Geotechnical engineering services

Tender description

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the Generation 3 Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Framework 2017 to 2021, covering site investigation services including digging of boreholes and trial pits, windowless sampling and dynamic probing with associated laboratory testing, interpretation of data, assessment and reporting with recommendations and guidance as appropriate. The value of individual works order value could range between GBP 5 000 and 10 000 but could potentially be up to GBP 250 000. No guarantee can be given on these values or volumes provided here and they are approximate only. The Framework will commence on 1.6.2017 and will be for a period of 48 months (4 years), ending on 31.5.2021. The framework will include work directly for Hampshire County Council as well as work delivered by Hampshire County Council on behalf of other authorities. All works under the framework will procured and called-off by Hampshire County and no other authority will be able to appoint framework suppliers or call-off works directly. Interested parties should register their interest and complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, together with any supporting information requested, by 14:00 on 28.11.2016. Registration and submissions must be via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire. Any queries on the PQQ must be submitted by 17:00 16.11.2016. It is the intention to issue successful applicants with final tender documents on 30 January 2017 with a deadline for tender return of 14:00 hours on 3.3.2017 although Hampshire County Council reserves the right to change these dates if it becomes necessary to do so. Queries on the ITT must be submitted via In-Tend by 17:00 21.2.2016. How to obtain the PQQ Documents The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant tender advert and clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs — ‘Tender’, PQQ — documents', ‘Correspondence’, ‘Clarifications’ and ‘History’. Select the 2nd tab (PQQ documents) where you will find useful information under ‘Tender Details’ continue to scroll down to the heading ‘Tender Documents Received’ where you will be able to view / download the documents. Opting In and Out Please note you are required to ‘Opt In’ before you can access the ‘My tender Return’ to start populating your response. The ‘Opt Out’ functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision. You can choose to ‘Opt In’ at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to ‘Opt Out’. Please note you are required to ‘Opt In’ to view and complete the Questionnaire for this project. Further Guidance In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender — download & upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge), can be found on the In-Tend site under the ‘Help’ or ‘Information for Suppliers’ buttons. Receiving Notification Emails To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain ‘@in-tend.co.uk’ to your Safe Senders list.