Construction Contract Leads
East of England
Category Services
Type Planning
No. of Lots 1
Status Planned
Published 18th Jul 2023
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-03e31e |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Repair and maintenance services |
| Procurement Method | - |
| Value | - |
East of England
Category Services
Type Planning
No. of Lots 1
Status Planned
Published 18th Jul 2023
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-03e31e |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Repair and maintenance services |
| Procurement Method | - |
| Value | - |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Miss Bethany Gray
Bethany.gray [at] essex.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH - East of England
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
I.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
1021 Repair of Plant (MARKET ENGAGEMENT)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Please note that this is for Market Engagement only.
Essex County County (the Authority) are seeking to procure a service for the repair and maintenance of mobile plant. The Authority own nine (9) items of mobile plant which are located across nine (9) of its operational Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) within the county of Essex.
The scope of this contract will require the Contractor to maintain and service each of the nine (9) items of mobile plant, as well as cover ad-hoc breakdowns and repairs for any of the nine (9) mobile plant items and associated hydraulic hoses where necessary. The Authority will also require the Contractor to provide two (2) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) inspections per annum on each mobile plant item, therefore equating to 18 inspections per contract year.
Ahead of publishing this opportunity in September 2023, interested parties are invited to engage in a session with the Authority whereby the Authority will further explain the detail surrounding the scope of this requirement, as well as provide information regarding how to tender for an Essex County Council opportunity.
The proposed session(s) intend to provide guidance of the steps for Bidders to access our e-Sourcing portal (ProContract), as well as the type of information which the Authority are seeking to receive through Bidders’ tender submissions. These sessions will be hosted via Microsoft Teams where attendees will be able to anonymise their identities upon attendance, if preferred.
To book a space on one of the below group market engagement sessions, please email bethany.gray [at] essex.gov.uk and confirm which session you would like to attend by 12pm Tuesday 1st August 2023. If you are able to attend either of the sessions, please ensure to confirm this within your email. The available dates for these market engagement sessions are either:
• Wednesday 9th August 2023 at 1pm – 2:30pm
• Thursday 10th August 2023 at 10am – 11:30am
Please note that this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should also be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County County (the Authority) are seeking to procure a service for the repair and maintenance of mobile plant. The Authority own nine (9) items of mobile plant which are located across nine (9) of its operational Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) within the county of Essex.
The scope of this contract will require the Contractor to maintain and service each of the nine (9) items of mobile plant, as well as cover ad-hoc breakdowns and repairs for any of the nine (9) mobile plant items and associated hydraulic hoses where necessary. The Authority will also require the Contractor to provide two (2) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) inspections per annum on each mobile plant item, therefore equating to 18 inspections per contract year.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £800,000
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Contract will have an initial term of four (4) years and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further four (4) years.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
11 September 2023
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No