Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Tender description

The London Borough of Waltham Forest (“the Authority”) invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations in relation to the Contract for the Provision of Waste Collection and Recycling services, Street Cleansing services and Grounds Maintenance services. The Authority is conducting this procurement through the competitive dialogue procedure of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Contract will be for an initial term of 8 years with the potential to extend for period(s) up to a further 8 years, The duration of the extension(s) may range from 1 year to 8 years, subject to not exceeding the maximum total contract term of 16 years. Organisations interested in being invited to tender for the Contract are required to complete a Selection Questionnaire containing information about their economic and financial standing, technical capability and other general information. This information will be assessed to establish that the organisation is financially viable and technically capable of undertaking a contract of this nature. Access to the Selection Questionnaire and further information about the Contract can be obtained from the London Tenders Portal. The Contract shall be awarded based on the most economically advantageous Tender received, full details included in the procurement documents. Procurement Documents. The contracting authority's requirements will be defined in the service specification. An Initial Descriptive Document can be obtained with the Selection Questionnaire. This will be accompanied by draft terms, specification and high level evaluation criteria which will be developed in more detail and released with the Invitation to Participate in Dialogue to those who are invited to ISDS stage. All of the documents will be made available on London Tenders portal. The Competitive Dialogue. It is intended that this procurement will be a streamlined competitive dialogue. There will be no outline solutions stage and dialogue will focus on key issues where the Contracting Authority is not able to define objectively the technical means or financial or legal make up of aspects of its needs. The dialogue may be carried out in stages.