Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Procurement, 4th Floor, Municipal Building, Archway Road
Liverpool
L369YU
Contact
Liam Bedson
Fax
+44 1514434246
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Knowsley Highways Term Maintenance Contract
Reference number
DN58864
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34922100 - Road markings
- 44212120 - Structures of bridges
- 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways
- 45221000 - Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways
- 45232451 - Drainage and surface works
- 45233120 - Road construction works
- 45233130 - Construction work for highways
- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
The Borough of Knowsley
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Knowsley Council is seeking an organisation to enter into a long term (up to 8 years) collaborative contract with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council to provide highway maintenance services and associated works as detailed
Reactive Service:
(a) Customer Interface,
(b) Emergency highway works,
(c) Minor Highway works,
(d) Immediate Response Service.
Planned Maintenance and Improvements:
(a) drainage cleansing works,
(b) drainage civil engineering works,
(c) carriageway works - patching,
(d) carriageway works - surface treatment,
(e) carriageway works - fill and overbanding,
(f) foot-way works - surface treatment,
(g) safety barrier and fencing works,
(h) road marking works,
(i) structures and bridges maintenance works,
(j) annually planned traffic management works,
(k) investigative works, including trial pits, coring and drainage works.
Schemes:
(a) carriageway works - resurfacing and reconstruction,
(b) foot-way works - reconstruction,
(c) structures and bridges projects,
(d) parking and access road construction,
(e) traffic calming projects,
(f) accident remedial schemes,
(g) public realm and landscaping,
(h) walking and cycling strategy schemes.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
96
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years
N/A
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2015/S 250-456831
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
DN58864
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
23 December 2015
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Tarmac Trading Limited
Portland House, Bickenhill Lane, Solihull
Birmingham
B37 7BQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG32 - Solihull
Companies House
00453791
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £40,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
N/A
N/A
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34922100 - Road markings
- 44212120 - Structures of bridges
- 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways
- 45221000 - Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways
- 45232451 - Drainage and surface works
- 45233130 - Construction work for highways
- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
The Borough of Knowsley
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Knowsley Council is seeking an organisation to enter into a long term (up to 8 years) collaborative contract with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council to provide highway maintenance services and associated works as detailed
Reactive Service:
(a) Customer Interface,
(b) Emergency highway works,
(c) Minor Highway works,
(d) Immediate Response Service.
Planned Maintenance and Improvements:
(a) drainage cleansing works,
(b) drainage civil engineering works,
(c) carriageway works - patching,
(d) carriageway works - surface treatment,
(e) carriageway works - fill and overbanding,
(f) foot-way works - surface treatment,
(g) safety barrier and fencing works,
(h) road marking works,
(i) structures and bridges maintenance works,
(j) annually planned traffic management works,
(k) investigative works, including trial pits, coring and drainage works.
Schemes:
(a) carriageway works - resurfacing and reconstruction,
(b) foot-way works - reconstruction,
(c) structures and bridges projects,
(d) parking and access road construction,
(e) traffic calming projects,
(f) accident remedial schemes,
(g) public realm and landscaping,
(h) walking and cycling strategy schemes.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
31 January 2025
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
N/A
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£86,000,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Tarmac Trading Limited
Portland House, Bickenhill Lane, Solihull
Birmingham
B37 7BQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG32 - Solihull
Companies House
00453791
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The contract end date has been extended for a further 12 months
The estimated contract value increase for these 12 months is: £12,000,000
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
A tender is due to be released in the coming months for the replacement of this arrangement, time is needed to tender, and mobilise any new / replacement arrangement.
The primary need to modify and extend the term is to avoid significant duplication of costs if there was a change in supplier for just the extension term, whilst the tender is carried out.
The reasons for the decision are additional works by the original supplier have become necessary and a change of supplier cannot be made as it would create significant inconvenience for the Council. Due to market forces at play in 2022 significant difficulties were experienced with securing the external support necessary to re-procure this contract, which has impacted the re-tender programme initially planned. It has therefore become necessary to extend the current contract to fit with the updated procurement timelines.
Any change of supplier at this time would cause significant inconvenience for the Council in embedding and mobilising a new supplier for this strategic and complex contract for such a short time, to then repeat start this process again whilst any new contractor comes up to speed and embeds.
There is only time to procure a short-term contract that would not be able to factor in the updated requirements and improvements that are currently being developed for the longer term contract.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £74,000,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £86,000,000