South East Electrical Services Framework

The Environment Agency has a duty under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 to ensure that all its assetsare managed in accordance with the Regulations. Part of this duty can be discharged by complying with thecurrent edition of the IET Regulations and associated Guidance Documents. The South East Electrical Services Framework is intended to primarily cover: • requirements for the periodic inspection and testing of fixed electrical installations and completion of remedialworks if required; • requirements for works on fixed installations including new electrical installations, refurbishments, alterations,additions and repairs; and • remedial works on sites identified by third-party periodic inspection and testing contractors. A general (but not exhaustive) description of typical sites is summarised below: • Lock sites with navigation locks, lock offices, mess rooms, and toilet/sanitary facilities; associated structureswith sluice gates controlled by a motor and gear box and associated control devices; • Flood defence structures with sluice gates controlled by a motor and gear box or hydraulically operated andassociated control devices; • Pumping stations comprising electrically driven, associated control panels, general purpose lighting andpower; • River gauging stations generally comprising small lighting and power together with frost protection heating; • Small bore hole sites generally comprising a three phase pump and control equipment together with smalllighting and power; and • Other sites including offices, workshops and depots.

Additional information: PLEASE NOTE: This exercise shall be conducted using ProContract: the Environment Agency’s eSourcing portal provided by Due North. Candidates shall only be considered by registering their expression of interest on our portal at www.sell2ea.com.- - - - - -

GUIDANCE: Click on the ‘Supplier's Area’ link and then Register Free on the portal. Log in to the portal with the username/password then find this opportunity in the Search Latest Opportunities area and click on the relevant hyperlink relating to this contract. Those published in this area are opportunities open to any registered supplier. Once in the opportunity click the Register Interest button at the bottom of the page. This will then inform the buyer that you have registered an interest and you will receive confirmation of this via a system generated e-mail. Expressions of Interest sent directly to the contact person placing this notice will not be considered and shall not be responded to. You may contact this person for advice for information regarding the contracting opportunity but for all portal issues click on the Support area on the supplier registration page.- - - - - -

PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for the Selection Stage is 2pm on 5 April 2016. Suppliers must submit their completed 'Selection Stage Response Form' by 2pm on 5 April 2016.

PLEASE NOTE: This framework is being procured under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The type of procedure is the "competitive procedure with negotiation" (regulation 29). However, the Agency may award the framework on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, and reserves the possibility of doing so in accordance with regulation 29(15).- - - - - -

RIGHT TO CANCEL: The Environment Agency reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a framework or contract, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award the framework or contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.- - - - - -

The Environment Agency shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender.- - - -- -