Braintree District Council : Temporary Labour

UK-Braintree: Recruitment services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Braintree District Council
             Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9HB, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1376551414, Email: procurement@braintree.gov.uk
             Main Address: https://www.braintree.gov.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKH3
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Braintree:-Recruitment-services./EM3XTK9248
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Braintree:-Recruitment-services./EM3XTK9248 to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Regional or local authority
      I.5) Main activity
            General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Temporary Labour       
      Reference Number: PROC20-0103
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79600000 - Recruitment services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Braintree District Council are procuring a Single Vendor who will take responsibility for providing the council with temporary workers.
The successful organisation will need to demonstrate that they are able to deliver workers to the geographical locations and for the areas of expertise/service specified.
The contract will be for an initial three (3) years with an option to extend for two further 12 month periods (1+1).       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 3,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKH3 Essex
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Braintree District Council (BDC) are procuring a Single Vendor who will take responsibility for providing the council with temporary workers.

BDC may throughout the lifetime of the contract request for an adjustment, expansion, or reduction of the required tasks. Agency staff will in general undertake the listed tasks within the following services:
Waste Services

-Domestic kerb side refuse and dry mixed recycling collection services including food waste and green waste. Refuse and dry mixed recycling will be in bags and bins

Trade waste collections

-Recycling Bring Bank collections and cleaning
-Transfer station working / weighbridge operation
-Bin and sack deliveries
-HGV Class 2 driving
-JCB / Plant operation
-Bulky Waste Collections

Street Cleansing

-Litter picking on all urban and rural roads in the Braintree District
-Estate litter-picking
-Town Centre sweeping
-Litter-bin and dog bin emptying
-Leaf clearance / sweeping
-Removal of fly-tipping, fly posters and graffiti
-Snow clearance / gritting
-Van driving (up to 7.5 tonne licence required)
-Mechanical sweeping driving (up to 7.5 tonne licence required)

Special projects

-Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance Services
-Full range of grounds maintenance of parks and open spaces, sports fields, public gardens, and Cemeteries
-Leaf clearance / sweeping
-Snow clearance / gritting
-Van driving (up to 7.5 tonne licence required) plus driving with trailers
-Plant operation (where trained) such as tractors, mowers and diggers
-Litter picking
-Litter bin emptying

General Service support
-Assist the service(s) in delivering leaflets and brochures, undertaking surveys and generally supporting special events i.e. fetes, carnivals.

Delta Access code: EM3XTK9248



The successful tenderer may be required to participate in works related economic, social and environmental regeneration of the area in and around the place of delivery. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social, economic and environmental considerations.
Each bidder shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses incurred in participating in this process.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 3,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: The contract will be for an initial three (3) years with an option to extend for two further 12 month periods (1+1).
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage of the process and not to proceed with the award of any contract. The Authority shall not be liable for interested parties’ or tenderers’ costs in relation to this procurement in any circumstances.
The estimated value indicated at II.1.5 is indicative only. No level of expenditure is guaranteed by Braintree District Council.       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 24/08/2020 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 24/08/2020
         Time: 12:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: Yes    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Braintree:-Recruitment-services./EM3XTK9248

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EM3XTK9248
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
       The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2079760000
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Generally,such action must be brought within 30 days form the date the aggrieved party knew or ought to have known about the breach.    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/07/2020

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