Award

981_23 Secure Shredding and Disposal of Confidential Waste

ESPO

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Jan 2024 at 10:07

Tender

29 Sep 2023 at 11:22

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement contracting process involves Espo as the buying organisation. The tender, titled "981_23 Secure Shredding and Disposal of Confidential Waste", falls under the industry category of Refuse and waste related services. Located in LEICESTER, England, the procurement stage is in the award phase, with a contract period spanning from 1st December 2023 to 30th November 2025. The value of the contract is £8,000,000 GBP, and the procurement method used is an Open procedure. The key dates include the tender period ending on 1st November 2023.

This procurement process presents opportunities for businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations, to provide secure shredding and disposal services. Businesses in the refuse and waste related services industry would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contracting authority, Espo, is facilitating the tender process through open procedures, allowing a wide range of businesses to participate and potentially secure contracts. The framework agreement offers the possibility to extend for another 24 months, ensuring ongoing opportunities for business growth and development.

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Notice Title

981_23 Secure Shredding and Disposal of Confidential Waste

Notice Description

The provision of on and off site secure shredding and confidential waste disposal service. The service will provide customers with the collection, shredding and secure disposal of approved confidential paper materials, such as paper documents, folders, files, diaries etc, and the collection and disposal of other materials such as computer hard drives, magnetic media, x-ray film and uniforms etc.. The destruction of high security items is included in the scope of requirements and this service must be delivered in line with latest NPSA standards. Lot 1 - On-Site Shredding (based on weight -price per kilo) Lot 2 - On-Site Scheduled Collections (based on frequency of collections) Lot 3 - Off-Site Shredding (based on weight -price per kilo) Lot 4 - Off-Site Scheduled Collections (based on frequency of collections) Lot 5 - On-Site and Off-Site High Security Shredding to NPSA Standards Lot 6 - On-site Additional Shredding Services (uniform, magnetic media, hard drives and x-ray film destruction) Lot 7 - Off-site Additional Services - (uniform, magnetic media, hard drives, x-ray film destruction and reconditioning / recycling & resale of hardware) The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures following award, to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained. Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using a credit rating agency. Any changes will be assessed (compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bfdb33c2-8ebb-4930-925a-4cfa0acdc53e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c914e90-9f58-4055-8029-f7db96f94e0b
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

92512100 - Archive destruction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Dec 20232 years ago
Contract Period
18 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESPO
Contact Name
Place & Environment Procurement Team
Contact Email
tenders@espo.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE19 1ES
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Enderby
Westminster Constituency
South Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
12
Supplier Names

CHAFFINCH GREEN LIMITED (T/A CHAFFINCH DOCUMENT

DATASHREDDERS

GREENZONE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

LIGHT HOUSE SECURITY

RESTORE DATASHRED

SHRED STATION

SHRED-IT

SHREDALL (EAST MIDLANDS

SHREDPRO

TOPWOOD

TOTAL SHRED

UNISCOPE INTERNATIONAL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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