Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-16
Buyer: Environment Agency
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 16500000 | 16600000 | 16700000 | 42400000 | 42900000
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: We have around 1 000 people in Area operations field teams who are organised within 14 areas. These people play a vital role in:
Our teams work out of depots in every English county, from near the Scottish border to the tip of Cornwall.
Our training programme carries seasonal constraints primarily due to the environment. As a provider of this training you are expected to know these constraints and identify peaks in the various courses and meet the demand we require. The nature of our work can also place constraints on availability for training delivery as we respond to flooding and carry out our incident management role. We need our suppliers to understand our role is crucial to protecting the country. Every pound we spend is from the public purse and is invested in protecting and maintaining the environment.
— trained to a consistent standard to support the flexibility we need to move resources around the country for incident response
We currently use Lantra and other accreditation bodies for basic training standards. The majority of training required through this framework relates to the operation of large plant and machinery; chainsaws and vegetation control.
We have our own plant and equipment, supplemented by a hire contract, which we can use to provide for training at our sites and depots. We also require the training provider to have access to their own training sites, plant and equipment when we're unable to provide this.
This Lot accounts for approximately 75 % of the total value of the framework. It includes operation of equipment and plant such as chainsaws and wood chippers, excavators, dumpers and other earth moving plant; lifting plant and abrasive wheels. We need basic/initial, and refresher training as well as assessments. Training may take place at our sites as given in section background to the requirement and SPEC B. You may be required to provide us with training sites — particularly woodland for chainsaw training. It is therefore crucial that you can provide us with national coverage.
Training should be Lantra Accredited or equivalent professional body where appropriate or applicable. We need basic/initial, and refresher training as well as assessments. Training may take place at our sites as given in section background to the requirement and SPEC B. You may be required to provide us with training sites — particularly woodland for chainsaw training. It is therefore crucial that you can provide us with national coverage.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
This Lot accounts for approximately 25 % of the total value of the framework. It includes vegetation control equipment and the use of other smaller plant such as ride on and remote control mowers; tractors and attachments; winching; pesticide spraying; Streetworks/Chapter 8; Cable avoidance equipment, working at height, abrasive wheels and small tools.
It includes vegetation control equipment and the use of other smaller plant such as ride on and remote control mowers; tractors and attachments; winching; pesticide spraying; Streetworks/Chapter 8; Cable avoidance equipment, working at height, abrasive wheels and small tools.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: 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 tender — 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 eTendering help desk.
Training required will be to a range of professional standards which are listed in the specification document. These include but are not limited to:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: 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 tender — 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 eTendering help desk. Training required will be to a range of professional standards which are listed in the specification document. These include but are not limited to: Lantra ALLMI Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers BAGMA British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association WJA Water Jetting Association IPAF International Powered Access Association PASMA Prefabricated Powered Access Federation NPTC National Proficiency Tests Council DSA Driving Standards Agency City and Guilds CABWI Certification and Assessment Board for the Water Industry NPORS National Plant Operators Registration Scheme CITB Construction Industry Training Board.
Training required will be to a range of professional standards which are listed in the specification document. These include but are not limited to: Lantra ALLMI Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers BAGMA British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association WJA Water Jetting Association IPAF International Powered Access Association PASMA Prefabricated Powered Access Federation NPTC National Proficiency Tests Council DSA Driving Standards Agency City and Guilds CABWI Certification and Assessment Board for the Water Industry NPORS National Plant Operators Registration Scheme CITB Construction Industry Training Board.