Environment Agency - South East Minor Works Framework

The framework's 4 distinct lots cover the types of services and works falling under the following categories:

1. River Maintenance and Vegetation Management including incident response at both 12-hours and 24-hours notice to support the Environment Agency
2. Civil Construction, Maintenance, Design and Build including associated M&E and Early Supplier Engagement,
3. Design, Manufacture and Installation of Fabricated Steel, aluminium structures and other works and Maintenance,
4. River Restoration and associated works.

Additional information: Please note: this framework is being procured under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In relation to IV.1), the type of procedure is the ‘Competitive Procedure with Negotiation’ Regulation 29. However, the Agency may award the framework on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, and reserves the possibility of doing so in accordance with Regulation 29(15).

Please note: this exercise shall be conducted using a two stage, two system approach: organisations wishing to pursue this opportunity should complete the questions and submit your response at this Supplier Selection Criteria (SSC) stage through the ProContract system (www.sell2ea.com). The information you provide will enable us to select suppliers who are eligible for the next stage in the procurement process. Please note that companies who are successful in progressing through to the Invitation to Tender stage will be required to register and submit their Invitation to Tender responses on the Environment Agency's new e-tendering system, ‘Bravo'.

Guidance on Procontract: Click on the “Supplier's Area” link and then register free on the portal. Log in to the portal with the username/password then find this opportunity in the “Search Latest Opportunities” area and click on the relevant hyperlink relating to this framework. Those published in this area are opportunities open to any registered supplier. Once in the opportunity, click the “Register Interest” button at the bottom of the page. This will then inform the buyer that you have registered your interest and you will receive confirmation of this via a system generated email. Expressions of Interest sent directly to the contact person placing this notice will not be considered and shall not be responded to. You may contact this person for advice or information regarding the contracting opportunity, but for all portal issues click on the “Support” area on the “Supplier Registration” page.

Please note: the deadline for the Selection Stage is 14:00 on 21.9.2016. Suppliers must submit their completed 'Selection Stage Response Form’ by 14:00 on 21.9.016 accordingly. All Documents are accessible on the ProContract system, once suppliers have registered their interest.