Northern Trains Limited (NTL): Waste Removal and Recycling Services

UK-York: Refuse and waste related services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Northern Trains Limited (NTL
             George Stephenson House, Toft Green, Toft Green, York, YO1 6JT, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7977596998, Email: Alicja.Zdobylak@northernrailway.co.uk
             Contact: Alicja Zdobylak
             Main Address: www.northernrailway.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
      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-York:-Refuse-and-waste-related-services./7V7T7855DF
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent 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.6) Main activity:
            Railway services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Waste Removal and Recycling Services       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      90500000 - Refuse and waste related services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The key requirement of this procurement is to establish a Framework Agreement with a single economic operator that will enable Northern Trains Limited (NTL) (and SE Trains Limited (SETL), London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), TransPennine Trains Limited (TPE) and other Affiliates, who are listed on the Contract Notice) to enter into respective Call-Off Contracts under the Framework Agreement in relation to the supply of Waste Removal and Recycling Services as may be required by the NTL and the Affiliates.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 60,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
   
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The key requirement of this procurement is to establish a Framework Agreement with a single economic operator that will enable Northern Trains Limited (NTL) (and SE Trains Limited (SETL), London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), TransPennine Trains Limited (TPE) and other Affiliates, who are listed on the Contract Notice) to enter into respective Call-Off Contracts under the Framework Agreement in relation to the supply of Waste Removal and Recycling Services as may be required by the NTL and the Affiliates. Northern Trains Limited (‘NTL’) will be the awarding entity on this Framework. NTL and the Affiliates may (at their discretion) enter into a Call-Off Contract with the Contractor at the conclusion of the procurement process. There is no obligation from any Utility to enter into any Call-Off Contract under this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be let for an initial period of 4 (four) years with 2 (two) optional renewal terms. Each Renewal Term shall be a period of 2 (two) years. The estimated total value of the Framework is £60,000,000 across its whole duration (8 years). This value has been estimated across all 9 (nine) Utilities mentioned on this notice, who may wish to enter into Call-Off Contracts with the winning Bidder. Estimated annual values for NTL, LNER, SETL and TPE are outlined in the tender documents. Waste Removal and Recycling Services will require a provision of Non-Hazardous, Hazardous and Confidential Waste to NTL and the Affiliates, who are based across the UK.
      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: 60,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: The Framework will be let for initial period of 4 (four) years with 2 (two) optional renewal terms. Each Renewal Term shall be a period of 2 (two) years.
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 1
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
      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: Not provided       
   


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.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
            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.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
       Not Provided   
      III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
       Not Provided   
      III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
       Not Provided      
   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: Yes    
   
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED_WITH_COMPETITION
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with a single operator       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided                     
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 8 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: Yes.
   
   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: No       
   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: 18/03/2024 Time: 18:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided       
      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:
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   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: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-York:-Refuse-and-waste-related-services./7V7T7855DF

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7V7T7855DF
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Department for Transport
       Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road,, London, SW1P 4DR, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   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: 15/02/2024

Annex A



   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      1: Contracting Entity
       LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
       West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA, United Kingdom
       Email: Sharon.Dodds@lner.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.lner.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      2: Contracting Entity
       SE TRAINS LIMITED
       Second Floor, 4 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AU, United Kingdom
       Email: Amy.Innes@southeasternrailway.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      3: Contracting Entity
       TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED
       Great Minster House, 2nd Floor Franchise Resilience And Mobilisation Team, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR, United Kingdom
       Email: simon.jackson@tpexpress.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      4: Contracting Entity
       NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
       Waterloo General Office, London, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom
       Email: alicja.zdobylak@northernrailway.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      5: Contracting Entity
       THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
       Arriva Plc, 1 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland, SR3 3XP, United Kingdom
       Email: Alicja.Zdobylak@northernrailway.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      6: Contracting Entity
       AVANTI WEST COAST LIMITED
       The Point, 124 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1AF, United Kingdom
       Email: Alicja.Zdobylak@northernrailway.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      7: Contracting Entity
       XC TRAINS LIMITED
       C/O Arriva Plc 1 Admiral Way, Doxford International, Business Park, Sunderland, SR3 3XP, United Kingdom
       Email: Alicja.Zdobylak@northernrailway.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      8: Contracting Entity
       WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED
       2nd Floor St Andrew's House, 18-20 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG, United Kingdom
       Email: Alicja.Zdobylak@northernrailway.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK