Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-04-14
Buyer: Coal Authority
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71200000 | 71240000 | 71241000 | 71300000 | 71310000
Estimated value: 6000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-05-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A Non-Exclusive Framework Contract for The Provision of Engineering Services to support the Authority's work of remedying the effects of past mining activity.
Provision of civil and structural services across the portfolio of Coal Authority works. Works could range from small domestic properties to larger schemes affecting a wider area and public infrastructure and buildings.
— Structural assessment of a diverse range of structures within Coal Authority ownership or those affected by historic mining. This could include investigation as to the causes of failure, quantification of damage, provision of design solutions.
Provision of advice to the Authority on hydrogeological matters related to the effects of past mining legacy throughout the UK.
This covers assessment and investigation of the environmental impacts from mine water related issues including:
The production of soundly based technical reports to support litigation/arbitration procedures and where appropriate provide an expert witness in respect of hydro-geology matters with a thorough working knowledge of all relevant legislation.
To provide advice and input upon the full range of potential archaeological issues related to the development of projects. This will include liaison with consultees and the development of statements, plans and studies, and will involve input to planning applications and associated materials such as environmental impact assessments.
To provide advice to the Authority on environmental and ecological matters. This will include a full range of environmental and ecological services ranging from, but not limited to:
— Assessment of the impact of proposed works (non-technical summaries through to full Environmental Impact Assessments),
— Negotiation with local planning authorities regarding planning requirements for development schemes ,including Permitted Development Rights,
— Preparation and submission of planning applications, including those requiring Environmental Statements,
— Preparation of the necessary written evidence and statements together with attendance at planning appeals and inquiries,
— Preparation and submission of consultation responses on behalf of the Authority as a statutory consultee.
To provide professional services, throughout project life-cycles of scoping/feasibility/outline design/detailed design stages, including assessment of whole life costs, target cost development, delivery of pre-construction enabling investigation works, project management of the construction of mine water treatment projects, and post-project review work.
The scale of projects will vary from small refurbishment of existing schemes to delivery of new schemes treating coal and metal mine influenced water.

Eligibility requirements: Details of any requirements necessary will be included in the tender documents.

Award value: 6000000