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Contract Award Notice

Blidworth Borehole

  • First published: 08 December 2023
  • Last modified: 08 December 2023

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-038acc
Published by:
The Coal Authority
Authority ID:
AA20278
Publication date:
08 December 2023
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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.

The works required is detailed within the Scope and tenderers are advised to read and consider all aspects of the tender documents before preparing your tender submission.

These documents can be found on our procurement portal InBye and all queries and submissions must be made through this portal.

Guidance on how to access the tender is given within this notice

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

The Coal Authority

200 Lichfield Lane

MANSFIELD

NG184RG

UK

Contact person: Peter Kobryn

Telephone: +44 7826874541

E-mail: peterkobryn@coal.gov.uk

NUTS: UKF15

Internet address(es)

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

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Environment

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Blidworth Borehole

II.1.2) Main CPV code

76300000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

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.

The works required is detailed within the Scope and tenderers are advised to read and consider all aspects of the tender documents before preparing your tender submission.

These documents can be found on our procurement portal InBye and all queries and submissions must be made through this portal.

Guidance on how to access the tender is given within this notice

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 664 730.48  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKF

II.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.

The works required is detailed within the Scope and tenderers are advised to read and consider all aspects of the tender documents before preparing your tender submission.

These documents can be found on our procurement portal InBye and all queries and submissions must be made through this portal.

Guidance on how to access the tender is given within this notice

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2022/S 000-034403

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/06/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Drilcorp Limited

02691886

Seaham

UK

NUTS: UKC

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 664 730.48  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The Coal Authority

Mansfield

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

06/12/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
76300000 Drilling services Services related to the oil and gas industry

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
peterkobryn@coal.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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