Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
Contact
Michelle Anderson
Michelle.Anderson@eastsussex.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
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
Market Engagement for Active Travel Initiatives Programme 2021 - 2025
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
ESCC are inviting interested organisations to attend a market engagement event on 30 March from 11.30-12.30 to discuss our outline requirements and procurement timeline ahead of the tender being published in early April 2021.Please contact the council via the email address given to register interest in attending the virtual event via MS Teams.The COVID-19 pandemic has also had huge impact on the way people work, socialise and, ultimately, travel. For some people and organisations this has meant that they have been able to re-think about how they travel and cycling and walking has become more of an option.Following the East Sussex Active Access for Growth programme which comprised walking and cycling initiatives being delivered in the county there are further opportunities to allocate and apply for funding from the DFT to deliver similar initiatives for walking and cycling programmes. A new Active Travel Initiatives Programme is being developed to deliver initiatives which will ‘Help people to cycle and walk to live better’. It will be funded through a number of revenue funding sources, predominantly the Government’s recently announced Capability Fund, and will run for a period of up to five years from 2021-2025. The initial contract term is for one year (2021-22), but this could be extended for the following three years as further funding becomes available.The key objectives of the programme will be to support: -economic recovery and the levelling up of local areas,health & wellbeing ,net zero carbon emissions, andgreater linkages between infrastructure & initiatives.To deliver these objectives we will be entering into a contract to deliver active travel engagement projects. The requirement will be split into 3 Lots:Lot 1 – Active Travel Projects (with an emphasis on cycling)Lot 2 – Active Travel Projects (with an emphasis on walking)Lot 3 – Programme Management (including developing and managing monitoring and evaluation framework, and developing and delivering a Communications Plan)There will be a requirement for bidders to make Social Value commitments as part of the tender submission.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 – Active Travel Projects (with an emphasis on cycling)
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34430000 - Bicycles
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
to be set out in the tender documents
two.2.14) Additional information
social value will be included as part of this tender
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Active Travel Projects (with an emphasis on walking)
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
to be set out in tender documents.
two.2.14) Additional information
the contract period will be an initial period of one year with the option to extend for multiple one year periods up to 3 years dependant on funding.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Programme Management
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79420000 - Management-related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Programme Management (including developing and managing monitoring and evaluation framework and developing and delivering a Communications Plan)
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
6 April 2021
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