Storage, Maintenance & Deployment Contract for HMCG

Counter Pollution is one of HMCG's Six Functions and the Counter Pollution and Salvage (CPS) branch operates as the UK Competent Authority with specific responsibility for Counter Pollution preparedness and responding to at-sea pollution from shipping and offshore installations within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and the management of the UK Government's stockpiles of equipment and dispersant. CPS respond to national incidents; counter pollution audits of, and support to, all UK ports and harbours; management of national counter-pollution equipment; environmental support and Fate of Oil modelling, counter pollution training to local authorities. The Authority has since finalised its tender documentation and the procurement activity in scope of this notice, seeks to identify Service Providers to provide storage of the MCAs equipment, to maintain it through a program of planned preventative maintenance and repairs as required, and to deploy the equipment in marine pollution incidents using trained and competent responders with experience in this industry. This opportunity contains two lots, the scope of Lot 1 is to seek the services of a Service Provider that include, but not limited to; Incident Response & Support, Purchasing & Pricing, Training (Delivery of MCA Courses) Competency & Deployments, Logistical Incident Support and Reporting. Whereas the scope of Lot 2 is to secure a Service Provider(s) to secure the services the MCA requires for storage of dispersant stockpiles. Prospective Service Provider(s) may bid for one, all, or a combination of sites. All bids must clearly state what sites are being tendered for. Selection criteria for this procurement is set out in the Tender Documentation that are available via the Department for Transports e-procurement solution. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

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