NAT - MEICA Maintenance Framework and EICR

As per the Mechanical and electrical engineering services PIN released on the 13th November 2020 and the Asset Delivery Frameworks PIN released on the 22nd July 2022 and the MEICA National Operations Framework PIN released on the 19th August 2022, the Environment Agency require MEICA services (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation Control and Automation) to support the operation, repair and maintenance of a variety of flood defence assets such as lock gates, pumping stations, river level maintenance weirs, and flow and level measurement systems.

This PIN is to alert the market of the updated procurement programme that is expected to commence on the 9th January 2023.

Please note this is not the start of a procurement process. A separate contract notice will be published to cover this requirement. The primary purpose of this PIN is to alert the market to the updated timetable in advance of tender release.

The intended timetable is as follows:

• SQ Stage - 9th January 2023 - 8th February 2023

• SQ Evaluation - February 2023 - March 2023

• ITT Stage - March 2022 - May 2023

• Evaluation - May 2023 - June 2023

• Publish Contract Award Notice and issues Notification of Intention to Award letters - August 2023

• Contract award / contract issued - August 2023

• Contract Start Date - August 2023

• Handover/ Mobilisation Period - August 2023 - November 2023

Please note framework approach communicated in the previous PIN is still subject to change.