Official UK procurement notice
Ground Investigation Works · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Mining Remediation Authority (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedGround Investigation Framework Renewal · tender expected
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Coal Authority (Client) was established by Parliament to undertake specific statutory duties, set out in the Coal Industry Act 1994, associated with licensing coal mining operations; managing property and the historic legacy arising from the ownership of the coal reserves and underground workings; settling subsidence damage claims not falling on coal mine operators and providing access to coal mining information.
The Coal Authority has a legal duty under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act1991, to repair properties damaged by coal mining subsidence in the five coalfield regions. The works are funded by grant in aid from central government, in order that the Coal Authority can discharge its statutory duty.
The Coal Authority employs over 300 people,based mainly at the head office in Mansfield with some field staff remotely based in order to enable a fast response to incidents in the coal mining areas.
The Coal Authority is funded by grant in aid from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
In Q4 of 2023 a Open Competitive Bidding exercise was completed to retender the Ground Investigation Framework which expired in February 2024
The Coal Authority required the provision of Ground investigation services which includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.
CPV: Ground investigation work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 20 bids received (2.0 per place) · 5 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · 1 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #11 Ground Investigation Scotland East & WestCancelled North East, North West +7Published value£6,500,000
The Coal Authority required the provision of Ground investigation services which includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.
In order to facilitate this an open procurement was conducted. This award is for the regional Lot 1.1 Scotland East & West
Lot #22 North East & CumbriaCancelled North EastLot estimate not published
The Coal Authority required the provision of Ground investigation services which includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.
In order to facilitate this an open procurement was conducted. This award is for the regional Lot 1.2 North East and Cumbria
Lot #33 North West, North Wales & YorkshireCancelled North West, Yorkshire & Humber +1Lot estimate not published
The Coal Authority required the provision of Ground investigation services which includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.
In order to facilitate this an open procurement was conducted. This award is for the regional Lot 1.3 North West, North Wales and Yorkshire
Lot #44 East & West Midlands & South YorkshireCancelled Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands +1Lot estimate not published
The Coal Authority required the provision of Ground investigation services which includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.
In order to facilitate this an open procurement was conducted. This award is for the regional Lot 1.4 East & West Midlands & south Yorkshire.
Lot #55 South Wales & South WestCancelled South West, WalesLot estimate not published
The Coal Authority required the provision of Ground investigation services which includes general items, boreholes, rotary drilling, pits and trenches, sampling, in-situ testing, geophysical testing, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, chemical testing for contaminated ground and attendance at framework meetings with the Client.
In order to facilitate this an open procurement was conducted. This award is for the regional Lot 1.5 South Wales and South West
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Fraud Prevention: 5%
- Technical & Professional Ability: 40%
- Price List: 30%
- Scenario: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Social Value: 10%
- Sustainability: 5%
- Fraud Prevention: 5%
- Technical & Professional Ability: 40%
- Price List: 30%
- Scenario: 10%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Ground Investigation Works” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Jul 2023, 10:52 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2024, 14:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Nov 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007706- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e16fFind a Tender
Publisher note: All Values relating to the size or value of this Framework are approximate only and due to the responsive nature of this work, no guarantees are given in respect of these figures. It is the ambition of this Procurement that the Coal Authority will appoint ten suppliers to this Framework but we reserve the right to appoint more or less depending on the quality of bids in order to ensure effective regional coverage
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Nov 2023, 08:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Oct 2023 → 11 Mar 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Nov 2023, 08:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Mar 2024, 14:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2023- Status changed to active29 Sept 2023, 13:18 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Sept 2023, 13:18 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT29 Sept 2023, 13:18 BST
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2024, 14:59 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextSupplier Sign up details on Inbye link were not working correctly · I.3 | — | Can you please use the link below for signing up to Inbye as the previous link was working incorrectly. https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/ | |
| — | TextSupplier Sign up details on Inbye link were not working correctly · VI.3 | — | Can you please use the link below for signing up to Inbye as the previous link was working incorrectly. https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/ |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-07: 1 release · 13 Jul 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £6,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Scotland East & West
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
North East & Cumbria
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
North West, North Wales & Yorkshire
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
East & West Midlands & South Yorkshire
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
South Wales & South West
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20bids · 20 electronic | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Ian Farmer Associates (1989) LimitedFramework contractor
- Rogers GeotechnicalFramework contractor
- Soil Engineering GeoservicesFramework contractor
- Spencer Quantum T/A Quantum GeotechnicalFramework contractor
- Strata GeotechnicsFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.