Market Engagement - Provision of Mobile Plant and Equipment

Background

Lancashire Renewables Ltd (a company owned by Lancashire County Council) operates two waste treatment facilities in Lancashire, located in Farrington near Leyland and also in Thornton. The company handles household and residual waste (circa 400,000 tonnes p.a) in Lancashire. As an integral part of processing the waste at the two sites, the company requires a range of mobile plant such as front end wheel loaders, loadalls, teletrucks, and forklift trucks.

Commencing from 1st July 2021 we intended to replace the ageing / existing equipment with new units; either through outright purchase or a long term contract lease agreements from a single service provider. As part of the market testing we are hoping to review & clarify certain criteria that will help us in creating a final tender specification. Typical criteria may include, but not be restricted to, the following topics:

Appropriate equipment specifications to suit our operating conditions & environment.

Alternative technologies to support targets for carbon reduction.

Equipment reliability & arrangements for service support.

Breakdown support, response times & contingency planning.

Tyre management.

Damage management.

Efficiency & operating costs.

Operator comforts & safety.

Current Equipment Data - for information only:

Note: as a result of our market consultation, the final requirements may differ in terms of numbers of fleet, type and specification of equipment, or solution proposal.

JCB 437 HT Wastemaster 6 off (3 @ Leyland / 3 @ Thornton)

JCB TLT35D 4x4 Teletruck 3 off (2 @ Leyland / 1 @ Thornton)

JCB 525-60 Loadall 1 off (1 @ Leyland)

Jungheinrich DFG435 FLT 3500kg 2 off (1 @ Leyland / 1 @ Thornton)

Triple stage 4.4mt mast

1200mm forks

Requirements

We wish to speak to organisations who operate in this sector and scope potential solutions which may form the basis of the future tender. As a starting point, interested organisations are invited to view and complete the attached questionnaire.

Please complete the questions, and return your completed questionnaire and any supplementary information to alistair.pope@lancashirerenewables.co.uk by 31/03/2020. Responses to the questionnaire will be reviewed, and the company may invite a number of organisations to discuss the contents of their questionnaires in more detail.