Published date: 4 September 2017

Last edited date: 4 September 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Refuse recycling services - 90514000

Location of contract

OX15 4AA

Value of contract

£5,000,000 to £16,000,000

Procurement reference

Cherwell and South Northants Councils - 00000049

Published date

4 September 2017

Closing date

13 October 2017

Contract start date

27 February 2018

Contract end date

26 February 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cherwell District Council, South Northamptonshire Council (collectively known as the Authorities) are seeking a joint procurement for Dry Recycling Services via the Open Procedure, whereby all those expressing an interest are requested to provide a full tender submission, in accordance with this Invitation to Tender pack.

The service required is fully outlined in the Specification (Document 3). Briefly, the Authorities operate co-mingled kerbside dry recycling services and are looking for a contractor to sort and recycle all of the dry recycling materials they collect. The bid is divided into two lots; Lot 1 includes the transport, sorting and recycling of the co-mingled materials and Lot 2 (A & B) comprises the operation of at least two transfer stations including acceptance of the materials, bulking and loading onto vehicles provided by the bidder of Lot 1.

The Authorities intend to enter into a contract for a period of 2 years from 27 February 2018 with the option, purely at the discretion of the Authorities to extend the contract by up to 2 years + a further 2 years after this.

This Tender Information document briefly describes the tendering process and timetable.

The Authorities reserve the right to require the service provider to provide all or any part of these services to the local authority sector partners below which wish to receive services under the contract;

o Aylesbury Vale District Council
o East Northamptonshire District Council
o Kettering Borough District Council

No business is guaranteed from these local authorities. However, each Council drawing down upon the services let under this tender will enter into a separate contract with the successful Contractor on the same terms provided with the Invitation to Tender.

Further details regarding the Authority's requirements in respect of the Service are set out in Document 3: Specification.

More information

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Additional text

Cherwell District Council & South Northamptonshire Council ('the Authorities') are inviting Tenders for the Provision dry waste recycling services via the Open Procedure, whereby all those expressing an interest are requested to provide a full tender submission, in accordance with this Invitation to Tender pack.

The Authority intends to enter into a 2-year contract(s) from 27th February 2018 with the option, solely to the discretion of the Authorities to extend the contract by up 2 years, plus an additional 2 years. Therefore the total length of the contract that could be grated is up to 6 years (2+2+2).

The Authorities reserve the right to require the service provider to provide all or any part of these services to the local authority sector partners below which wish to receive services under the contract;

o Aylesbury Vale District Council
o East Northamptonshire District Council
o Kettering Borough District Council

No business is guaranteed from these local authorities. However, each Council drawing down upon the services let under this tender will enter into a separate contract with the successful Contractor on the same terms provided with the Invitation to Tender.

Further details regarding the Authority's requirements in respect of the Service are set out in Document 3: Specification.


The Tender documents can be downloaded here:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cherwellandsouthnorthants/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Cael Sendell-Price

Address

Bodicote
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX15 4AA
United Kingdom

Telephone

01295221665

Email

cael.sendell-price@cherwellandsouthnorthants.gov.uk