Provision of Services for the Inspection of Mine Entry 2017

The Authority's requirement for Provision of Inspection of Mine Entry 2017.

The Coal Authority manages a proactive mine entry inspection regime which currently seeks to inspect a minimum of 10,000 Mine Entries per annum across the UK coalfields.

Through this framework the Coal Authority is seeking to procure resources to undertake those inspections and report on findings.

Framework requires a service that can undertake mine entry inspections throughout the compulsory and optional coalfield regions. This element of the service will be subject to confirmation.

The Coal Authority wishes to establish a Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the provisions of Inspection of Mine Entry 2017 services in the following regions:

Compulsory Regions:

Region 1 Scotland East

Region 2 Scotland west

Region 3 Northumberland, Durham & Cumbria

Region 4 Somerset, South Gloucestershire & Bristol area

Region 5 North Wales, Cheshire & Lancashire

Region 6 North & West Yorkshire

Region 7 South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster)

Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Leicestershire

Region 8 Staffordshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Heredfordshire & Worcestershire

Region 9 South Wales, Pembrokeshire & North Gloucestershire (Forest of Dean)

Optional Regions

Region 8 Campbeltown (Mull of Kintyre)

Region 9 Brora (Sutherland)

Region 10 Kent

Region 11 Devon

Region 12 Anglesey

The Contract will commence in October 2017 for a period of 36 months terminating in October 2020 with an option to extend further for a 12 month period