Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Highways England
The Cube 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
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