Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
Contact
Mrs Rajwinder Bhola
Telephone
+44 1163057479
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Buyer's address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
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
Soft Market Test - Highways Drainage Services Gullies & Connections
Reference number
DN678799
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90642000 - Gully emptying services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Leicestershire County Council are currently preparing to issue a tender for Highway Drainage Services (Gullies & Connections), with the Contract Notice anticipated to be published in November 2023. This is to replace the Leicestershire Gully Emptying Contract 2019 (currently in place). The Council is looking to appoint suitably experienced contractor(s) to provide programmed countywide gully emptying, and ad-hoc services for clearing of blocked gullies and gully connections, and ad-hoc CCTV surveys of connections within Leicestershire, and invite interested companies to register an interest .
Leicestershire County Council would like to invite interested organisations to propose solutions that might offer added value, efficiencies, latest technology, carbon reduction, or similar, please see the soft market test questionnaire where your proposal can be submitted.
Soft Market Test questionnaires can be accessed and response submitted via the above portal by 12 noon on 31st August 2023.
This is not a call for competition.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nature and extent of service or works:
• Programmed countywide gully emptying – approx. 95,000 gullies to be cleansed annually on all road categories with the provider supplying all necessary traffic management
• Ad-hoc services for clearing of blocked gullies and gully connections – an extra over service for dealing with blockages identified during programmed gully emptying or as instructed by the Client
• Ad-hoc CCTV surveys of connections - an extra over service for remotely viewing and recording issues with connections identified during programmed gully emptying or as instructed by the Client
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
TBC
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 2023
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