.

Tender: UK-Livingston: refuse and waste related services

Fri, 30/07/2010 - 05:30
Printer friendly

UK-Livingston: refuse and waste related services

2010/S 146-226092

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

    Bulky waste recycling services.

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

    Services

    Service category: No 16

    Main place of performance UK - Scotland - West Lothian - Livingston.

    NUTS code UKM28

  • II.1.3)
    The notice involves

    A public contract

    • II.1.4)
    Information on framework agreement

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

    This contract seeks to identify one or more organisations to enter into a partnership arrangement with the Authority to undertake the following activities on their behalf:

    1) Acceptance of bulky waste;

    2) Sorting of bulky waste to maximize recycling/ reuse from this waste and minimise the amount landfilled;

    3) Selling of recyclates as a commodity into stable and sustainable end use recycling markets;

    4) Reporting of quantity recycled and location/type of recycling activity;

    5) Disposal of non recyclable waste materials to suitably permitted landfill or other waste management treatment activity.

  • II.1.6)
    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    90500000

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

    Yes

  • II.1.8)
    Division into lots

    No

  • II.1.9)
    Variants will be accepted

    Yes

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

    In 2008/2009 the total bulky waste stream was approximately 200 tonnes per month, 2 400 tonner per year.

  • II.2.2)
    Options

    Yes

    description of these options: The contract may be extended by a further 12 months.

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

    Starting 1.12.2010. Completion 30.11.2011

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

  • III.1)
    CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
  • III.1.1)
    Deposits and guarantees required

    The Council reserves the right to require deposits, bonds, collateral warranties and any other form of security as appropriate.

    • 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

    Where a consortium is tendering, the Council reserves the right to require groups of suppliers to take a particular form or require that one party has primary liability or to require each party to be jointly and severally liable.

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

    No

  • 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.

  • 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;

    • 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

    PS1267

    • 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 10.9.2010

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

    13.9.2010 - 16:00

    • 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

    Date: 13.9.2010 - 16:00

    Place

    Livingston - Electronic Tender.

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

    VI.1)
    THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

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

  • VI.3)
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Tenderers should note that all information supplied to the Authority by potential contractors will be treated in confidence except for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the Authority to any person in order to comply with the freedom of information (Scotland) act 2000 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities' information.

    (SC Ref:185913)

  • VI.4)
    PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

    • VI.4.1)
    Body responsible for appeal procedures

  • VI.4.2)
    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 the Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period before entering into the contract at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Any appeal should be directed to the contact details set out in VI.4.3) below. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in Scotland. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the contract award decision or order the Authority to amend any documents and may award damages. If the contract has already been entered into when the appeal is lodged, the Court may only award damages unless satisfied that one of the prescribed grounds for ineffectiveness applies. Any action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

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

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

    28.7.2010