Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Mr Harrison Crick
Telephone
+44 333
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Future Highways Provision - Market Engagement
Reference number
DN718878
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council’s (the Council) current Highways Strategic Transformation Contract (Highways Contract) ends on the 31st March 2027 with no further option to extend. Therefore, the Council would like to engage further with the Highways Industry. We continue to progress development of the pre-procurement activity for the Future Highways contract in Essex and are currently working towards a revised provisional date of October 2025 to publish the tender.
To inform the development of our procurement approach and tender pack, we are keen to gather further input from prospective bidders with regards to technology considerations.
Please submit your feedback by copying and pasting the following link into your browser:
https://forms.office.com/e/ZrT298DzMX
Please provide your feedback by close of business on Friday the 14th of February 2025. Any input you are able to contribute to our thinking will be gratefully received.
Important information
Respondents are advised that the purpose of this notice is to provide an update on the indicative tender publication date and to gather further input from prospective bidders with regards to technology considerations. The scope of service, date of publication or potential contract value should not be taken as a final "version" of requirement.
This notice is not a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders.
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or (lack) to this notice.
Please direct all queries through FHP.team@essex.gov.uk.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-012457
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.3
Instead of
Date
1 April 2025
Read
Date
1 October 2025
seven.2) Other additional information
We continue to progress development of the pre-procurement activity for the Future Highways contract in Essex and are currently working towards a revised provisional date of October 2025 to publish the tender.
To inform the development of our procurement approach and tender pack, we are keen to gather further input from prospective bidders with regards to technology considerations. Please submit your feedback by copying and pasting the following link into your browser:
https://forms.office.com/e/ZrT298DzMX
Please provide your feedback by close of business on Friday the 14th of February 2025. Any input you are able to contribute to our thinking will be gratefully received.