Published date: 4 May 2023

Last edited date: 4 May 2023

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: 12 June 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Water-well drilling - 45262220

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

CA18/2/1/79

Published date

4 May 2023

Approach to market date

12 June 2023

Contract start date

31 August 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2027

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

- Purpose
The purpose of the Borehole Framework is to construct boreholes to house monitoring wells which will provide data for the Coal Authority to assist with our ongoing monitoring of mine water levels across the country, or the construction of abstraction wells suitable for supplying future Mine Water Treatment Schemes.

- Detail
To achieve the above, we require a competent and experienced contractor(s) to facilitate the advancement of Boreholes from depths of circa 60m to up to, and likely exceeding, 750m with completion diameters suitable to house and install a minimum monitoring well internal diameter of 100mm. All designs will be required to have a minimum life cycle guarantee of 20 years.
The contractor(s) will need to demonstrate their ability to follow end product specifications and demonstrate their expertise in their preferred methodology of advancement and construction.

- Location
The Boreholes will be constructed in a wide variety of settings across former collieries to in and around urban areas.

- Additional requests
It is expected that all Borehole contractors will have the support of suitable Geophysical Contractors to ensure minimal deviation occurs, while completion surveys of the borehole to finalise outer diameters, confirmation of workings and continuity of grout within the borehole.

- How to apply, questions and contact information
This tender will be operated through our procurement portal Inbye with details on how to use in additional information below. This PIN will operate for 35 days from publication and we invite any queries or questions. Please contact Adam Beckett - adambeckett@coal.gov.uk

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £2,000,000
2024/2025 £2,000,000
2025/2026 £2,000,000
2026/2027 £2,000,000

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Additional text

Coal Authority tenders are now being undertaken by the Authority's eTender portal InBye, details of how to register are attached to this notice.

Should you wish to participate in any electronic tender exercise you will need to register your company details, which will require the provision of some company information and agreement to terms and conditions to access the system.

Use of the system is free of charge.

In order to register please log on to https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/

Should you have any difficulties please refer to the attached generic etender doc or contact Adam Beckett - adambeckett@coal.gov.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Adam Beckett

Address

200 Lichfield Lane
MANSFIELD
NG184RG
England

Telephone

07776589350

Email

AdamBeckett@coal.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal-authority