Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-19
Buyer: Cumbria County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34143000: Winter-maintenance vehicles | 34144440
Estimated value: 300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-10-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Cumbria County Council requires contractors to carry out 1 or more specific gritting routes in South Lakeland and Barrow. The services and the gritting routes are as described in the specification. The contractor will be responsible for providing the gritting services on the route(s) awarded as and when notified for the whole winter period (to 30.4.2020). Contractors can bid to supply the services for any 1 or more of the routes. Only one supplier will be awarded a contract for each route. Not all of the routes may be awarded to external contractors.
Cumbria County Council requires contractors to carry out 1 or more specific gritting routes in South Lakeland and Barrow. The services and the gritting routes are as described in the specification. The contractor will be responsible for providing the gritting services on the route(s) awarded as and when notified for the whole winter period (to 30.4.2020).
Contractors can bid to supply the services for any 1 or more of the routes. Only 1 supplier will be awarded a contract for each route. Not all of the routes may be awarded to external contractors.
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN436068) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
The contract is for 5 months. The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this contract. Under this procurement the contractor is required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.


Award value: 300000