231B_22 Asphalt, Aggregates, Premixed Concrete and Related Materials

ESPO is working on behalf of Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council (the Customers) to undertake a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of Suppliers for supply and delivery/collection of roadstone, aggregates, topsoil, chippings, re-processing of chippings and premixed concrete.

Tenders were invited for a framework agreement allowing for the supply of asphalt materials, roadstone, concrete aggregates and topsoil materials, surface dressing chippings, aftercare of surface dressing chippings and premixed concrete for delivery within the County of Leicestershire/City of Leicester and/or collection of small loads by Leicestershire County Council/Leicester City Council.

Lot 1 - Supply and delivery/collection of asphalt, roadstone, aggregates, topsoil, chippings, re-processing of chippings and premixed concrete to Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council This lot is further divided into 5 sub-lots and whilst essentially a direct award, call-off arrangement, it is also enabled for the use of further competitions. - Sub-lot 1A - Asphalt materials - Sub-lot 1B - Stone, aggregates and topsoil materials - Sub-lot 1C - Surface dressing chippings (Leicestershire County Council only) - Sub-lot 1D - Reprocessing of recovered surface dressing chippings (Leicestershire County Council only) - Sub-lot 1E - Premixed concrete ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit ratings agency reports.

ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Suppliers on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change and at its discretion, take appropriate action in liaison with Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council.