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title: "Logistics, Storage and Maintenance Contract for the EA Incident Response"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046bfe"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)"
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# Logistics, Storage and Maintenance Contract for the EA Incident Response

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046bfe

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## Summary

The Environment Agency, represented by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, has recently awarded a contract for the provision of logistics, storage, and maintenance services to support their incident response functions. The awarded contract, worth GBP 5,500,000, is geared towards ensuring the readiness and rapid deployment of crucial flood protection equipment across England. This open procedure procurement falls under the "Storage and warehousing services" industry category, and the most recent award was signed on 8th July 2024. The tender process included significant components related to sustainability, technical quality, and cost, and the awarded contractor is Land Recovery Rail Ltd.

This contract represents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in logistics, storage, and maintenance services, particularly those with capabilities in heavy haulage, asset tracking, and incident response. SMEs and large enterprises alike that offer robust logistical, operational support, and maintenance services can find a growth avenue by participating in such tenders. The structured and recurring nature of the contract, with potential renewals over a period of 3+1+1 years, provides a stable and long-term business engagement opportunity. Potential suppliers should consider the political sensitivity and national importance of the services involved in maintaining and deploying environmental protection equipment.

## Notice

Logistics, Storage, Maintenance retender: Environment Agency Incident Response

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Storage: The purpose of the storage 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. 
Logistics: The purpose of the logistics 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. 
Maintenance: The requirement of the maintenance is to maintain EA assets across England.

Renewal: Likely to renew the contract after 5 years if not before. This tender is for 3 + 1 + 1 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028815-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | 11 Aug 2024 - 11 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | 60 months |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,500,000 |
| Lots value | £5,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL) |
| Additional buyers | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LAND RECOVERY RAIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2024 at 14:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028815-2024
- 29 May 2024 at 11:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016727-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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