Provision of Services for the Inspection of Mine Entry 2017

The Authority's requirement for Provision of Inspection of Mine Entry 2017. The Coal Authority manages a proactive mine entry inspection regime which currently seeks to inspect a minimum of 10,000 Mine Entries per annum across the UK coalfields. Through this contract the Coal Authority is seeking to procure resources to undertake those inspections and report on findings. Contract requires a service that can undertake mine entry inspections throughout the compulsory and optional coalfield regions. This element of the service will be subject to confirmation. The Coal Authority wishes to establish a Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the provisions of Inspection of Mine Entry 2017 services in the following regions: Compulsory Regions: Region 1 Scotland East Region 2 Scotland west Region 3 Northumberland, Durham & Cumbria Region 4 Somerset, South Gloucestershire & Bristol area Region 5 North Wales, Cheshire & Lancashire Region 6 North & West Yorkshire Region 7 South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster) Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Leicestershire Region 8 Staffordshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Heredfordshire & Worcestershire Region 9 South Wales, Pembrokeshire & North Gloucestershire (Forest of Dean) Optional Regions Region 8 Campbeltown (Mull of Kintyre) Region 9 Brora (Sutherland) Region 10 Kent Region 11 Devon Region 12 Anglesey The Coal Authority anticipates that it will enter into a Framework Agreement upto 6 providers. The Contract will commence in June 2017 for a period of 36 months terminating on 31 May 2020 with an option to extend further for a 12 month period at the discretion This opportunity has been advertised in TED- OJEU : 20170330-005012 (17-125779-001)

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