Notice Information
Notice Title
Somerset County Council Waste Project
Notice Description
Somerset County Council ("Council") awarded a contract to Viridor Waste Management Limited ("Viridor") in 2006 following a procurement for project management services for the delivery of the Council's municipal waste strategy and its landfill directive obligations to divert biodegradable municipal waste from landfill (the "Contract"). The procurement was advertised in OJEU Contract Notice (2004/S 204-174980). This also encompassed the delivery of waste services and development of new waste treatment facilities - details can be found in the OJEU Contract Notice. Viridor has subsequently changed its name to Valencia Waste Management Limited "(VWML"). The Council is intending to enter into a novation agreement with Syracuse Waste Limited (No. 13269384) ("Syracuse") which is a contractor successor to VWML. This will result in Syracuse replacing VWML as the party to the Contract for the remainder of the term.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Contract was entered into on 14 May 2006 for a duration of 191 months with an est. value of PS288m (and a max. duration of 299 months) for the services referred to above. The proposed novation will not seek to extend the duration beyond the max. duration of the Contract and will expire on 31 Mar 2031. Viridor transferred the resources, assets and staff (engaged in providing the services) into a newly created wholly-owned subsidiary, Syracuse, on 31 Jul 2021. On 31 August 2021 Biffa Waste Services Limited acquired the entire share capital of Syracuse. The Council intends to novate the Contract to Syracuse with the remaining term running until 31 Mar 2031. The novation will take place no earlier than the expiry of 10 days from the publication of this notice. The PS288m value in II.1.7) represents the est. value of the Contract when it was entered into on 14 May 2006 on the basis of a ~PS17m value per annum across 191 months. See II.2.14) for details of est. remaining value. Additional information: The Contract has an initial term of 191 months (~16 years) with an option to extend for 9 years (which has been invoked). The remaining term on the novated Contract will be ~108 months with an estimated remaining value of PS115m on the basis of ~PS12m value per annum. The per annum value is lower due to the March 2017 variation that removed residual waste treatment and disposal from the services.
Procurement Information
The Contract was entered into on 14 May 2006 for a duration of 191 months with an est. value of PS288m (and a max. duration of 299 months) for the services referred to above. The proposed novation will not seek to extend the duration beyond the max. duration of the Contract and will expire on 31 Mar 2031. Viridor transferred the resources, assets and staff (engaged in providing the services) into a newly created wholly-owned subsidiary, Syracuse, on 31 Jul 2021. On 31 August 2021 Biffa Waste Services Limited acquired the entire share capital of Syracuse. The Council intends to novate the Contract to Syracuse with the remaining term running until 31 Mar 2031. The novation will take place no earlier than the expiry of 10 days from the publication of this notice. The PS288m value in II.1.7) represents the est. value of the Contract when it was entered into on 14 May 2006 on the basis of a ~PS17m value per annum across 191 months. See II.2.14) for details of est. remaining value.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0355d6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022133-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
79723000 - Waste analysis services
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £288,000,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Aug 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 May 20196 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
- SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Paul Skuse
- Contact Email
- pskuse@somerset.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7833446435
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
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- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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