Published date: 12 November 2020

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Awarded contract (published 3 February 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Piling - 44212400

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£90,000 to £150,000

Procurement reference

Breydon marker posts 2021-25

Published date

12 November 2020

Closing date

12 December 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 March 2021

Contract end date

1 May 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The marker posts installed in the Breydon channel are mainly timber with fibreglass caps. The Authority has chosen to gradually replace the wooden markers with driven steel tubes, following a life-cycle analysis incorporating unit cost, replacement rate and material sustainability.

Highest priority is given to those posts that are broken or missing. The remaining posts are replaced according to condition, with the posts in the worst condition to be replaced first. Typically the replacement campaign in any one year would seek to work on between 10 - 16 posts.

The replacement of marker posts is typically programmed between March to June or between September and mid-November. This is outside of the period of wintering wildfowl and avoids the peak period of boat traffic whilst taking advantage of more predictable calm weather.

There are 58 marker posts to be replaced over a possible five-year period. Each phase of the works will be determined by a yearly condition report. The actual scope of works taken forward will be subject to the Contractor's pricing and funding availability, but it is estimated that the work packages will include 16 posts biannually.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Sewell

Address

62-64, Thorpe Road
Norwich
NR11RY
England

Telephone

01603 756066

Email

adrian.sewell@broads-authority.gov.uk

Website

www.broads-authority.gov.uk