Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
Contact
Karen Middlebrook
karen.middlebrook@rotherham.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1709334755
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
23-200 Hand Arm Vibration Monitoring Equipment
Reference number
23-200
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38434400 - Vibration analysers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Rotherham Council is seeking to procure a combined hardware and software package that supports the health surveillance and overall management of vibratory tool use.
The Council's requirement include physical devices to assist with the measuring and monitoring of employee exposure to Hand Arm Vibrations (HAVs) caused by different pieces of equipment and their association vibration magnitude. The assets need to record the exposure of an individual to their tools and feed into a back-office system which produces data to support the management of exposure. The devices need to be suitable for a range of working environments, across teams in highways, drainage, grounds maintenance and park maintenance.
The Council are engaging in soft market testing to gain knowledge and insight from the market to inform the development of the Council's specification and other relevant information to inform a competitive procurement procedure.
The Council will be running a soft market testing day for suppliers to come and present to the Council.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Main site or place of performance
The borough of Rotherham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rotherham Council is seeking to procure a combined hardware and software package that supports the health surveillance and overall management of vibratory tool use.
The Council's requirement includes physical devices to assist with the measuring and monitoring of employee exposure to Hand Arm Vibrations (HAVs) caused by different pieces of equipment and their association vibration magnitude. The assets need to record the exposure of an individual to their tools and feed into a back-office system which produces data to support the management of exposure. The devices need to be suitable for a range of working environments, across teams in highways, drainage, grounds maintenance and park maintenance.
The Council are engaging in soft market testing to gain knowledge and insight from the market to inform the development of the Council's specification and other relevant information to aid a competitive procurement procedure.
The Council will be running a soft market testing day for suppliers to come and present to the Council on the following areas:
- Hardware
- Software/analytics
- Additional functionality
- Estimated pricing
- Contract length
The soft market testing will take place in person on 20 February 2024 in Rotherham.
If you are interested in participating please email healthandsafety@rotherham.gov.uk to book a suitable time. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Once you have been allocated a time, you will be sent further details of the specifics to be covered in the session.
two.2.14) Additional information
All costs associated with participation in this market engagement exercise are at the cost of the supplier.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 March 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes