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Published 27 Aug 2024, 11:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Garden Waste Processing Services for the area(s) of Carlisle and Copeland

Official notice

Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000envelope for 2 lots
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2024awarded 4 Nov 2024
Awarded to Cumbria Waste Management Ltd, West Coast Composting Ltd2 awards
Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2027

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Cumberland Council has a statutory responsibility to collect garden waste from domestic properties within its boundary. Cumberland Council are procuring a Garden Waste processing service for Copeland and Carlisle areas.

CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Provision of Garden Waste Processing Services for the area(s) of Carlisle- Lot 1Awarded

Cumberland Council has a statutory responsibility to collect garden waste from domestic properties within its boundary. Cumberland Council are procuring a Garden Waste processing service for the Carlisle area.

Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2027
Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Provision of Garden Waste Processing Services for the area(s) of Copeland- Lot 2Awarded

Cumberland Council has a statutory responsibility to collect garden waste from domestic properties within its boundary. Cumberland Council are procuring a Garden Waste processing service for the Copeland area.

Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2027
Delivery: North West
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 60%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 20
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Aug 2024, 11:19 BST
Last source update
4 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN738822
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039128
Classification (CPV)
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049405 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN738822) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. The contract will end on 31st March 2027.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Sept 2024 → 4 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,340,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 4 Nov 2024

Contracts

  • Provision of Garden Waste Processing Services for the area(s) of Carlisle Lot 1 · Cumbria Waste Management Ltd

    Signed
    4 Nov 2024
    Value
    £912,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
  • Provision of Garden Waste Processing Services for the area(s) of Copeland - Lot 2 · West Coast Composting LtdSME

    Signed
    4 Nov 2024
    Value
    £428,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Provision of Garden Waste Processing Services for the area(s) of Carlisle- Lot 11bids · 1 electronic0——
2 · Provision of Garden Waste Processing Services for the area(s) of Copeland- Lot 21bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumberland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.