UKRI-3509 Provision of STFC Cranes, Hoists and Associated Services Maintenance Contract

This contract will cover all Cranes, Hoists and Associated Services maintenance, reactive and remedial works at

•The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire (RAL)

•Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire

•The Cosener’s House, in Abingdon

Crane and Hoist Maintenance and associated minor works services will encompass, but not limited to, routine and reactive maintenance, statutory testing and planned system maintenance under permit control, installing new systems or modification to existing systems, supporting Safety Insurance Inspection, Repair & Replacement.

The Supplier is expected to provide service support 365 days per annum and 24 hrs per day. An emergency phone number must be made available in advance for weekend work and Christmas breaks.

It is a condition of appointment to this Agreement that the Supplier employs on the Client’s sites, only persons (direct employees and sub-contractor employees) who have satisfactorily completed a Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.

All reactive, remedial works, and costs associated with new assets are an estimate and they are not guaranteed. Whilst it is STFC’s intention to purchase the majority of its requirements under this Contract Arrangement from the Supplier appointed, this does not confer any exclusivity on the appointed Supplier. STFC reserve the right to purchase any requirements (including those similar to this and covered by this procurement) from any Supplier outside of this Contract.

Planned PPM’s is the only guaranteed element of the contract with that value being between £60k and £72k throughout the 2+1 Year lifecycle of the contract. All other elements are not guaranteed, see specification extract below. This is further clarified within the specification document.

The anticipated start date of the contract is 1st February 2024.

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