Notice Information
Notice Title
Essex Waste Management Partnership Residual Waste Treatment Contract
Notice Description
The purpose of this Voluntary Ex-ante Transparency Notice is to inform the market of the additional works / services to be performed by UBB Waste (Essex) Limited following the amendment of its contract with the Authority for the design, construction, commissioning operation and handback of a mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facility at the Tovi Eco-park (Basildon, Essex). The facility in question did not pass the acceptance tests specified in the contract which led to the Authority seeking to terminate the contract as well as commencing litigation against the contractor. The Authority has given notice that it is proposing to take a decision to enter into an Amendment and Settlement Agreement to settle that litigation and to amend the handback requirements of the contract on the basis that the site will be cleared and returned to ECC in a condition that will allow for its future redevelopment. It is expected that the modified contract will have a term expiring in 2040. These additional works / services are essential to restore the pre-contractual position and, to the extent that they are not or may not be encompassed by the terms of the original contract, they form an integrated part of a planned settlement agreement between the Authority and the contractor to draw to a conclusion the litigation between the parties.
Lot Information
Lot 1
11.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Contract was awarded on 31 May 2012 to UBB Waste (Essex) Limited, following the completion of a full tender process. The contracted works and services were for the design, construction, commissioning, handback and operation of a mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facility in the Tovi Eco-Park (Basildon, Essex). Following the initial construction of the facility, the contract provided for a commissioning period followed by Acceptance Tests to confirm that the facility could meet the performance requirements in the contract. If not ultimately passed by an Acceptance Longstop Date of 12 January 2017, the Authority was entitled to terminate the Contract. The facility did not pass the Acceptance Test by the Acceptance Longstop Date, which resulted in the Authority commencing litigation against the contractor. The Authority has given notice that it is proposing to take a decision to enter into an Amendment and Settlement Agreement to settle that litigation and to amend the handback requirements of the contract on the basis that the site will be cleared and returned to ECC in a condition that will allow for its future redevelopment. It is expected that the modified contract will have a term expiring in 2040. More specifically, the contractor shall: - Demolish the MBT facility to ground slab level. - Surrender the Environmental Permit which relates to the operation of the MBT facility and is held by Urbaser Environmental Limited. - Remove certain hazardous substances from the site and hand back the site in accordance with the conditions in the Amendment and Settlement Agreement, to the satisfaction of an independent environmental consultant. - Remove certain plant and equipment from the MBT facility prior to its demolition. - Design and build a new surface water management system for the site. This includes re-grading part of the site and installing new surface water retention structures. - Install new sections of security fencing for the site. - Arrange for the de-energisation of the UKPN electrical sub-station and install a new power supply to the site to serve the surface water management system. - Fill below-ground voids following the demolition process with granular materials. - Obtain all necessary consents to enable the works. - Surrender to the Authority its sub-lease interest in the site. - Procure that its ultimate parent companies indemnifies the Authority (until expiry of a period of three years following handback) against any failure by the contractor to perform its obligations as set out above and further detailed in the Amendment and Settlement Agreement.
Procurement Information
The purpose of this Notice is to inform the market of the modifications to the Contract awarded on 31 May 2012 to UBB Waste (Essex) Limited for the design, construction, commissioning operation and handback of the MBT facility at Tovi Eco-Park (Basildon, Essex). Following the initial construction of the facility, the Contract provided for a commissioning period followed by Acceptance Tests to confirm that the facility could meet the performance requirements in the Contract. Under the Contract, the tests should have been completed by the Planned Services Commencement Date of 12 July 2015. If not ultimately passed by an Acceptance Longstop Date of 12 January 2017, the Authority was entitled to terminate the Contract. The facility did not pass the Acceptance Test by the Acceptance Longstop Date, which resulted in the Authority commencing litigation against the contractor. The Authority has given notice that it is proposing to take a decision to enter into an Amendment and Settlement Agreement to settle that litigation and to amend the contract on the basis that the site will be cleared and returned to ECC in a condition that will allow for its future redevelopment. It is expected that the modified contract will have a term expiring in 2040. The works / services are therefore ancillary to the amendment and settlement agreement with the contractor and the contract amendments take into account and address the contractor's current rights and obligations in relation to the site. For transparency purposes, a notice pursuant to Regulation 72(1)(b) has also been published to explain why the modifications (clarificatory in nature) preclude the change of contractor for technical or economic reasons.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-032281
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007143-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £9,900,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Mar 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Katie Bray
- Contact Email
- katie.bray@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3330132305
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
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