Waste Collection Services - South Gloucestershire Council

The Authority’s process for the Procurement is expected to be as follows: Stage 1: Publication of Contract Notice on Monday 16 October 2023 with concurrent release of Selection Questionnaire (SQ), Invitation to Submit Initial Tender (ISIT) and associated Tender Documents; Stage 2: Evaluation of SQ Responses - it is anticipated that up to five (5) Tenderers will be shortlisted to submit Initial Tenders; Stage 3: Evaluation of Initial Tenders to shortlist Tenderers to participate in Negotiation. The evaluation of Initial Tenders will comprise a compliance check to ensure that Initial Tenders are complete, an evaluation of the quality of submitted Method Statements, and a Price Assessment, to ensure that each Tenderer has achieved minimum scoring thresholds. Stage 4: Negotiation. The Authority will issue an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) to the Tenderers identified in Stage 3 and engage in Negotiation until it is satisfied that it has agreed solutions which are capable of meeting its needs. At this point, the Authority will notify the Tenderers of closure of Negotiation and issue an Invitation to Submit Final Tenders (ISFT); and Stage 5: Evaluation of Final Tenders, Preferred Bidder Stage and Award of Contract. The Authority will evaluate the Final Tenders in accordance with the ISFT document and will award the Contract to the highest-ranking Tenderer.