Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Miss Laura Garay
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
SC230254 - Public Rights of Way (PRoW) Vegetation Clearance - Market Engagement
Reference number
DN725256
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council (KCC) require a contract for a number of providers to undertake routine vegetation clearance on identified Public Rights of Way (PRoW); a statutory requirement. The contract will be split into 10 lots, combining an element of programmed work together with ad-hoc requirements including off road cycle paths.
Public Rights of Way consist of four different levels of access:
• Public Footpath (FP) for pedestrian use;
• Public Bridleway (BR) for equestrian, pedestrian and pedal cyclists use;
• Restricted Byway (RB) a carriageway for use by non-motorised vehicles, equestrians and pedestrians; and
• Byways Open to All Traffic (BW) a carriageway for use by all forms of traffic.
Please see Section II.2.4 for a further description of the works and contract details.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
A total of 10 lots
Lot No
10
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Kent County Council (on behalf of the Public Rights of Way and Access Service (PRoW)) is planning a procurement process to put in place new Contracts to fulfill the statutory requirements of the PRoW team for the provision of vegetation clearance services on the Kent Public Rights of Way Network.
The previous contract commenced in April 2018 for an initial period of 5-years with two optional 12-months extensions. Both extensions have been taken with the current extension due to expire in April 2025.
It is anticipated that the planned Contract will begin in April 2025.
The existing multiple contracts were procured to undertake routine vegetation clearance on identified Public Rights of Way; with the contract being split into 10 lots, combining an element of programmed work together with ad-hoc requirements including off road cycle paths, with a 30-day turnaround time. The indicative meterage for one cut per each lot is as follows:
Lot 1 - Ashford (64.2km) and Folkestone & Hythe (48.51km) – 112.71km
Lot 2 - Canterbury (97.04km) and Thanet (29.21km) - 126.25km
Lot 3 – Dover – 114.29km
Lot 4 – Swale – 89.32km
Lot 5 - Dartford & Gravesham – 42.69km
Lot 6 - Maidstone – 34.69km
Lot 7 – Sevenoaks – 73.88km
Lot 8 – Tonbridge & Malling – 111.2km
Lot 9 – Tunbridge Wells – 17.23km
Lot 10 – North Downs Way (West Kent – 26.5km, East Kent 29.8km) – 56.43km
As part of Market Engagement activity, interested organisations are invited to complete a Market Engagement questionnaire. This will be used to gather information, and build on our existing market intelligence to shape our procurement strategy.
All responses to this questionnaire should be submitted via the Kent Business Portal, no later than 12pm on Friday 21 June 2023. All questionnaire responses will be treated as ‘commercial in confidence’.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial Contract Term - 5-years
Optional Contract Extension - 2-years (12-months + 12-months)
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 June 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