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title: "Logistics, Storage, Maintenance, Tracking and Crane Hire: Environment Agency Incident Response"
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# Logistics, Storage, Maintenance, Tracking and Crane Hire: Environment Agency Incident Response

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041a0d

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## Summary

The Environment Agency (Defra Network eTendering Portal) is planning a tender process for a logistics, storage, maintenance, tracking, and crane hire contract to support its incident response role, including flood protection measures. The tender, titled "Logistics, Storage, Maintenance, Tracking and Crane Hire: Environment Agency Incident Response," falls under the services category and aims to appoint contractors for three specific lots. The total contract value over five years is £9.5 million, with each lot having different values. The communication of the future notice date for this tender is set for December 1st, 2023.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in logistics, storage, maintenance, and crane hire services to compete for a significant national contract with the Environment Agency. Companies capable of providing these specialised services, including real-time GPS tracking and full crane hire services, are well-suited to compete. The contract duration of 5 years offers long-term potential for growth and partnership with a key public sector organisation involved in environmental protection and incident response.

## Notice

A logistics, storage and operational support contract to enable and support the Environment Agency in its incident response role including tracking of the assets. A key part of the contract is ensuring flood barriers and pumps are ready for rapid deployment to protect against flooding.

The requirement of this Contract is the appointment of contractors to provide three contracts for:
* Lot 1 for storage, logistics and maintenance 
* Lot 2 GPS tracking: Real-time / live tracking with 100% England coverage
* Lot 3 crane hire 

Please see each lot for the details of each lot.

Note on Value over contract period of 5 years= PS9.5Million: Highly dependent on incident response requirements, which can significantly change the contract value:
Lot 1: PS6.5M
Lot 2: PS2M
Lot 3: PS1M
Contract length: 2+1+1+1 (5 years)

### Lot Information

1. Storage, Logistics & Maintenance

- STORAGE 
The purpose is to ensure the EA assets are stored securely and accessible 24/7, 365 days per year. A key part of the contract is ensuring flood barriers, pumps and other equipment is ready for rapid deployment to protect against flooding and other incidents, this is of national importance with a great deal of political sensitivity. 
* One site for all storage - central England location
* Flexible monthly storage space ranging from 1000m2 (approx. 10,000sq Ft) to 3000m2 (approx. 30,000sq Ft)
* Access is required 24/7, 365 days per year

-LOGISTICS 
The purpose is the appointment of a multi-faceted logistics support supplier capable of a wide range of support activities, skills and management abilities to undertake major incident response logistics including heavy haulage, lifting activities and onsite support 
* This service is required 24/7, 365 days per year
* Out of hours service
* Direct access to booking system through a dedicated coordinating manager for the EA
* Dedicated customer service support
* Include daily haulage activities : including self-load/unload
* Driver only - availability
* Onsite vehicle support eg HGVs/Hiabs on site

MAINTENANCE
The requirement is to maintain EA assets across England:
* Provide mobile maintenance visits to our sites across England
* Provide incident support at EA sites when required 
* Maintenance staff will require forklift license
* Support EA site visits and inventory management of all EA Principal Depots, with a stock check and full equipment review 
* Undertake warehouse management duties of EA equipment and ancillaries at contractor warehousing facility. Additional information: We are looking to appoint one single supplier for one point of contact, however subcontractors are allowable under this contract/ Framework.

2. GPS Tracking of Assets

The Contractor is required to maintain a GPS based tracker platform and mobile app, on behalf of the EA, for all suitable equipment. This system should include:
* Real-time / live tracking with 100% England coverage
* Track all barrier and a selection of other equipment including pump stock and some ancillaries.
* Administration and management of the tracking platform and app
* A facility to carry out maintenance on tracker system transponders as required.
* Provide reports showing a wide range of management information.
* Ensure platform is compatible with EA systems. Additional information: We are looking for one sole supplier to fulfil this contract on a national scale.

3. Crane Hire

The winning supplier would provide full contract lifts and a range of cranes for the lifting of pumps, pipework, etc.
* Full contract lifts
* Provide full HS&W documentation.
* Range of crane sizes
* 24/7 365 days per year service 
* Multiple suppliers -1st and 2nd supplier (geographically based across England) Additional information: We are looking for up to two suppliers to fulfil this contract to ensure we have resilience and national coverage.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033784-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 45 - Construction work
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 34142000 - Crane and dumper trucks
- 38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
- 42414100 - Cranes
- 45246410 - Flood-defences maintenance works
- 45510000 - Hire of cranes with operator
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
- 50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
- 50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 63121100 - Storage services
- 64216200 - Electronic information services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
- 77111000 - Hire of agricultural machinery with operator

## Release History

- 15 Nov 2023 at 14:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033784-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

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