Published date: 29 May 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 31 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles - 50118400

  • Storage services - 63121100

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_171027/674056

Published date

29 May 2018

Approach to market date

31 July 2018

Contract start date

3 January 2019

Contract end date

2 January 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Environment Agency has the power to retain seized vehicles under the Control of Waste (Dealing with Seized Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 and Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975. These provisions allow an authorised Environment Agency officer to seize a vehicle and its contents.

We are seeking a contractor to provide recovery, secure storage and disposal services. We are looking for a single contractor to provide a managed service across England which will give us a single point of contact in respect of seized property, mainly vehicles, in accordance with current legislation. Most seizures occur in the presence of the Police.

A short term pilot contract is currently in place for this requirement and we are seeking to re-tender a replacement arrangement when this contract expires in January 2019. Further information on this requirement is available from our e-tendering portal.

In the first instance, we would like to gauge the market's level of interest in our requirement and we are also planning to conduct an engagement phase with interested suppliers during the month of June 2018. We are planning to publish our tender documentation from late July 2018, with contract award from late October 2018.

If your organisation is interested in bidding for this requirement and participating in an engagement phone call, please register your interest on our e-tendering portal by 5pm on 8 June 2018. The web address for this portal is detailed below.

More information

Links

Additional text

Supplier instructions to access further information on this requirement and submit an expression of interest: 1) Register your organisation on the Defra e-tendering portal, if not already registered. The web address is https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking
'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the PQQ (EOI) - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any
clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk.

Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a framework or contract, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award the framework or contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Future Opportunity Notice, or in the completion or submission of any subsequent tender.

About the buyer

Contact name

Brooke Engel

Address

Horizon House, Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
England

Email

brooke.engel@environment-agency.gov.uk