Award

Contingency Winter Maintenance Framework

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Oct 2023 at 00:00

Tender

28 Jul 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a contract for the "Contingency Winter Maintenance Framework" to Lightways Contractors Limited and J H Civil Engineering Ltd. This procurement process was initiated as a tender and has now reached the award stage. The framework agreement aims to provide contingency resources for Winter Maintenance Operations, with a total contract value of £500,000. The buying organization is The City of Edinburgh Council, located in Edinburgh, UK. The industry category is services, and key dates include the contract signing date of October 4, 2023.

This tender for the "Contingency Winter Maintenance Framework" offers business growth opportunities for suppliers in the services sector, particularly those specializing in winter maintenance operations. Businesses with expertise in providing contingency resources for severe weather events would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The framework agreement includes quality and price criteria in the award process, allowing SMEs to participate and potentially secure long-term contracts with the buying organization, The City of Edinburgh Council.

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Notice Title

Contingency Winter Maintenance Framework

Notice Description

Contingency resources to assist with Winter Maintenance Operations

Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Edinburgh Council intends to put in place a framework agreement for the provision of contingency resources to assist with Winter Maintenance Operations, which is currently carried out by internal Council services including Roads Operations and Waste & Cleansing. Following the severe weather conditions experienced during the winters of 2008/9 and 2009/10, it was recognised that a contingency framework was required to respond to severe weather events, when internal Council services are operating at capacity.

Renewal: It is the intention of the Council that any Contract resulting from this ITT will commence in October 2023 for a period of four years with the option to extend for two further 24 month periods (eight year total length), undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000740109
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489919
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

77111000 - Hire of agricultural machinery with operator

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Callum Ewan
Contact Email
ben.fulton@edinburgh.gov.uk, callum.ewan@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1315296432

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

J H CIVIL ENGINEERING

LIGHTWAYS CONTRACTORS

Further Information

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