Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Network Procurement
Telephone: +44 3459335577
E-mail: network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Environment Agency Essential Site, Plant and Equipment Training
Reference number: P-36072
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide training to staff who manage and maintain the Environment Agency's following assets:<br/><br/>Chainsaw and Arboriculture<br/>Confined Spaces<br/>General Health and Safety<br/>Heavy plant and Machinery<br/>Lifting and Winching<br/>MEICA Electrical<br/>Site Management and Incident Response<br/>Vegetation Control<br/>Vocational Drivers
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide training to staff who manage and maintain the Environment Agency's following assets:<br/><br/>Chainsaw and Arboriculture<br/>Confined Spaces<br/>General Health and Safety<br/>Heavy plant and Machinery<br/>Lifting and Winching<br/>MEICA Electrical<br/>Site Management and Incident Response<br/>Vegetation Control<br/>Vocational Drivers
II.2.14) Additional information
The Environment Agency intends to hold an Early Engagement Event at 9:00 GMT on 10 December 2024 to give potential tenderers an opportunity to ask questions and for the Environment Agency to use feedback from suppliers to inform the format of the final procurement. The event is expected to last 90 minutes. For transparency, questions and answers from the event will be posted alongside the bidder pack for all tenderers' information when the tendering window opens.<br/>Please note that this is not a call for tender or a pre-qualification exercise.<br/><br/>To register your interest in attending the event, please email penny.hebden@defra.gov.uk by 17:00 GMT on 20 November 2024 with a list of participants from your organisation and their email addresses.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
03/03/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/10/2024