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Published 29 Jul 2022, 14:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Asset Delivery Frameworks · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

Framework agreementWorks
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 29 Jul 2022from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Environment Agency has commenced work on the renewal and /or replacement of the Frameworks it uses to deliver capital and revenue programmes under the national Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) strategy. As part of this work, a review is being undertaken to develop commercial models that are fit for the future and aligned with the future business needs.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) commences our market engagement to:-

  • notify the market of the upcoming renewals programme, and
  • invite suppliers to register their interest in participating in engagement exercises that will help to shape the future frameworks.

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Coastal-defence works · Construction consultancy services · Construction work · Design consultancy services · Design-modelling services · Electrical engineering installation works · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Engineering works and construction works · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental services · +27 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This PIN relates to the frameworks and services listed below, for which we are…Planned

This PIN relates to the frameworks and services listed below, for which we are currently developing or implementing our procurement strategy:

  • MEICA Maintenance and Minor Project Work
  • MEICA Major/ Complex project work
  • Property Flood Resilience
  • Marine or coastal construction works
  • Minor civil engineering services (concrete structures, revetment works, bridge works, piling works, weirs/locks, fish passes, minor building works, metal fabrication and culverts and drainage)
  • Routine Operational Maintenance activities (grass cutting, tree works, tree surveys, debris screen removal, de-silting, invasive weed control and treatment of invasive non-native species and minor repairs)
  • Landscaping services
  • Infrastructure/ Construction consultancy services, typically (but not exclusively) delivered under the EA's Client Support (CSF) and Mapping and Modelling (MMF) frameworks, including:-

-- Technical support services

-- Cost and carbon management services

-- Modelling, survey and mapping services for forecasting and flood risk assessments

-- Environmental/Sustainability services

-- Research and Development services

-- Specialist consultancy roles

Note that infrastructure civil construction projects valued above ~£500,000 are typically delivered via the EA’s Collaborative Delivery Framework, or other frameworks, and are not included in the scope of this PIN Additional information: Note the estimated date of publication of the contract notice relates to this PIN only. Updates will be provided to each respondent as each framework develops.

See details below for how to access the questionnaire.

Delivery: UK

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Asset Delivery Frameworks” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Jul 2022, 14:55 BST
Last source update
29 Jul 2022, 14:55 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020835
Classification (CPV)
Civil engineering consultancy servicesCoastal-defence worksConstruction consultancy servicesConstruction workDesign consultancy servicesDesign-modelling servicesElectrical engineering installation worksEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksEngineering works and construction worksEnvironmental engineering consultancy services
+29 moreEnvironmental issues consultancy servicesEnvironmental services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035785 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To assist the EA in shaping the future framework requirements, organisations interested in delivering any of the services listed are asked to register their interest and respond to a short pre-tender questionnaire by emailing [email protected] Suppliers are asked to respond to the questionnaire no later than 26th August. Following consideration of the responses the EA may wish to engage in further discussions with respondents, and the information gathered will help shape the future frameworks and procurement procedures followed. The formal procurement exercises are expected to commence in October 2022 for MEICA and PFR, with other procurements commencing in 2023. Periodic updates will be provided to all suppliers that respond to the questionnaire. Suppliers are notified that: participating in this market sounding exercise will not guarantee short-listing at a later stage in the procurement; the EA reserves the right not to proceed with any subsequent procurement; the EA will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

29 Jul 2022 → 29 Jul 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Tender notice expected
    29 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    29 Jul 2022, 14:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeEnvironmental protection Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol, UK, BS1 5AHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.