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Published 10 Oct 2023, 11:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Weighbridge Management Solution at Waste Transfer Stations in Leicestershire

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jan 2024awarded 16 Oct 2024
Awarded to Infotech Solutions (Midlands) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The replacement of the Councils the current weighbridge management system with a similar but Web-Based/Cloud-Based system.

Leicestershire County Council (“the Council”) operates four Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) with a total of six weighbridge platforms and a variety of associated equipment such as intercoms, DOCs, ANPRs, CCTV cameras, and entry and exit barriers etc. Although each site has different levels and ages of associated equipment, the majority at each Site (except Kibworth) is currently integrated into the existing weighbridge management system which is networked server based and uses the Council’s IT WAN infrastructure.

The contract will include the servicing, maintenance, repair and/or replacement of all Proprietary Critical Hardware inclusive of all parts, labour and travel costs but excluding repairs or replacement caused by accident, vandalism, negligence or misuse.

CPV: Transaction-processing software package · Weighbridge construction work · Weighbridge services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1An open Invitation to Tender to procure a contract to replace the current Weighbridge…AwardedPublished value£2,000,000

An open Invitation to Tender to procure a contract to replace the current Weighbridge software and supporting services such as repair and maintenance for Leicestershire County Council.

The Weighbridge Solution shall be provided at each of the Waste Transfer Station Sites (Council Sites) below.

Bardon Waste Transfer Station, Unit 9, Interlink Way South, Bardon, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1PG

Kibworth Recycling and Household Waste Site, Harborough Road, Kibworth, Leicestershire, LE8 0EX

Loughborough Recycling and Household Waste Site, Railway Terrace, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1HW

Whetstone Waste Transfer Station, Enderby Road Industrial Estate, Enderby Road, Whetstone, Leicestershire, LE8 6JL.

The contract term is for a minimum of 5 years with options to extend up to a maximum period of 12 years. Following the initial five-year term, the contract will continue to roll-on for up to a maximum of seven more years in twelve monthly increments at a time unless the Council serve notice to terminate the contract on six months’ notice to terminate, or the provider issues notice to terminate on twelve months’ prior notice to terminate. Any notice to terminate would have to take effect on the expiry of the initial term of the contract, or any subsequent anniversary thereof.

Tenderers prices were evaluated based on the 5 year initial term, the awarded Tenderers 5 year evaluation price was £405,908.

However, the maximum value of the contract will be set at £2,000,000, to accommodate the potential extensions of up to a total of 12 contract years and to provide contingency for expenditure on chargeable repairs and replacements of hardware over the maximum period of the contract.

Delivery: East Midlands
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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
10 Oct 2023, 11:29 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2024, 15:59 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN693608
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033628
Classification (CPV)
Transaction-processing software packageWeighbridge construction workWeighbridge services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040a9f Find a Tender

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
3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Nov 2023 → 17 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    17 Oct 2024, 15:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Nov 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    16 Nov 2023, 14:15 GMT
    +21 days · was 20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Deadline moved to 3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
    16 Nov 2023, 14:30 GMT
    +23 days · was 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2024, 15:59 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.220 Nov 202311 Dec 2023+21 d
—Bid openingIV.2.720 Nov 202311 Dec 2023+21 d
—DateIV2.211 Dec 20233 Jan 2024+23 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-10: 1 release · 10 Oct 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Infotech Solutions (Midlands) LimitedSME£2,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.