Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority: Heavy Plant and Operator Provision for Waste and Large Industrial and Agricultural Building Fires

UK-Rivenhall: Hire of industrial vehicles with driver.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
             Service Headquarters Kelvedon Park, London Road, Rivenhall, CM8 3HB, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1376576000, Email: contracts@essex-fire.gov.uk
             Contact: Procurement
             Main Address: www.essex-fire.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.essex-fire.gov.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Rivenhall:-Hire-of-industrial-vehicles-with-driver./ZE2EN99YSE
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Public order and safety

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Heavy Plant and Operator Provision for Waste and Large Industrial and Agricultural Building Fires       
      Reference Number: ECFRS00205
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) provide a response to a multitude of complex incidents that often require or would be enhanced by specialist skill sets/equipment. Two such incident types in which we often encounter difficulties are waste fires and fires within industrial/commercial/agricultural buildings. To enable ECFRS to effectively respond and resolve the aforementioned incident types, we require operational support anywhere across Essex 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in the form of Heavy Plant provision and specialist advice.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 100,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKH3 Essex
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Tenderers are referred to the full specification of requirement within the tender documents but in summary, the successful Contractor must be able to provide a Plant and Machinery Specialist Advisor to provide remote advice immediately by telephone or video call. The Specialist Advisor would then be required to attend the incident within 2 hours of a request being made to attend the site to offer specialist advice as to the suitable, available plant machinery that could support the tactical plan and provide accurate advice regarding the use of heavy plant to gain access/egress into a collapsed structure allowing safe firefighting operations to take place. The plant must be delivered to site within 4 hours of agreeing the appropriate plant, and if required and agreed, a second machine should be delivered within 24 hours. The Contractor is to provide an operator who would be required to operate the agreed machinery once delivered to site in line with all risk assessments. Attendance and supply of heavy plant could be requested anywhere in the county of Essex.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 01/06/2023 / End: 31/05/2027       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: The Authority will have the with an option to extend the contract beyond the initial four (4) year term in 2 x twenty-four (24) month blocks for a maximum contract term of 8 years.
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZE2EN99YSE       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 06/01/2023 Time: 13:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 06/01/2023
         Time: 13:01
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Tender responses must be submitted by the date and time specified in section IV.2.2. The Authority reserves the right not to accept requests to participate that are received after the deadline. Tenderers are encouraged to submit their submissions well in advance of the stated date and time in order to avoid issues such as technical difficulties with the electronic system that may be due to the high volumes of traffic attempting to submit applications on the same date at the same time.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Rivenhall:-Hire-of-industrial-vehicles-with-driver./ZE2EN99YSE

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZE2EN99YSE
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Royal Courts of Justice
       The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
          Essex, United Kingdom
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
       Essex, United Kingdom
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/11/2022

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