Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire County Council
Fishergate
Preston
PR18XJ
Contact
LCC Corporate
contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1772538207
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Ground Investigation Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority is looking to procure a framework agreement (Agreement) for the provision of Ground Investigation Services and Associated Works.
The work content will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting) as outlined in the Scope-Specification.
The Agreement will be used to carry out site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings including new school developments and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings.
The investigation works will comprise of hand excavated trial pits, cable percussion boreholes, rotary open hole and core drilling, dynamic probing, environmental probing, road pavement and structural coring. Sampling will be required, together with the production of borehole logs and factual reports, where required. Further information can be found within the Scope-Specification.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Work Packages under £30,000
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a framework agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Section 1 - Understanding the Requirements of the Projects / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.1 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.2 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.1 / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.2 / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Section 4 - Quality of Staff / Weighting: 4
Quality criterion - Name: Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.1 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.2 / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Question 6 - Social Value / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Work Packages over £30,000
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a framework agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Section 1 - Understanding the Requirements of the Projects / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.1 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.2 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.1 / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.2 / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Section 4 - Quality of Staff / Weighting: 4
Quality criterion - Name: Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.1 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.2 / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Question 6 - Social Value / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-001722
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
In accordance with Section 4.12 (Authorities Rights) of the Invitation to Tender the Authority has taken the decision to abandon this current procurement process. This decision was taken due to the number of submissions which failed to meet the criteria for completion of the Price Schedules. Please note we are intending to re-procure this service in the coming weeks following a review of the documents. We have taken this decision to ensure the County Council achieves the best value and service possible and to provide an opportunity for Suppliers to ensure criteria is able to be met.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079476000
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Lancashire County Council
Fishergate
Preston
PR1 8XJ
Country
United Kingdom