Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Highways England
The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
Area9M&RProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Area 9 Maintenance and Response Contract (West Midlands)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Highways England is looking for a suitable contractor to provide and undertake all routine and response maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within the West Midlands (Highways England Area 9). The Area 9 Strategic Road Network includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
Additional duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and response activities (including traffic management) during incidents and where instructed by Highways England and the maintenance of depots. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 the contractor will be Principal Contractor for all work they undertake and where / if instructed otherwise by the Service Manager.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £335,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
- 45233130 - Construction work for highways
- 45233140 - Roadworks
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
- 45316200 - Installation of signalling equipment
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
- 71300000 - Engineering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
The Area 9 Strategic Road Network includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful tenderer will be required to provide all routine and response maintenance, incident response, defect rectification (when instructed by Highways England) and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within the West Midlands (Highways England Area 9) in accordance to Highways England standards and objectives.
Additional duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and response activities (including traffic management) during incidents and where instructed by Highways England and the maintenance of depots. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 the contractor will be Principal Contractor for all work they undertake and where / if instructed otherwise by the Service Manager. Highways England may consider amending the duties listed above and may remove or amend these as appropriate during the contract period.
The Service Period for the maintenance and response contract is for a duration of 8 years, and the successful provider will be expected to operate collaboratively with other service providers and stakeholders in order to achieve Highways England's objectives.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 June 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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Highways England will be hosting a tender launch event on the morning of 11 June 2021 via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be issued to confirm how the event will take place.
Expressions of interest are invited with interested suppliers requested to email, providing details of attendees to: Area9M&RProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk no later than 3 June 2021.
A maximum of 3 attendees per organisation will be permitted.