Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Network Procurement
network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3459335577
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Environment Agency Essential Site, Plant and Equipment Training
Reference number
P-36072
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To provide training to staff who manage and maintain the Environment Agency's following assets:
Chainsaw and Arboriculture
Confined Spaces
General Health and Safety
Heavy plant and Machinery
Lifting and Winching
MEICA Electrical
Site Management and Incident Response
Vegetation Control
Vocational Drivers
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide training to staff who manage and maintain the Environment Agency's following assets:
Chainsaw and Arboriculture
Confined Spaces
General Health and Safety
Heavy plant and Machinery
Lifting and Winching
MEICA Electrical
Site Management and Incident Response
Vegetation Control
Vocational Drivers
two.2.14) Additional information
The Environment Agency intends to hold an Early Engagement Event at 9:00 GMT on 10 December 2024 to give potential tenderers an opportunity to ask questions and for the Environment Agency to use feedback from suppliers to inform the format of the final procurement. The event is expected to last 90 minutes. For transparency, questions and answers from the event will be posted alongside the bidder pack for all tenderers' information when the tendering window opens.
Please note that this is not a call for tender or a pre-qualification exercise.
To register your interest in attending the event, please email penny.hebden@defra.gov.uk by 17:00 GMT on 20 November 2024 with a list of participants from your organisation and their email addresses.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 March 2025
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