Published date: 17 June 2022

Last edited date: 21 June 2022

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 19 August 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Geological and geophysical instruments - 38200000

  • Measuring instruments - 38300000

  • Checking and testing apparatus - 38500000

    • Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments - 38900000

    • Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 44000000

    • Project and design preparation, estimation of costs - 71242000

    • Draft plans (systems and integration) - 71243000

    • Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs - 71244000

    • Architectural, engineering and surveying services - 71250000

    • Engineering design services - 71320000

    • Miscellaneous engineering services - 71330000

    • Engineering-related scientific and technical services - 71350000

    • Construction-related services - 71500000

    • Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

    • Monitoring and control services - 71700000

    • Laboratory services - 71900000

    • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

    • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

    • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

    • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CA18/05209

Published date

17 June 2022

Approach to market date

19 August 2022

Contract start date

7 November 2022

Contract end date

7 November 2025

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Coal Authority is inviting tenderers to tender for a Research and Development framework, to be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

The new framework seeks to appoint suppliers for the provision of services on an 'as and when required' basis, predominantly in relation to innovation, trials and research and can be accessed via our e-procurement portal, InBye. Details of how to register are attached to this notice.

The DPS will be split into seven Lots which are detailed below:

Specialist analytical services - provision of non-standard analysis (i.e. not basic physico-chemical and chemical analysis of environmental water and solids samples) to support scientific investigations.

Field monitoring & surveys - provision of field monitoring services (on site monitoring of water, solids and gases and collection of samples for laboratory analysis) across Great Britain to support scientific investigations

Research - to undertake fundamental scientific research in areas of interest to the Coal Authority to support its activities now and in the future.

Innovation - the development and demonstration of innovative techniques, services, equipment & processes to support the Coal Authority's activities now and in the future.

Expert advice and review - to provide third party expert review of R&D and Innovation project and programme proposals and strategies and the review of R&D and innovation project deliverables such as technical notes and reports.

Operations & Maintenance - to operate and maintain research, innovation and development trials to support the Coal Authority's activities now and in the future.

Trials Design & Build - to design and construct research, innovation and development trials to support the Coal Authority's activities now and in the future.

A market engagement meeting will be held on 6th July from 13:00 to 14:00 BST for us to give tenderers an overview on the requirement and for tenderers to ask any questions. If this is of interest, please confirm your attendance as soon as possible.

This meeting will take place on Zoom: https://coal-gov-uk.zoom.us/j/91993923276?pwd=eDV2eXpLVmowU1FjRlprZDlqYzdxUT09 .


More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2022/2023 £0

Attachments


About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Bennett

Address

200 Lichfield Lane
MANSFIELD
NG184RG
England

Email

helenbennett3@coal.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal-authority?_ga=2.7123824.379105921.1655458495-117315794.1655458495