Contract for Supplying, Installation, Maintaining & Repairing Fencing

Ealing has a substantial and diverse asset portfolio of fencing stock. Later this year we will be seeking suitably skilled and experienced organisations to tender for the supply, installation and repair of fencing across the borough. The service has a variety of fencing infrastructure across the borough, including but not limited to playground fencing, parks boundary/feature fencing, bollards, gates, cemetery fencing and allotment fencing. The anticipated budget per annum is £150k. Ealing Council is interested is gauging interest from companies to determine the how best to structure the contract(s). This Pre Market engagement brief and accompanying questionnaire, pertains to the future contract. We would like to explore whether there is interest in the market to split the contract into smaller lots and how these lots could be developed so as to allow SMEs to bid with their specialities in mind or smaller geographical area. Splitting into smaller lots would still allow bidders to tender for one or more Lots and one bidder could win all lots if they scored highest on all lots. The purpose of this pre-market engagement exercise and questionnaire is to:  issue Pre Market Engagement Notice (UK02) to the market of a future intention to advertise an opportunity which may be of interest to contractors  set out current thinking on how the work or services may be grouped and contracted  provide an opportunity for contractors to feedback and offer views on the Ealing's intentions and how it might be shaped  understand market appetite and view on the structure of the service to be provided. This exercise is a precursor to a formal procurement procedure expected to be advertised by Ealing later in 2025. A subsequent competitive tendering procedure which will be follow will comply with Procurement Act 2023.