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Summary of the contracting process

The West Lothian Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Small Land Drainage & Underground Investigation services. The contract, titled "CC10730 - Small Land Drainage & Underground Investigation Framework", was awarded to Ipsum and Ross Contractors Ltd. The tender was for works in the General Public Services category and was located in Livingston, UK. The contract has a total value of £2,350,000 and was signed on 31st August 2022.

This contract presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses to participate in infrastructure projects related to land drainage and underground investigations. Businesses involved in civil engineering, landscaping, drainage systems maintenance, and environmental services would be suitable competitors for this contract. The procurement process was open to eligible suppliers, and the award was made following a competitive tender procedure. The contract involves ongoing work accompanied by a framework agreement for potential future extensions, offering stability and growth opportunities for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

CC10730 - Small Land Drainage & Underground Investigation Framework

Notice Description

Lot 1 - Small Land Drainage & Soft Landscaping Works Lot 2 - Underground Investigation Works

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Small Land Drainage & Soft Landscaping Works

Small Land Drainage & Soft Landscaping Works (Lot 1) The works comprise the provision of labour, machinery, and equipment to undertake the following: - The repair and replacement of land drainage systems within West Lothian including tenant's gardens. - The installation of new drainage within tenant's gardens to alleviate flooding problems. - The repair and replacement of small land drainage systems - The installation of new small land drainage systems including filter drains. - The installation of new land drainage systems including the construction of retrofit sustainable drainage systems. - The reforming of ditches including roadside ditches - The uplift, haulage and tipping of bulk materials including bark, manure, topsoil, sub-soil, blaes, aggregates. - The scavenging and maintenance of watercourses. - The cultivation, levelling and seeding of ground. - The cutting of vegetation in and around watercourses. - The movement of plant and equipment. - Assistance with flooding emergencies. - The filling, hauling and use of a water bowser. - The displacement of water using pump and bowser.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. SPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3: Bidders should answer these questions in relation to compliance with the regulations covering Scotland and UK. Police Scotland will be consulted with regards to Serious and Organised Crime checks.

Options: A Price List has been prepared for the service to be provided. The information in the Price List is not the Scope of the Service. Due to the nature of the contract no definitive measurement of items is possible. As such indicative figures, based on the anticipated annual work programme, have been included for the purpose of gaining rates for the provision of the service. All quantities will be re-measurable upon the completion of each Work Order.

Renewal: Initial contract for 3 years with the option to extended for a further 2 x 12-month periods. Five Years in total.

Lot 2 - Underground Investigation Works

Underground Investigation Works (Lot 2) To locate above ground, underground and closed surface water drainage systems; and to locate on a scaled ordnance survey plan provided by the Employer: - to jet or vacuum in-curtilage foul and surface water drainage systems within the curtilage of various council premises and within the curtilage of premises leased and or rented by the Council including business and domestic premises; - to jet and or vacuum as appropriate underground closed surface water drainage systems including: culverted watercourses using appropriate machinery and equipment to facilitate the progress of CCTV assessments and to otherwise restore flow and to dispose of arisings, including water; - to carry out assessments of culverted watercourses and drains with closed-circuit television cameras and to probe these structures providing accurate marked-up Ordnance Survey plans showing the route of the structure; - to provide reports to the Client in respect of the structural condition of underground, closed, surface water, drainage systems, including culverted watercourses; - to decant, pump and empty underground, closed, surface water drainage systems, including culverted watercourses, silt traps, tanks, and inspection chambers and to dispose of waste materials including water; - the displacement of floodwaters to minimise the effects of flooding on property; - the provision of a road gully cleaning service to augment that provided by the Employer's own direct labour organisation; - the washing down of hard surfaces contaminated with sediment or other types of pollution; and - the provision of an out-of-hours call-out service to provide any or all of the above services 24-hours per day, 7-days per week, 365-days per annum as required.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. SPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3: Bidders should answer these questions in relation to compliance with the regulations covering Scotland and UK. Police Scotland will be consulted with regards to Serious and Organised Crime checks.

Options: A Price List has been prepared for the service to be provided. The information in the Price List is not the Scope of the Service. Due to the nature of the contract no definitive measurement of items is possible. As such indicative figures, based on the anticipated annual work programme, have been included for the purpose of gaining rates for the provision of the service. All quantities will be re-measurable upon the completion of each Work Order.

Renewal: Initial contract for 3 years with the option to extended for a further 2 x 12-month periods. Five Years in total.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000687718
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462186
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

45111240 - Ground-drainage work

45111250 - Ground investigation work

45112700 - Landscaping work

45232452 - Drainage works

71351500 - Ground investigation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,800,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2025 if extension period not utilised, or 2027 if extension periods are utilised.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Lothian Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6FF
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM78 West Lothian

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Enviro-Clean Scotland Ltd

Ipsum

Ross Contractors Ltd

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