Published date: 20 September 2017

Last edited date: 20 September 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical testing services - 71632000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0 to £25,000

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN278219-45102927

Published date

20 September 2017

Closing date

9 August 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2020

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?

No


Description

The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry (TB&TF) is a self-financing statutory undertaking, jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council. TB&TF has a duty to provide safe, efficient and reliable crossings and this service is intended to help ensure that TB&TF employees are able to perform their duties without impairment from drugs or alcohol.

The practice of random and for cause drugs and alcohol screening was first introduced in 2006. The existing service provision has been provided by a specialist company in this field of activity since then.

TB&TF currently wishes to formally open up this service requirement to market competition with a view to seeking both a competitive and consistently high quality service provision. The service provider will provide all pre-employment, random, for cause and post incident drugs and alcohol screening for the duration of the contract which is intended to be for initial 2 year period, with an option to extend for a further 12 month period, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement by both parties to such an extension. There are currently 102 employees at TB&TF, 90 of whom are employed in safety critical roles and these are the employees who are subject to pre-employment and random drugs and alcohol screening. The roles which are safety critical are identified in TB&TF's Drug and Alcohol Misuse Policy and Procedure (copy included within the specification section). All staff are subject to \"for cause\" and post incident testing. In order to access the electronic Request for Quotation (RFQ) for this opportunity please go to the following portal supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and search under Due North/ Proactis opportunity reference DN278219


Award information

Awarded date

14 September 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2020

Total value of contract

£17,415

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hampton Knight Limited

Address

Vantage House,
Sandy Hill Park,
Sandy Way,
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
B77 4DU.

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Mike Shillaber

Address

County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Telephone

+44 1872322716

Email

mshillaber@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk