Published date: 13 July 2023

Last edited date: 17 July 2023

This notice was replaced on 29 September 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 22 March 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Ground investigation work - 45111250

Location of contract

England, Scotland, Wales

Value of contract

£0 to £6,500,000

Procurement reference

CA18/2/2/50

Published date

13 July 2023

Approach to market date

1 October 2023

Contract start date

1 March 2024

Contract end date

29 February 2028

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

The Coal Authority (Client) was established by Parliament to undertake specific statutory duties, set out in the Coal Industry Act 1994, associated with licensing coal mining operations; managing property and the historic legacy arising from the ownership of the coal reserves and underground workings; settling subsidence damage claims not falling on coal mine operators and providing access to coal mining information.

The Coal Authority has a legal duty under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991, to repair properties damaged by coal mining subsidence in the five coalfield regions. The works are funded by grant in aid from central government, in order that the Coal Authority can discharge its statutory duty.

The Coal Authority employs over 300, based mainly at the head office in Mansfield with some field staff remotely based in order to enable a fast response to incidents in the coal mining areas.

The Coal Authority is funded by grant in aid from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

We will be publishing a competitive bidding exercise in Quarter 4 of 2023 which will be for the retendering of our existing Ground Investigation Framework which expires in February 2024.

This Notice is published to give interested parties advance notice of this opportunity.

The Coal Authority requires the provision of Ground investigation services which includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.

The works required under this framework will be located throughout the British coalfield areas which are split across the following five regions.

• Region 1 - Scotland East and West

• Region 2 - Cumbria / Northumberland / Co.Durham / Durham / Sunderland / Newcastle

• Region 3 - North Wales / Cheshire / Lancashire / Merseyside / North Yorkshire / West Yorkshire

• Region 4 - South Yorkshire / Nottinghamshire / Derbyshire / Leicestershire / Staffordshire / Shropshire / West Midlands / Warwickshire / Herefordshire / Worcestershire

• Region 5 - Somerset / South Gloucestershire / Bristol / South Wales / Pembrokeshire / North Gloucestershire (Forest of Dean)

These regions correspond with the UK Coal Fields. There may also be requirement for Ground Investigation within Mid Wales for examination of Metal mining fields.

The framework scope is the provision of ground investigation works and includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.

All details presented here may be subject to change prior to the release of the documents.

More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £500,000
2024/2025 £2,000,000
2025/2026 £2,000,000
2027/2028 £2,000,000

Attachments

Additional text

Interested parties can register for free ahead of the documentation release via the Coal Authority's Tender Portal Inbye at the following address:

https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/

Use of the system is Free of Charge but will require some company information and agreement to terms and conditions to access the system.

About the buyer

Contact name

Roger Martin

Address

200 Lichfield Lane
MANSFIELD
NG184RG
England

Telephone

01623637400

Email

rogermartin@coal.gov.uk

Website

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