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Published 12 Apr 2022, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WP3779 Household Collection of Clinical Waste

Official notice

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year8.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 May 2022awarded 8 Aug 2022
Awarded to VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to procure services relating to the collection and the appropriate disposal of clinical waste including sharps, infectious and in some cases offensive waste from residents using sacks, boxes and bins as approved by the council’s Representative. The collections will generally be from domestic properties including sheltered housing and residential homes. The primary focus of the contract is to provide a quality service for Walsall residents that can be relied on.The contract will commence on 1 July 2022 for an initial three year period, with options to extend the contract for two 12 month periods until 30 June 2027.The Council is looking to appoint one supplier for this Contract.The procurement process being used is the Open Procedure. This process is being advertised in the Find a Tender Service and will be completed in compliance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015 with reference to The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. The t

CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services · Household-refuse collection services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · The metropolitan borough of Walsall
Extensions: Option to extend for two 12 month periodsVariant 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: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Non-Price: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non-Price: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Apr 2022, 14:59 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2022, 23:33 BST
Award evaluation window
12 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
WP3779
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026131
Classification (CPV)
Clinical-waste collection servicesClinical-waste disposal servicesHousehold-refuse collection servicesRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse collection services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG38)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032cbe Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the proposed award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by any breach of the Council’s obligations may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: Interest in this contract process should be expressed via the Council’s eTendering Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil. The Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the contract. The Council also reserves the right not to award a contract or to award a contract for parts or part of the services only. The Council will not, under any circumstances, reimburse any expense incurred by bidders in preparing their SSQ or tender submissions. Under this procurement the provider is required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 May 2022, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 May 2022 → 16 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 May 2022, 12:30 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    16 Sept 2022, 23:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Sept 2022, 23:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £275,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITEDHousehold Collection of Clinical Waste£275,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Household Collection of Clinical Waste · VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED

    Signed
    8 Aug 2022
    Value
    £275,000
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1TPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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