Published date: 1 December 2023

This notice was replaced on 20 February 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 20 February 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£4,000,000 to £6,000,000

Procurement reference

SEFT001-DN699518-34411419

Published date

1 December 2023

Closing date

8 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Sefton Council are seeking to establish a Single Provider Framework Agreement, for the operation of a land based coastal remote sensing system to provide near continuous monitoring of the near shore and intertidal for a variety of coastal process and response criteria. This will include wave and currents, and beach and subtidal topography.

Packages of work will be called off as and when required by the Authority (or Authorities named below and able to use the Framework Agreement).
There is no guarantee of work for the successful contractor, the allocation of work will be based on the Individual Authority's or Groups of Authorities' requirements and subject to available funding.


2.1.1 Sefton Council are the contracting Authority, contracting on behalf of the Authorities below:

Wirral Council
West Lancashire Borough Council
Fylde Council
Blackpool Council
Wyre Council
Lancaster City Council
South Lakeland District Council
Barrow Borough Council
Copeland Borough Council
Allerdale Borough Council

Some of the Authorities may call off services themselves or Sefton Council will call off services on their behalf.


2.1.2 The Authorities/Organisations below may decide to use the Framework to call off services directly:

Conwy County Borough Council
Denbighshire County Council
Flintshire County Council
Scarborough Borough Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
New Forest District Council
Teignbridge District Council
Vale of Glamorgan Council

The Environment Agency


About the buyer

Contact name

Stuart Bate

Address

1st Floor Magdalen House
Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1519344288

Email

stuart.bate@sefton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sefton.gov.uk/