DFE – The Provision of Expert Mine Engineering Advice

Concepts

• belfast
• architecture and construction
• engineering and inspection
• engineering and construction
• geotechnical engineering
• expert mine engineering advice
• mine engineering
• underground mining activities
• abandoned mines
• the irish salt mining and exploration co ltd

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

The Department for the Economy (DfE), the Department’s Agencies and dependent bodies require a Contractor to provide advice and expertise in all aspects of mine engineering. The Contractor will provide advice on the safety and remediation options for abandoned mines throughout Northern Ireland, thereby assisting the Department to carry out its functions under the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. In addition, the Contractor will be required to review operational and planned underground mining activities including the Kilroot Salt Mine, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim (owned and operated by the Irish Salt Mining and Exploration Co Ltd (“ISME”).

Total Quantity or Scope

Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the. potential scale of the contract. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to. increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract.. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs. and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part. in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to. the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator. shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed. by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes. specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change. any or all of them..

Renewal Options

option to extend for up to and including 2 periods of 12 Months.

CPV Codes

• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
• 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors. not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor. fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still. fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If. this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of. grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated.. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being. undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of. three years from the date of issue