Contract Timeline

Publication Date

8th January 2025 09:33:09 AM

Tender Deadline

5th March 2025 15:00:00 PM   38 days remaining

Contract Summary

Tamar Crossings and Cornwall Council, on behalf of the parent authorities of Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council, invites tender submissions, from experienced contractors to provide a wide range of maintenance and support services to the engineering function at Tamar Crossings. The maximum opportunity of this contract is for a period of 10 years, as detailed by the start and end dates, comprising of an initial 4 year contract term, which may be followed by up to two optional extension clauses, the first of which is 4 years and then a further for 2 years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Prospective Contractors will be required to confirm they currently hold the following key Quality based, Industry recognised Accreditation requirements (or equivalents), and maintain these throughout the life of the contract: - ISO9001 (Quality Management Systems) - ISO14001 (Environmental Management Systems) - ISO45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems) - NHSS19A (National Highways Sector Scheme for Highways Painting) - ICATS registered (Industrial Coatings Applicator Training Scheme) The Form of Contract will be an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract. It should be noted that there will be no minimum guaranteed volume of work and future works will be dependent on maintenance inspections, budget restraints etc. Work is instructed by the client, based on a schedule contractual rate which vary depending on skill levels utilised. For example the general litter picking rate might be the lowest hourly rate and specialist paint inspections services might be the highest hourly rate. The incumbent contractor currently has between 4-12 personnel working on site daily throughout the year. This will vary depending on client requirements, budget provisions, availability of work, and weather. It is anticipated that TUPE staff transfers will apply. Below is a list of the typical services that are required under the contract - - Inspection support for Tamar Bridge inspectors - Contract support services -paint inspection, rope access inspection, ferry operations - Maintenance painting to buildings, structures or ferries - Minor structural repairs - replacing damaged drainage, parapet mesh panels and more - Clearance of Debris and detritus across the Tamar Crossings Estate - Rope access services - painting, difficult access inspections, inspection support - Provision of other special access requirements - access towers, mobile platforms - Confined space work - Vegetation clearance - General labour support - ferry chain replacement, ferry gantry maintenance - Occasional overnight or weekend working requirements, where necessary. ....Description continues...... Additional information: The approximate breakdown of works by location are typically 85% at the Bridge, 15% at the Ferry. The typical breakdown by activity is as follows. However, it should be noted that this may change to suit client requirements and it is only intended to give a general indication of the requirements - - 30% Maintenance Painting - 20% Miscellaneous maintenance - 10% Work at height/rope access works -inspections, painting, other maintenance - 15% Inspection support/other Contractor support - 10% General labour support - 5% Paint inspection - 5% Vegetation clearance - 5% Debris/Detritus clearance

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-051db6a9-1632-49b6-9942-b2ca5eb9569e

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure (above Threshold)

Procurement Category

Works

Tender Suitability

SME

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

45442120
45442121
63712310
71631450

CPV Division(s)

45 - Construction work
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Awarding Authority

CORNWALL COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

james.howarth@cornwall.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

County Hall, Treyew Road

Truro

TR1 3AY

England

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

8th August 2024 09:23:38 AM

Planning Deadline

9th September 2024 22:59:59 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

Tamar Crossings intend to re-appoint a suitably qualified contractor to deliver a range of support services to ensure that the infrastructure and assets within their control are operated, maintained and improved in accordance with statutory requirements and organisation goals. There are many routine and ad-hoc maintenance requirements at the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry including, but not limited to, the following: - inspection support for Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry bridge inspectors, - contract support services: paint inspection, rope access inspection - maintenance painting to buildings, structures or ferries - minor structural repairs: replacing damaged drainage, parapet mesh panels and more - debris clearance/litter picking - rope access services for painting, difficult access inspections and inspection support - provision of other specials access requirements such as access towers and mobile work platforms - confined space work - vegetation clearance - general labour support such as assisting with ferry chain replacement or ferry gantry maintenance - overnight, out of hours or weekend working requirements from time to time The appointed contractor will be expected to undertake primary responsibility for carrying out all of the aforementioned activities, as directed by Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry staff. At present, the incumbent contractor has between 4-10 personnel working on site daily throughout the year, depending on client requirements, with staff working based on a schedule of annually agreed rates. The rates vary depending on skill levels i.e. general litter picking being the lowest hourly rate and specialist paint inspections services being the highest. It is anticipated that TUPE will apply to this contract. Suitably qualified and experienced contractors are invited to attend a supplier information event to be held at the Bridge Offices on Wednesday 18th September 2024, commencing from 10:00 a.m. to find out more and ask and pertinent questions concerning the proposed contract before it is formally advertised in October. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory but highly recommended. If your organisation wishes to attend this event then please download, complete the Supplier Event form via the procurement portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Project no. DN737028 or use the link provided and return by no later than close of Monday 9th September. Please note, in the first instance, we will need to limit the attendees to no more than 2 personnel per organisation. This prior information notice is intended to initially alert the market to this opportunity, ahead of the more formal open procurement process, anticipated to be undertaken from October 2024, onwards. Any additional information requests or initial queries must only be raised using the Due North Portal.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-051db6a9-1632-49b6-9942-b2ca5eb9569e

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

N/A

Tender Suitability

SME

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

45442120
45442121
63712310
71631450

CPV Division(s)

45 - Construction work
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Awarding Authority

CORNWALL COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

james.howarth@cornwall.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Treyew Road

Truro

TR1 3AY

England