Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-11
Buyer: East Staffordshire Borough Council
Country: UK
Region: Shropshire and Staffordshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34927100 | 45233141: Road-maintenance work | 50800000
Estimated value: 300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-09-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: East Staffordshire Borough Council (the ‘Council’) is seeking a competent organisation to provide winter gritting services for Council run and owned car parks across the Borough. Furthermore, the Council is seeking an organisation to keep, maintain and have on standby a range of services to deal with potential emergency works in locations across the area.
The proposed Contract is for a fixed term of five (5) years and is divided into 2 Lots covering each of the following services:
The Contractor will be responsible for providing and distributing Salt at the car park locations, and for replenishing the Salt in the Salt bins, at the locations listed in the tender documents.
The Contractor will provide and maintain all Vehicles and Plant reasonably required to complete the Winter Gritting, on the evening of the request and in a timely manner as may reasonably be expected given the nature of the Service to be performed.
An Emergency Works Service shall be available on a continuous standby/call out arrangement available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per annum (366 days in a leap year).
Making safe or temporarily repairing safety hazards in the car parks or rear access roads, by way of example only patching to a pothole;
Collection of signs and miscellaneous items from the Council's store or elsewhere and delivery and erection of signs as instructed;
Or such other similar circumstances that require urgent attention to ensure the safety of the general public.
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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Burton-upon-Trent:-Road-maintenance-works./F7MQ6K7T5K
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/F7MQ6K7T5K
Follow the Council's Complaints Procedure, information available by visiting: http://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/comments-compliments-complaints

Eligibility requirements: As stated in the tender documents.

Award value: 300000