EPP0103 Integrated Recycling, Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Contract
Contract Value:
GBP 220M -
Notice Type:
Contract Notice
Published Date:
16 October 2024
Closing Date:
15 November 2024
Location(s):
UKH3 Essex (UK UNITED KINGDOM)
Description:
Tendring District Council is seeking a contractor for waste collection, recycling, and street cleansing services, including various household and commercial waste management tasks, street cleaning, and special event support.
EPP0103 Integrated Recycling, Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Contract. Tendring District Council (the ‘Authority’) is seeking to procure the provision of a waste and recycling collection and street cleansing contract. Further information in regard to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) Description of the procurement field). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-sourcing portal (ProContract). Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the e-sourcing portal (ProContract), in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
The Tendring District includes the tourist towns of Clacton, Frinton, Walton, Brightlingsea, Harwich and Manningtree. The district's main areas of population being seaside with the Centre of the district being rural. Residential property numbers for Tendring District of approximately 75,210 as of July 2024 with the Councils current local plan target of 550 new build properties per year and for 2022/23 had a recycling rate of 38.60%. With the seafront areas within Tendring attracting tourists and visitors there are very wide seasonal variations in the level of use of the seafront and Town Centre areas by members of the public and in the amount of litter and waste generated. Additionally, every year a number of major public events on parts of the contract area take place which all generate the need for cleaning during and immediately after the event. The successful bidder (the "Contractor") will provide the following services in the delivery of the Contract (the procurement documents provide further information about these elements of the services): Waste Collection and Recycling Services: • Household residual waste collection • Household dry recycling collection • Household food waste collection • Household garden waste collection • Household Bulky waste collection • Commercial Waste and recycling service • Container Management • Assisted Collections • Dry Mixed Recycling treatment / Materials management (The Risk share between the Council and Contractor to be discussed during Dialogue; details can be found in the procurement documents.) • Provide a customer contact centre for first contact enquiries and complaints Street cleansing service: • Mechanical and manual cleansing • Litter bin service. • Subways, footbridges and bridges. • Car park cleansing • Removal of fly-tipped materials and abandoned waste • Dead animals clearance • Seasonal leaf fall management. • Special events cleansing, summer season and night time economy • High speed road cleansing • Dog fouling removal • Seafront and beach area cleansing Other Services: • Provision caged vehicle and resources Provision of compact mechanical high pressure washer for pedestrian areas in Clacton Town Centre The Council owned depot, which is currently utilised by the incumbent contractor for the waste, recycling and street cleansing services will also be offered for use as part of this contract provision. The funding of Vehicles is to be discussed during Dialogue; details can be found in the procurement documents. Following submissions of the completed SQs, the Authority will apply the selection stage criteria, as set out in the procurement documentation. The Authority intends to select three (3) (and no more than four (4)) economic operators to progress from the SQ stage to the Invitation To Participate in Dialogue and Invitation to Submit Detailed Solutions stage. The Authority will then commence dialogue with the Bidders who have passed the SQ Stage and at the conclusion of these dialogue meetings, Bidders will be required to submit their detailed solutions. Following evaluation of detailed solutions the Authority will invite all the Bidders to detailed dialogue sessions. Once the Authority identifies the solution/solutions capable of meeting its needs, dialogue will be concluded and Bidders invited to submit a final tender before a Preferred Bidder is selected that represents the most economically advantageous tender.