Environment Agency Field Services Training Framework

This framework is split into 2 lots: Lot 1 High Risk Training (primarily plant). Lot 2 Medium/lower risk Training.

United Kingdom-Bristol: Industrial training services

2016/S 136-246258

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Environment Agency
Horizon House, Deanery Road
For the attention of: Brentley Andrew
BS1 5AH Bristol
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7775406326
E-mail: andrew.brentley@environment-agency.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

Electronic access to information: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.3)Main activity

Environment

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Natural England
Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green
YO1 7PX York
United Kingdom

Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
BS16 1EJ Bristol

Defra
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
SW1P 3JR London

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Field Services Training Framework.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: England.
NUTS code

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 2

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 48

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 2 500 000 GBP

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

We have around 1 000 people in Area operations field teams who are organised within 14 areas. These people play a vital role in:
— providing 24/7 response to flooding and pollution incidents;
— maintaining our flood defence structures;
— carrying out minor construction work;
This framework is split into 2 lots:
Lot 1 High Risk Training (primarily plant)
Lot 2 Medium/lower risk Training
Our teams work out of depots in every English county, from near the Scottish border to the tip of Cornwall.
Our training programme carries seasonal constraints primarily due to the environment. As a provider of this training you are expected to know these constraints and identify peaks in the various courses and meet the demand we require. The nature of our work can also place constraints on availability for training delivery as we respond to flooding and carry out our incident management role. We need our suppliers to understand our role is crucial to protecting the country. Every pound we spend is from the public purse and is invested in protecting and maintaining the environment.
The purpose of this contract is to have a workforce that is:
— Competent, safe and fully trained to a professional standard.
— trained to a consistent standard to support the flexibility we need to move resources around the country for incident response
We currently use Lantra and other accreditation bodies for basic training standards. The majority of training required through this framework relates to the operation of large plant and machinery; chainsaws and vegetation control.
We have our own plant and equipment, supplemented by a hire contract, which we can use to provide for training at our sites and depots. We also require the training provider to have access to their own training sites, plant and equipment when we’re unable to provide this.
We cannot guarantee volumes of delegates or spend through this framework.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80531100 – QB43 – QB44 – QB49 – QB52 – QB46, 43262100, 80550000, 42900000, 16600000, 16500000, 16700000, 42400000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: High Risk Training

1)Short description

This Lot accounts for approximately 75 % of the total value of the framework. It includes operation of equipment and plant such as chainsaws and wood chippers, excavators, dumpers and other earth moving plant; lifting plant and abrasive wheels. We need basic/initial, and refresher training as well as assessments. Training may take place at our sites as given in section background to the requirement and SPEC B. You may be required to provide us with training sites — particularly woodland for chainsaw training. It is therefore crucial that you can provide us with national coverage.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80531100

3)Quantity or scope

Training should be Lantra Accredited or equivalent professional body where appropriate or applicable. We need basic/initial, and refresher training as well as assessments. Training may take place at our sites as given in section background to the requirement and SPEC B. You may be required to provide us with training sites — particularly woodland for chainsaw training. It is therefore crucial that you can provide us with national coverage.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Medium / Lower Risk Training

1)Short description

This Lot accounts for approximately 25 % of the total value of the framework. It includes vegetation control equipment and the use of other smaller plant such as ride on and remote control mowers; tractors and attachments; winching; pesticide spraying; Streetworks/Chapter 8; Cable avoidance equipment, working at height, abrasive wheels and small tools.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80531100

3)Quantity or scope

It includes vegetation control equipment and the use of other smaller plant such as ride on and remote control mowers; tractors and attachments; winching; pesticide spraying; Streetworks/Chapter 8; Cable avoidance equipment, working at height, abrasive wheels and small tools.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Training required will be to a range of professional standards which are listed in the specification document. These include but are not limited to:
Lantra
ALLMI Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers
BAGMA British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association
WJA Water Jetting Association
IPAF International Powered Access Association
PASMA Prefabricated Powered Access Federation
NPTC National Proficiency Tests Council
DSA Driving Standards Agency
City and Guilds
CABWI Certification and Assessment Board for the Water Industry
NPORS National Plant Operators Registration Scheme
CITB Construction Industry Training Board.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

Project_19618

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

19.8.2016 – 16:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 19.8.2016 – 16:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Environment Agency
Horizon House, Deanery Road
BS1 5AH Bristol
United Kingdom
E-mail: Andrew.brentley@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 7775406326

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: A 10 day standstill period will be applied to this procurement.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Environment Agency
Horizon House, Deanery Road
BS1 5AH Bristol
United Kingdom
E-mail: Andrew.brentley@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 7775406326

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

12.7.2016

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