Underground Ordinance watching briefs for England Ecosystem Survey 2025

Published date: 24 December 2024

Contract summary

Industry

Health and safety services - 71317200

Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£36,000 to £49,000

Procurement reference

2425NCEA_EES_UXO

Published date

24 December 2024

Closing date

13 January 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

20 January 2025

Contract end date

28 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The overall aim of the contract is to provide UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) engineer watching briefs during the execution of the EES soil survey on selected surveys sites, where this has been recommended, as a safety precaution to ensure safety and compliance with regulatory standards. The UXO risk assessments desk studies have been completed for the sites and will be provided. The UXO team's primary role is to monitor operations, identify potential hazards, and respond to any UXO discoveries during the survey. Continuous onsite attendance during soil survey activities in identified UXO risk areas is needed. Natural England's core requirement is to commission 40 UXO engineer watching brief days as required between the contract start date and 28th March 2025, but reserve the right to commission fewer days in the event the scheduled surveys do not take place. Natural England may, by way of a contract variation, commission up to an additional 20 UXO engineer watching brief days if required.

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More information

Attachments

2425NCEA_EES_UXO_onsite-support_RFQ-SS.docx

Bidding documents

tNCEA2425_Standard Goods & Services Terms and Conditions_UXOSiteSupport.docx

Contract draft

Additional text

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to heather.thomas@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 13/01/2025

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to heather.thomas@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Thomas

Address

Natural England, County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
England

Email

heather.thomas@naturalengland.org.uk

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