DPS Recycling & Haulage Service for Dry Mixed Recyclable Waste Materials & Segregated Trade Waste

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Caerphilly County Borough Council ('the Council') established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of a Recycling and Haulage Service for Dry Mixed Recyclable (DMR) Waste Materials in May 2017. This notice is for any experienced and suitably qualified Suppliers who wish to join the DPS. The DPS expires on 30 April 2023, however the Council reserves the right to extend or shorten the DPS validity period at its own discretion. Suppliers are permitted to join during the validity period of the DPS subject to meeting the Council’s pre-qualification criteria, which is available via the Council’s e-tendering portal-Proactis Plaza. Suppliers should note that admission onto the DPS is not a guarantee of any award of contracts and there is also no guarantee of volume or value of contracts to be let via the DPS. It is anticipated that the Council will run a mini competition during September 2021 with the objective of awarding a contract for a period of two years with an option to extend for an additional twenty-four months in periods to be agreed by the Council. However the Council reserves the right to define the exact individual contact term and such information will be made available within each mini competition via the associated procurement documentation. All Suppliers established on the DPS will be invited to participate in future mini competitions providing that they continually meet the DPS qualification criteria for the validity period of the DPS. The award criteria for the mini competitions shall be based on either price or cost only or price-quality ratio. The % weighting will be price or cost 0-100% and price-quality 0-100% split between both criteria. Suppliers may be required to consider different pricing or costing strategies as part of the mini competitions. Future mini competitions will include the exact award criteria, associated weightings and pricing or costing strategy for the specific requirement. A Supplier Guidance Document has been produced to assist Suppliers who wish to join the DPS. Lot 1: Provision of a trade recycling collection service for Caerphilly County Borough Council to adhere to the separate collections requirements of the new Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2023 (“Workplace Recycling Regulations”) that began in April 2024. The contract is for a period of three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years to be reviewed annually or as otherwise agreed.