Tender

Blidworth Borehole

  • The Coal Authority

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-034403

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-038acc

Published 5 December 2022, 4:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Coal Authority

200 Lichfield Lane

MANSFIELD

NG184RG

Contact

Peter Kobryn

Email

peterkobryn@coal.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7826874541

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal-authority

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Blidworth Borehole

Reference number

CA18/2/1/71

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 76300000 - Drilling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Coal Authority (Client) was established by Parliament to undertake specific statutory duties, set out in the Coal Industry Act 1994, associated with licensing coal mining operations; managing property and the historic legacy arising from the ownership of the coal reserves and underground workings; settling subsidence damage claims not falling on coal mine operators and providing access to coal mining information.

The Coal Authority has a legal duty under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991, to repair properties damaged by coal mining subsidence in the five coalfield regions. The works are funded by grant in aid from central government, in order that the Coal Authority can discharge its statutory duty.

The Coal Authority employs over 250, based mainly at the head office in Mansfield with some field staff remotely based in order to enable a fast response to incidents in the coal mining areas.

The Coal Authority is funded by grant in aid from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

The Coal Authority invites you to tender for the drilling of a mine water monitoring borehole to assess rising mine water on the surrounding environment at Blidworth. A review of the mine water block by the Coal Authority in 2020 highlighted the potential for elevated mine water levels at Blidworth. Elevated mine water levels could pose a risk to the drinking water aquifers that overlie the mine workings.

Therefore, the Coal Authority intend to construct a borehole to intersect flooded underground workings at Blidworth Colliery. The borehole is to allow monitoring of mine water levels that are thought to be representative of the area.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Main site or place of performance

Blidworth, Nottinghamshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Coal Authority invites you to tender for the drilling of a mine water monitoring borehole to assess rising mine water on the surrounding environment at Blidworth. A review of the mine water block by the Coal Authority in 2020 highlighted the potential for elevated mine water levels at Blidworth. Elevated mine water levels could pose a risk to the drinking water aquifers that overlie the mine workings.

Therefore, the Coal Authority intend to construct a borehole to intersect flooded underground workings at Blidworth Colliery. The borehole is to allow monitoring of mine water levels that are thought to be representative of the area.

All tender documentation is freely available and can be accessed on our procurement portal InBye which can be accessed at https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/

All queries and submissions must be submitted through the portal.

Should you wish to participate in any electronic tender exercise you will need to register your company details, which will require the provision of some company information and agreement to terms and conditions to access the system. Use of the system is free of charge.

Should you have any difficulties with this procedure, please contact Peter Kobryn - peterkobryn@coal.gov.uk

If you have not previously registered on InBye

From the main page.

Click on the Open Opportunities link.

Click View details (system shows base information regarding the opportunity and also attachments). Review the details of the opportunity and if interested.

Click on the Register button from the Event Details page:

System opens up initial registration page, complete the details and click submit.

System will issue a registration email to you with a link to activate your account.

Click on the activation link from the email - system states account activated. (Go to Sign in button available).

Clicks the Go to Sign In button.

Click on the open opportunities link

Click View details. Shows opportunity details with option to login, register.

Click on Log in. Enter login details - username and password.

Select Join Event. System states that you have been invited and includes option to Visit Event

Click on visit event and system takes you through to the event in full.

For a supplier already registered on InBye

From the initial Log in page. Please Note: Do not log in at this point

Click on the Open Opportunities link.

The system will show a list of open access sourcing events.

Click the View details button at the side of the event, which is of interest.

The system will then show details of the opportunity and any relevant attachments. Review the details of the opportunity and if interested;

Click on Login from the Event Details page and enter username and password:

Select Join Event. System states that you have been invited and includes an option to Visit Event

Click on visit event and system takes you through to the event in full.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

8

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

16 January 2023

Local time

4:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

17 January 2023

Local time

9:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Coal Authority

Mansfield

Country

United Kingdom