Published date: 30 November 2023
This notice was replaced on 22 February 2024
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 22 February 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 90000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£495,000
Procurement reference
CC001-DN701589-57160707
Published date
30 November 2023
Closing date
11 January 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2027
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Cumberland Council (the Council) Waste Service team has responsibility for managing and monitoring thirty five (35) closed landfill sites (Sites) spread across both Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness (the Councils). Twenty Seven (27) of those landfills are classified as non-permitted with the remaining eight (8) classified as permitted landfill sites. All sites are subject to Environment Agency regulatory compliance under the Contaminated Land (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. Sites that hold an Environmental Permit (Permitted Sites) are also subject to the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
A contract of three (3) years (from 1st April 2024) is to be procured to manage and maintain these sites.
The Contract shall be divided into two separate Lots (determined by authorities borders) and will cover four (4) areas of activity: Environmental monitoring of landfill gas emissions; quality of controlled waters; and leachate treatment, quality and migrations within the Sites and adjoining land within 250 meters of the boundary of the Site; and routine and non-routine maintenance.
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Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.
The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
About the buyer
Contact name
Helen Barr
Address
Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom
procurement.capital@cumberland.gov.uk
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