(2026 Retender) West Cannock Pumping Test and Temporary Treatment
Estimated value
£1.2m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
18 Mar 2026
Description
The Authority invites you to tender for a contract for the provision to undertake a 3-month pumping test with a discharge of up to 10 litres per second from our existing borehole at our West Cannock coalfield. The mine water will require temporary treatment to remove, primarily zinc, iron and suspended solids, and achieve compliance with environmental permit. Then, the discharge of the mine water into the local watercourse from the treatment plant using a combination of overland pipes and an abandoned culvert. The process will be managed through the Authority's e-Tendering portal, which provides a secure delivery mechanism and an auditable record of the process. There is no cost associated to using the e-Tendering portal and merely requires a short registration process. As part of the Procurement Act 2023 there is a requirement for Contractors to provide Contractor information on the Central Digital Platform. This Contractors information will be required for a Contractors to submit a compliant tender as part of the process for this opportunity.
Scope
- Reference
- CA18/05688
- Total value
- £1,200,000 excluding VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
- Main category
- works
- CPV classifications
- 452321524523243045252124
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techincal | Tenders will be assessed to ascertain the Contractor's ability to meet the technical requirements and will be scored in line with the 'Marking Criteria' below and a score out of 70 can be achieved. | quality | 70.00% |
| Commercial | The total costs for each Contractor will be calculated. Price will be evaluated against the following methodology. The lowest TOTAL TENDERED COST (as identified in the Activity Schedule) would receive the full price percentage, with other tendered prices pro rata from this. | cost | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 31 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 08 Apr 2026, 3:00 pm
- Submission address
- In order to register for this opportunity please log onto - https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/ Once a Contractor is registered and you have been notified of your log in details, you will be able to log into the system and review the documentation for this project.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure