Awarded contract

Highways England Stopped Vehicle Detection Framework Lot 2

  • Highways England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-003965

Published 26 February 2021, 10:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Highways England

The Cube 199 Wharfside Street

Birmingham

B1 1RN

Email

RoadsideTechnologyTeam@highwaysengland.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Highways England Stopped Vehicle Detection Framework Lot 2

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34920000 - Road equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Highways England is a Government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England’s motorways and major A roads, including modernising and maintaining the highways in England. Highways England has procured two framework agreements (in 2 lots) to provide a stopped vehicle detection (SVD) solution to detect individual stopped vehicles in live lanes on smart motorways all lane running sections of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) motorways in England. The SVD solution will enable early intervention and the setting of road signals that notify road users of the presence of the stopped vehicle. Lot 2 relates to the provision of technology solutions as further described below.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £14,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32352200 - Radar spare parts and accessories
  • 35121900 - Radar detectors
  • 38115100 - Radar surveillance equipment
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance

England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Highways England requires a Stopped Vehicle Detection (SVD) solution to detect stopped/stationary vehicles in live lanes on all lane running sections (ALR) of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in England. The SVD solution must alert Highways England’s Regional Control Centres (RCC)/Regional Operations Centres (ROC) to the stopped/stationary vehicle. The technical requirements are provided in the service requirements at schedule 2 (service requirements and service provider service solution) of the framework agreement

Highways England will procure a framework of two distinct lots for the procurement of a SVD solution. Each lot will require service provider capability to supply, support installation, complete commissioning and provide on-going warranty and support

The framework will support Highways England’s objective to improve road user safety, further increasing customer confidence in smart motorways. This approach will support Highways England objectives to ensure the strategic road network is:

• free-flowing;

• safe and serviceable;

• accessible and integrated.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 80

Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The value of lot 2 is expected to be up to GBP 14 000 000. These figures are an indicative estimate only and no guarantees are provided as to the amount to be called off under any lot.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

Accelerated procedure

Justification:

PIN issued prior — 16 March 2020

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 083-197874

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Stopped Vehicle Detection Framework Lot 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 February 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

IBI Group (UK) Ltd

Didsbury

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £14,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Stopped Vehicle Detection Framework Lot 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 February 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Vivacity Labs Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £14,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Stopped Vehicle Detection Framework Lot 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 February 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Costain Integrated Technology Solutions Limited (CITS)

Berkshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £14,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Highways England

Birmingham

B1 1RN

Country

United Kingdom