Published date: 27 October 2023

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.


Closing: 30 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural and horticultural products - 03100000

  • Timber products - 03419100

  • Gates - 44221300

    • Access gates - 44221310

    • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-336-3547-WCC 00003547

Published date

27 October 2023

Closing date

30 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to initiate a market engagement exercise for the procurement of various designs of gates for the use of the Council's Public Rights of Way team and to assess the interest and capability of the market to provide and deliver the Council's current and future requirements.

Worcestershire has around 16,000 individual public rights of way covering 4,600km. This network, made up of footpaths, bridleways and byways, provides the public with a means of access on foot, horseback, cycle and, on a small number of routes, using motorised vehicles. The network is used mostly for informal recreation but also in some locations, as important means of accessing shops, schools, places of employment and other services.

Worcestershire County Council has the statutory responsibility to ensure that the County's Public Rights of Way network is properly mapped and maintained and the network is unobstructed and available for use by the public. This responsibility is managed by the Public Rights of Way (PROW) Team, working with landowners and occupiers, volunteers, and appointed Service Providers. As part of this work we need to provide relevant Public Rights of Way gates to landowners.

Currently, Worcestershire County Council spends approximately £100,000 per year on gates.

The Market Engagement Questionnaire is available via Worcestershire County Council's e-procurement portal at: - www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire

More information

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Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Wooding

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01905 845086

Email

CWooding1@worcestershire.gov.uk