WSCC DR - Countryside Contractors Framework 2023 - Market Engagement

The Countryside Contractors Framework Agreement is used to deliver minor works on the Public Rights of Way (PRoW) network and at various countryside sites around West Sussex. It enables the County Council to use a variety of qualified contractors to deliver works that fall outside of the PRoW maintenance contract. The existing Framework Agreement ends on 31st March 2023 and the County Council is now preparing a procurement process to replace the Framework Agreement, with tendering anticipated in October 2022. The value of the new Framework Agreement is estimated to be ~£400k per annum in total, and £1.6m over the maximum 4-year term. We are now conducting a market engagement exercise and would be grateful for your thoughts on how we can make the new Framework Agreement a success. A market engagement questionnaire is enclosed in synopsis section on the SE Shared Services tendering portal. Please return the enclosed market engagement questionnaire either via a correspondence message on the SE Shared Services portal or directly to david.robinson@westsussex.gov.uk no later than Wednesday 6th July at 12:00 noon please. Many thanks for your help!