Published date: 18 December 2015

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: 1 February 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Beach cleaning services - 90680000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£250,000 to £360,000

Procurement reference

CF1V3-20151217-00000399

Published date

18 December 2015

Closing date

1 February 2016

Contract start date

1 May 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Isle of Wight Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified providers to enter into a Framework Agreement for the provision of Beach & Slipway Cleaning Service on the Isle of Wight.

In accordance with Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Isle of Wight Council in its role as Principal Litter Authority, has the duty to ensure that all land in its direct control which is in the open air to which the public has clear access is kept free of litter and refuse, so far as practicable. This includes the area of beaches extending to 5 meters below the prevailing tide line.

The Cleansing Services are required at the following beach areas on the Isle of Wight:
? Gurnard,
? Cowes,
? East Cowes,
? Ryde West,
? Ryde East,
? Puckpool,
? Springvale,
? Seagrove Bay,
? Seaview,
? St.Helens,
? Yaverland,
? Sandown,
? Lake,
? Shanklin,
? Bonchurch,
? Ventnor,
? Steephill Cove,
? Colwell,
? Freshwater, and:
? Rural locations in the West Wight area

The following Cleansing Services will be required:
? Machine clean beaches (including slipways and beach steps)
? Manual litter pick beaches
? Clear seaweed (normal amounts and abnormal amounts)
? Sweeping of slipways and steps
? Provide skips for debris including siting and collections
? Management and waste collection and waste disposal from Wire Baskets and Wall Ring litter bins

This is a non-exclusive, single supplier Framework Agreement and the Council reserves the right to use an alternative route to market during the life of the Framework Agreement if it is deemed to be appropriate.

The Isle of Wight Council intends to call-off our contract under the framework at the time of award of the framework agreement. The Isle of Wight Council call-off duration will be for a period of two years 11 months, and may be extended by the Council for up to a further 12 months. The Call-Off Contract is to run from 1st May 2016.

Additionally, Isle of Wight Town and Parish Councils are eligible to use the framework and may create their own Call-Off Contracts. This is at the discretion of the Town and Parish Councils, who may or may not require this service. No guarantee can be made as to the usage of this framework by the Parish & Town Councils.

The Town and Parish Councils eligible for using the framework can be found from this link: http://www.iwight.com/parishcouncils/.


The framework agreement is to run from 1st May 2016 for a period of 2 years 11 months with the option to extend for a further period of up to 1 year at the sole discretion of the Council. The closing date for receipt of Tenders is 14:00Hrs on 1 February 2016.


More information

Additional text

The closing date for receipt of Tenders is 14:00Hrs on 1 February 2016..

To download the Tender documentation, please click on the link below and either log in or register your company first, and then log in:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=afae8c06-c8a4-e511-8107-000c29c9ba21

The registration process is free, simple and full instructions on how to do this are available on the South East Business Portal.

Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive a username and password via email. When you log on for the first time you will be prompted to change your password.

Please note however that if your company has already been registered, your application will be rejected to avoid duplication and additional service users will need to be set up on the existing account. There is no cost to you for registering your company.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000 which came into force on 01.01.2005 applies to the contracting authority. If any Tenderer considers that any information supplied by them is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases the relevant material will, in response to FOI requests, be examined in light of exemptions provided for in this act.
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About the buyer

Contact name

Vanessa Squibb

Address

County Hall
High Street
Newport
PO30 1UD
UK

Telephone

+44 1983821000

Email

vanessa.squibb@iow.gov.uk