Published date: 23 June 2022

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: 6 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work - 45340000

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

  • Tree-cutting services - 77211400

    • Tree-maintenance services - 77211500

    • Forestry management services - 77231000

    • Forest resources management services - 77231100

    • Forest conservation strategy planning - 90712200

Location of contract

PO19 1RQ

Value of contract

£1,200,000 to £1,600,000

Procurement reference

IT-234-34677-WSCC - 034677

Published date

23 June 2022

Closing date

6 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Countryside Contractors Framework Agreement is used to deliver minor works on the Public Rights of Way (PRoW) network and at various countryside sites around West Sussex. It enables the County Council to use a variety of qualified contractors to deliver works that fall outside of the PRoW maintenance contract.

The existing Framework Agreement ends on 31st March 2023 and the County Council is now preparing a procurement process to replace the Framework Agreement, with tendering anticipated in October 2022. The value of the new Framework Agreement is estimated to be ~£400k per annum in total, and £1.6m over the maximum 4-year term.

We are now conducting a market engagement exercise and would be grateful for your thoughts on how we can make the new Framework Agreement a success.

A market engagement questionnaire is enclosed in synopsis section on the SE Shared Services tendering portal. Please return the enclosed market engagement questionnaire either via a correspondence message on the SE Shared Services portal or directly to david.robinson@westsussex.gov.uk no later than Wednesday 6th July at 12:00 noon please.

Many thanks for your help!

More information

Links

  • Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

This is a market engagement exercise only. The questionnaire can be accessed via this link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home
Please log in and search for the following:
Title: WSCC DR - Countryside Contractors Framework 2023 - Market Engagement
Ref: WSCC - 034677

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

David Robinson (WSCC)

Address

West Street
Chicester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

03302 226995

Email

david.robinson@westsussex.gov.uk