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Published 26 Jan 2024, 13:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T2470 - Supply and delivery of outdoor litter bins

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT6.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2024awarded 3 May 2024
Awarded to Safety Solutions NI

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has awarded a contract for the supply and delivery of a range of outdoor litter bins.

CPV: Bins · Waste and rubbish containers and bins

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This Contract is for the supply and delivery of litters bins with the following 6 core…AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000

This Contract is for the supply and delivery of litters bins with the following 6 core items ‘Core Items’:-

  • Outdoor, ground mounted, hooded litter bin (metal, circa 120ltr capacity)
  • Outdoor, ground mounted, hooded litter bin (plastic, circa 120ltr capacity)
  • Outdoor ground mounted semi domed litter bin (ductile iron, circa 110ltr capacity) – For Connswater Greenway
  • Outdoor ground mounted semi domed litter bin (ductile iron, circa 110ltr capacity) – For Forth Meadow Greenway
  • Outdoor post mounted litter bin (plastic, circa 50ltr)
  • Outdoor recycling bins Additional information: Any value stated in this notice includes for anticipated purchases of goods and services set out in the Specification and all optional goods and services set out. No guarantees of volumes or spend under the Contract are provided.
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast City Council
Extensions: The following additional support Services and other Goods may be required under this Contract during the Contract Period:- - Trial and purchase of additional litter bins type including, but not limited to: - Different variations of the Core Items i.e. size, capacity and manufactured materials - Dog waste bins - Recycling/ Waste segregation bins - Solar waste compacting bins - Indoor litter bins including recycling /waste segregation bins - New/innovative litter bin products - Any other litter bins types - ground, wall or pole mounted Support services associated with litter bin supply including, but not limited to: - Installation of litter bins including ground/site preparation for installation - Bin refurbishment including repairs, re-painting/spraying and rust treatment (workshop and on-site) - Key/ lock replacement - Branding of litter bins and/or installation of new signage or sponsorship - Consultancy/advice type services i.e. to support a city litter bin strategy Large scale projects by the Council where large bulk purchases are required may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in these circumstances where value for money is not demonstrated. The Council reserves the right to add or remove items from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Optional Goods and Services not priced in the Pricing Schedule are priced based using a quotation. Responses to a quotation request is required within 5 working days. This is measured from the time the initial request is made in writing by the Council to the quotation sent by the Contractor. All quotations should be via email and include a full breakdown of the service and associated costs using appropriate rates from the Pricing Schedule, where possible. A quotation form/ template may be implemented during the Contract Period to improve consistency. This response time to a quotation request may be extended in agreement with the Council Representative should be the quotation be more complex than normal. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations. · The Contract shall be effective from the date of award of Contract for an initial period of 2 years. The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 3 years (2 + 1 years). Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.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
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Product/ Goods compliance – Core Items: 12.5%
  • Optional support services and other goods: 10%
  • Delivery Times: 7.5%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Product/ Goods compliance – Core Items: 12.5
  • Optional support services and other goods: 10
  • Delivery Times: 7.5
  • Social Value: 10
  • 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
26 Jan 2024, 13:31 GMT
Last source update
3 May 2024, 10:33 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
T2470
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014308
Classification (CPV)
BinsWaste and rubbish containers and bins
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0434f2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Feb 2024, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Feb 2024 → 3 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    26 Feb 2024, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    3 May 2024, 10:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 May 2024, 10:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £700,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 3 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Safety Solutions NISMESupply and delivery of outdoor litter bins£700,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply and delivery of outdoor litter bins · Safety Solutions NISME

    Signed
    3 May 2024
    Value
    £700,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 9 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Safety Solutions NIAwarded supplier Lissue Walk, Lissue Industrial Estate East, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT28 2RB

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