Published date: 11 October 2022
This notice was replaced on 30 December 2022
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Awarded contract (published 30 December 2022)
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Contract summary
Industry
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000
Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£307,170
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN637357-51176237
Published date
11 October 2022
Closing date
8 November 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
7 January 2023
Contract end date
27 May 2024
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 KRF Driver Welfare Plan sets out how the welfare of vehicle occupants caught in prolonged queues will be provided. Whilst the plan is intended to cover all the roads of Kent, the focus, per force, in recent years has been on the regular disruptions to the road networks leading to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover. The plan in particular deals with the distribution of food and water supplies to those queues of vehicles.
Historically, locally procured food and water supplies were distributed direct from suppliers to those caught on to the road network. This work was carried out by a combination of teams comprised, variously, of colleagues from HM Coastguard and members of the Kent Voluntary Sector Emergency Group.
After the events of Christmas 2020 where prolonged delays resulted from the border being closed for two days, it was recognised that local response capabilities had been severely overstretched. It was agreed with the Department of Transport that that a new centrally funded procurement and distribution plan was required to respond to events that were triggered by "national events" and where they going to last for longer than 1-2 days.
Currently, under an interim plan, food and water, again procured locally as and when required, is brought to the National Highways depot at Stamford, just off Junction 11 of the M20. From this location supplies are distributed on to the road network using the same volunteer network. A small supply of food is pre-bought and held in the depot to ensure that we can react promptly to events.
About the buyer
Contact name
Cameron Croucher
Address
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England
Telephone
+44 3000411901
Website
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