--- title: "National cableways inspections and servicing contract - Future opportunity notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3183cee2-3332-455b-875b-943dd0573a07" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3183cee2-3332-455b-875b-943dd0573a07" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3183cee2-3332-455b-875b-943dd0573a07.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3183cee2-3332-455b-875b-943dd0573a07.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2018-11-09" --- # National cableways inspections and servicing contract - Future opportunity notice Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3183cee2-3332-455b-875b-943dd0573a07 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3183cee2-3332-455b-875b-943dd0573a07) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3183cee2-3332-455b-875b-943dd0573a07.json) ## Summary The Environment Agency is planning to procure a contract for the inspections and servicing of its cableway installations across England. The title of the tender is "National cableways inspections and servicing contract - Future opportunity notice." This contract falls under the industry category of winches and associated maintenance services, with a value estimated at £1, and the contract period is set from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2023. A key date to note is the future notice date of 12th December 2018 for interested parties to register on the e-Tendering portal, Bravo. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the specialised fields of cableway inspection and maintenance, particularly those with electrical and mechanical qualifications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) may find this an accessible opportunity, especially if they can demonstrate expertise in servicing complex mechanised systems in challenging environments such as over waterways. Interested businesses should prepare to engage with the requirements of annual inspections and servicing to comply with safety regulations. ## Notice The Environment Agency is intending to procure a contract for inspections and servicing of its cableways installations. A hydrometric cableway is any bank supported by aerial conveying system suspended above a waterway. Such systems consist of a winch, pulley and cable system that is supported across a river by two metal towers or stanchions; they allow flow gauging equipment to be traversed across a river so that the Environment Agency can take measurements of water depth and velocity. ; such measurements are then to be used to calculate the flow or discharge of the river. All cableways are to be inspected, serviced and load tested annually in accordance with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and BS EN ISO 4375:2014 this contract will cover the whole of Environment Agency's cableway asset base, spread across England. It is likely to be split into 3 lots based on the geographical location of the cableways A Key requirement of this contract will be for anyone working on these installations to have appropriate electrical and mechanical qualifications. If this contract is of interest, please register that on our e-Tendering portal - Bravo - www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a0de7ff-9273-4f18-93e5-6224bc7ca370 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Dec 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS11 9AT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Beeston & Holbeck | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 42 - Industrial machinery - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 42141410 - Winches - 50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations ## Release History - 9 Nov 2018 at 13:40 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a0de7ff-9273-4f18-93e5-6224bc7ca370 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a0de7ff-9273-4f18-93e5-6224bc7ca370 9th November 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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