Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-07
Buyer: Environment Agency
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Estimated value: 22000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply and delivery of temporary flood protection products of filled containers either permeable filled containers that consist of cellular barriers made of permeable materials such as geotextile or geosynthetic fabrics and filled with aggregates or other materials to form a barrier against flood-water or impermeable filled containers that consist of. Barriers made of impermeable materials such as polyester, polyethylene and plastic, which is filled with water or aggregates to provide additional weight.
The Agency is seeking to improve its incident response capability by increasing its stock of temporary flood defences. These defences may be used in a variety of flooding incidents and will form an essential part of our flood incident response.
The Agency is seeking to award a contract to multiple suppliers of flood protection products of filled containers either permeable filled containers that consist of cellular barriers made of permeable materials such as geotextile or geosynthetic fabrics.
To supply between 2,5km and 10km of these flood barriers, depending upon available budget. The suppliers will be required to supply all fittings, fixings and consumables to permit uncompromised deployment and operation of the equipment throughout its life. The equipment is stored at a network of depots distributed around England.
Please note that, further to IV.2.1) above, the Award Criteria is the most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the Invitation to Tender. This exercise shall be conducted using Pro Contract: The Environment Agency's eSourcing portal provided by Due North. Invitation to tender can be downloaded from the portal by all prospective tenderers. If you need further information regarding the contracting opportunity, please contact the buyer. Please note that a live meeting opportunity is planned for Wednesday, 11.5.2016 at 15:00 (UK (BST) time) to explain the procurement options of call-offs from the framework. (Dialling details. +44 (0) 3306 068753, Conference Code. 3541210175). Right to Cancel: The Environment Agency reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not toward a framework or contract, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award the framework or contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The Environment Agency shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender. This contract is primarily intended to meet the needs of the Environment Agency. The Agency may require the successful bidders to provide the goods/services on the same terms that are agreed as a result of this tender to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and to its associated bodies including any Agencies and non-departmental public bodies and others (the Defra Group).