# NAT - MEICA Maintenance Framework and EICR

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Environment Agency](/buyers/environment-agency/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £100,000,000
- Published: 10 January 2023
- Planned start: 6 November 2023
- Planned end: 5 November 2027
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3debee05-f543-4fad-a7c9-c03c3cc533eb-604272
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-87ad4fc1-da82-49d2-b910-284a8207e770

## Description

The Environment Agency require MEICA services \(Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation Control and Automation\) to support the operation, repair and maintenance of a variety of flood defence assets such as lock gates, pumping stations, river level maintenance weirs, and flow and level measurement systems\. This Notice is to alert the market of the commence of the procurement activity\. Tenderers bidding on EICR CANNOT bid on any maintenance lot\. There is no limit to the number of maintenance lots tenderers can bid on\. Award will be limited to three lots\. The intended timetable is as follows: SQ Stage - 9th January 2023 - 8th February 2023 - SQ Evaluation - February 2023 - March 2023 - ITT Stage - March 2022 - May 2023 - Evaluation - May 2023 - June 2023 - Publish Contract Award Notice and issues Notification of Intention to Award letters - August 2023 - Contract award / contract issued - August 2023 - Contract Start Date - August 2023 - Handover/ Mobilisation Period - August 2023 - November 2023 The framework period will be for four years\.

## Related contract awards

- [Central - AOMR Lot 1 Detailed Asset Inspections 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e424e57f-476a-4570-968c-f5cf1785726c): Environment Agency
- [Mids - AOMR lot 1 - Saxilby Reprofiling Works](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bceb9a17-dcca-4a3e-b2ac-f84a43dd76b1): ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- [AOMR Lot 3 Wessex Routine Maintenance 26-27 - Stonbury Yeo](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6a7484a8-fb29-48cc-8dd1-142223f747d6): Environment Agency

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3debee05-f543-4fad-a7c9-c03c3cc533eb-604272)