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# Hydrometery Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hydrometery-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03e025). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Mining Remediation Authority: "Hydrometery Framework". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,000,000. 6 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Mining Remediation Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mining-remediation-authority-gov-pb1430)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hydrometeorology services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e025`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hydrometery-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03e025#tl-md)

## Description
Prior Information Notice - Hydrometry Framework
Requirement Overview
Deliverables from this contract are to provide a service to undertake Hydrometric Monitoring for The Coal Authority, at coal and metal mine sites across the UK.
This notice is not a call for competition - The Coal Authority intends to issue the call for competition on or after September 2023 
Supplier engagement notification
Prior to starting the formal tendering process, The Coal Authority will host several supplier engagement events via Microsoft Teams. 
The purpose of these events are to provide further information about this requirement, the tendering process, and to invite feedback and questions from potential bidders. So we can provide more detail of our requirements, we are proposing to deliver a session on each Lot. We have also included some sessions where we will cover all of the Lots in a single session for those who are already familiar with our requirements.
Dates/times - 
Lot 1 - Options Assessment: 15/08/2023
Lot 2 - Weirs and Flumes: 15/08/2023
Lot 3 - Loggers and Sensors: 17/08/2023
Lot 4- Spot flow gauging and water quality: 17/08/2023
Lot 5 - Pipe flow meter verification: 17/08/2023
All Lots - 18/08/2023
We may also offer some site visits of our recent flow measurement and logger installations, or to see some of the locations that we are currently undertaking spot flow gaugings/ sampling programme. Further information will be stated in the ITT docs.
Interested parties should email Adam Beckett - AdamBeckett@coal.gov.uk to book a place or if there are any queries about this requirement.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Options Assessment
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71351612
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Description:** At locations where we don't currently have any existing flow monitoring, we will often conduct an options assessment. This involves a site survey, options report and then detailed design drawings of the preferred option. Suppliers will need to be abl...

### Lot 2: Weirs and Flumes
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71351612
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKL, UKM

- **Description:** This lot will involve the installation of weirs and flumes predominantly at our existing Coal Mine Water Treatment Schemes (MWTS). We operate over 70 MWTS across the UK (South Wales, Scotland, Midlands, Yorkshire, North-East and North-West England), ...

### Lot 3: Loggers, Water Level Sensors, Rain gauges and Water Quality Sensors
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71351612
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKK, UKM

- **Description:** This lot will involve the installation of data loggers, water level sensors, rain gauges, velocity sensors and water quality sensors. Wherever possible, the data loggers should be installed on telemetry, and be battery powered with solar panels. We c...

### Lot 4: Spot Flow Gauging and Water Quality sampling
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71351612
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Description:** This lot will involve spot flow gauging and water quality measurements, often taken at several locations within a particular catchment, or to validate existing flow measurement sites. This work is often undertaken to provide baseline data within catc...

### Lot 5: Pipeflow meter calibration
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71351612
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Description:** We operate over 70 Mine Water Treatment Schemes, of which 49 are pumped where we have approximately 70 electromagnetic pipe flow meters installed to measure the quantity of water that we abstract from the mines. These meters require a programme of ro...

### Lot 6: Hydrometric Monitoring (General Lot)
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71351612
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Description:** This will be a general lot, for projects which include aspects covered by more than 1 of the above. 
Note: Any work involving construction or installation will be undertaken in accordance with CDM. Installation of loggers and velocity meters may be r...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019621-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-10T12:21:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T04:12:14.360Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e025