7BUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

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