Future opportunity

Medium Schemes Framework 4 (MSF4) on behalf of Midlands Highways Alliance Plus (MHA+)

  • Leicestershire County Council (on behalf of MHA+)
  • Midlands Highway Alliance Plus (MHA+)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-003320

Published 19 February 2021, 9:09am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicestershire County Council (on behalf of MHA+)

County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA

Contact

Miss Izabela Skowronek

Email

izabela.skowronek@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1163057878

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

one.1) Name and addresses

Midlands Highway Alliance Plus (MHA+)

County Hall

Glenfield, Leicester

LE3 8RA

Contact

Mr John Hooper

Email

john.hooper@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1163057873

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.mhaweb.org.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Medium Schemes Framework 4 (MSF4) on behalf of Midlands Highways Alliance Plus (MHA+)

Reference number

DN497090

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform the market that it is the intention of Midlands Highways Alliance Plus (MHA+) to issue a tender for the Medium Schemes Framework 4 (MSF4). MSF4 is to replace MSF3 (currently in place) and preparatory work for the re-procurement is currently underway. The Contract Notice is currently anticipated to be published in April 2021.

For the purpose of this tender, Leicestershire County Council (LCC) is acting as the Client and the Host Contracting Authority on behalf of the MHA+. This notice is not in itself a call for competition and it is not seeking to reduce the time period for the receipt of tenders.

Please note that the date given under II.3. Estimated date of publication of contract notice is INDICATIVE ONLY. Interested economic operators are advised to check the official MHA+ website for further updates. It is intended that the procurement timetable will be published on the website following the MHA+ Executive Board Meeting in March. Please see here for updates: https://www.mhaweb.org.uk/work-streams/medium-schemes/

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
  • UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
  • UKE - YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
  • UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
  • UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
  • UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
  • UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The scope of the MSF4 is to include: execution of highway, civil and municipal engineering works. Typical schemes may involve, but not exclusively be: highway improvements, highway maintenance, highway infrastructure works (including bridges, subways, culverts and retaining walls), public realm works (town centre enhancements), drainage improvements, canal works, and other infrastructure works such as waste management facilities. The framework will be based on NEC4 Framework Contract (FC), and it is anticipated that the work packages will awarded under NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract option C. Full details will be provided in the tender package once the opportunity is advertised. This framework agreement is available for use by the public sector bodies (and their statutory successors) as long as they are members of MHA+. Any organisation who is a member of the MHA+, or becomes a member during the Framework Term, is eligible to place contracts under this Framework.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

To be specified in tender documents.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

12 April 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes