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title: "Drainage Improvements & CCTV Investigations 2024/25 - South Lakes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047226"
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buyer: "WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL"
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# Drainage Improvements & CCTV Investigations 2024/25 - South Lakes

Buyer: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047226

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## Summary

Westmorland & Furness Council has completed the procurement process for its "Drainage Improvements & CCTV Investigations 2024/25 – South Lakes" contract, classified under CPV code 90640000 for gully cleaning and emptying services. This contract falls within the services industry and aims to address the Council's increasing demands in managing drainage issues. The procurement process, conducted via an open procedure, was finalised with the contract being awarded on 16th July 2024, with a total value of £160,830. The involved location is the UKD12 region, specifically focused on assisting the Council with highway surface water drainage maintenance including drain cleansing, drainage investigations, and CCTV surveys.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in drainage services, surface water management, and related infrastructure maintenance. Businesses with capabilities in providing NEC4 Short Contract-compliant services for extensive drainage and CCTV investigations are well-suited for such contracts. Companies aiming to expand their clientele within local government agencies and possess experience in handling high-demand public sector projects would find this contract particularly beneficial. The awarded contract to Sapphire Utility Solutions demonstrates the potential for large-scale organisations to secure and execute vital infrastructure maintenance projects, thereby enhancing their reputation and future business prospects within the public sector.

## Notice

Westmorland & Furness Council, referred to hereafter as 'the Council' has limited internal resource available for dealing with all of the drainage issues coming into the service, and is struggling to keep on top of the increasing demands. The Council is aiming to secure an arrangement, under the NEC4 Short Contract, ensuring additional resources are available to call upon, to assist with improving the condition of its highway surface water drainage assets. Works will involve assisting the Council with drain cleansing, drainage investigations and CCTV surveys on surface water drainage systems, and associated assets at targeted locations.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Westmorland & Furness Council, referred to hereafter as 'the Council' has limited internal resource available for dealing with all of the drainage issues coming into the service, and is struggling to keep on top of the increasing demands. The Council is aiming to secure an arrangement, under the NEC4 Short Contract, ensuring additional resources are available to call upon, to assist with improving the condition of its highway surface water drainage assets. Works will involve assisting the Council with drain cleansing, drainage investigations and CCTV surveys on surface water drainage systems, and associated assets at targeted locations. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN729625) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025156-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | £240,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £160,830 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL |
| Locality | KENDAL |
| Post town | Lancaster |
| Postcode | LA9 4DQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Electoral ward | Kendal Strickland and Fell |
| Westminster constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Delivery location | TLD12 East Cumbria |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAPPHIRE UTILITY SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services

## Release History

- 9 Aug 2024 at 08:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025156-2024
- 24 Jun 2024 at 12:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019300-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=d11d263f-0f32-ef11-812c-005056b64545
- https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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