1021 Repair of Plant (MARKET ENGAGEMENT)

Please note that this is for Market Engagement only. Essex County County (the Authority) are seeking to procure a service for the repair and maintenance of mobile plant. The Authority own nine (9) items of mobile plant which are located across nine (9) of its operational Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) within the county of Essex. The scope of this contract will require the Contractor to maintain and service each of the nine (9) items of mobile plant, as well as cover ad-hoc breakdowns and repairs for any of the nine (9) mobile plant items and associated hydraulic hoses where necessary. The Authority will also require the Contractor to provide two (2) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) inspections per annum on each mobile plant item, therefore equating to 18 inspections per contract year. Ahead of publishing this opportunity in September 2023, interested parties are invited to engage in a session with the Authority whereby the Authority will further explain the detail surrounding the scope of this requirement, as well as provide information regarding how to tender for an Essex County Council opportunity. The proposed session(s) intend to provide guidance of the steps for Bidders to access our e-Sourcing portal (ProContract), as well as the type of information which the Authority are seeking to receive through Bidders’ tender submissions. These sessions will be hosted via Microsoft Teams where attendees will be able to anonymise their identities upon attendance, if preferred. To book a space on one of the below group market engagement sessions, please email bethany.gray@essex.gov.uk and confirm which session you would like to attend by 12pm Tuesday 1st August 2023. If you are able to attend either of the sessions, please ensure to confirm this within your email. The available dates for these market engagement sessions are either: • Wednesday 9th August 2023 at 1pm – 2:30pm • Thursday 10th August 2023 at 10am – 11:30am Please note that this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. It should also be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.