Tender: UK-Kilmarnock: refuse recycling services

UK-Kilmarnock: refuse recycling services

2010/S 122-186738

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Contact: Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax East Ayrshire Council
  Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ
  Legal, Procurement & Regulatory
  Heather Murray
  KA3 7BUKilmarnock
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1563576125
  heather.murray@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
  +44 1563576179

  Internet address(es)

  General address of the contracting authority http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

  Address of the buyer profile http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx...

  Further information can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. Fax Internet: East Ayrshire Council
  Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ
  Heather Murray
  KA3 7BUKilmarnock
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1563576125
  +44 1563576179
  http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. Fax Internet: East Ayrshire Council
  Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ
  Refer to Additional Information
  KA3 7BUKilmarnock
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1563576125
  +44 1563576179
  http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:Attn: Tel. Fax Internet: East Ayrshire Council
  Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ
  Refer to Additional Information
  KA3 7BUKilmarnock
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1563576125
  +44 1563576179
  http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Regional or local authority

  General public services

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

• II.1)
  DESCRIPTION
• II.1.1)
  Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

  Sale of plastics/cartons, scrap metal & automotive batteries.

• II.1.2)
  Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

  Services

  Service category: No 27

  Main place of performance East Ayrshire.

  NUTS code UKM33

• II.1.3)
  The notice involves

  The establishment of a framework agreement

• II.1.4)
  Information on framework agreement

  Framework agreement with several operators

  Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged 12

  Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 2

• II.1.5)
  Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

  Sale of plastics/cartons, scrap metals and automotive batteries - service providers will require to collect and recycle materials ensuring diversion from landfill.

  Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=1....

  The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?I....

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  90514000, 14630000, 19600000, 31440000

• II.1.7)
  Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

  Yes

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  Yes

  tenders should be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted

• II.2)
  QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
• II.2.1)
  Total quantity or scope

  The Council intends to establish a Framework Agreement with serveral Service Providers for the collection from East Ayrshire depots for the sale of Plastics/Cartons, Scrap Metal and Automotive Batteries, for recycling to ensure diversion from landfill. To ensure the Council achieves the best value return on the sale of the materials, mini tenders will be carried out on a regular basis. The Framework Agreement is for a period of 2 years plus 2 one year optional extensions at the sole discretion of the Council. Tenderers may bid for one or more Lots.

• II.2.2)
  Options

  Yes

  description of these options: Two one year extension options at the sole discretion of the Council.

• II.3)
  DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

  Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

LOT NO: 2

TITLE Sale of Recyclate: Lot 2 - Scrap metal

• 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

  Sale of scrap metal; to be collected and recycled to ensure diversion from landfill.

• 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

  14630000

• 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

  Approximately 450 tonnes per annum.

4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

LOT NO: 1

TITLE Sale of Recyclate: Lot 1 - Plastics/Cartons

• 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

  Sale of plastics and cartons; to be collected and recycled to ensure diversion from landfill.

• 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

  19600000

• 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

  Approximately 200 tonnes per annum.

4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

LOT NO: 3

TITLE Sale of Recyclate: Lot 3 - Automotive batteries

• 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

  Sale of automotive batteries; to be collected and recycled to ensure diversion from landfill.

• 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

  31440000

• 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

  Approximately 18 tonnes per annum.

4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• III.1)
  CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

• III.1.3)
  Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

  No specific legal form is required but each bid shall specify one main Service Provider for each Lot with whom the Council will contract, all other bidders in the group being subcontractors to the main Service Provider.

• III.1.4)
  Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

  Yes

  Tenderers must hold appropriate Waste Transfer Licenses.

• III.2)
  CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
• III.2.1)
  Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

  (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

  (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

  (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

  (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

  (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

  (7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

  (8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established

  (9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

• III.2.2)
  Economic and financial capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  (1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;

  (2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided

  (3) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures;

III.2.4)
Reserved contracts

• III.3)
  CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

• III.3.2)
  Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

  Yes

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)
  TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)
  Type of procedure

  Open

IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

• IV.2)
  AWARD CRITERIA
• IV.2.1)
  Award criteria

  The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

• IV.2.2)
  An electronic auction will be used

  No

• IV.3)
  ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
• IV.3.1)
  File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

  PS/10/06

IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

• IV.3.3)
  Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

  Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 28.7.2010

• IV.3.4)
  Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

  3.8.2010 - 12:00

IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

• IV.3.6)
  Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

  English.

• IV.3.7)
  Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

  Duration in month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

• VI.1)
  THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

  Yes

  estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2, 3 or 4 years, dependent on the application of extension options

VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

• VI.3)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  All tenderers expressing an interest will be invited to tender. Expressions of Interest must be made via the Public Contracts Scotland website - this will be conducted as an eTender, therefore tender documents must be downloaded, completed and uploaded again via the Public Contracts Scotland website. Expressions of interest and downloading of documents must be made by 28.6.2010 with tender submissions uploaded by 3.8.2010 - no late expressions of interest can be accepted. If there is a problem with obtaining the documents, contact the person named at Section 1.2.

  (SC Ref:187719).

• VI.4)
  PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
• VI.4.1)
  Body responsible for appeal procedures

  Refer to VI.4.2)
  UNITED KINGDOM

• VI.4.2)
  Lodging of appeals

  Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/1) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sherriff Court or the Court of Session.

VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

• VI.5)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  24.6.2010