Awarded contract

Area 3 Maintenance and Response (M&R) Contract

  • Highways England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-012507

Published 3 June 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Highways England

Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close

Guildford

GU1 4LZ

Email

Area3MRProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.highwaysengland.co.uk

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 3 Maintenance and Response (M&R) Contract

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45233139 - Highway maintenance work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Highways England has appointed a contractor to provide and undertake all cyclical and routine maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, part of Dorset and part of Buckinghamshire, not including the M25, (Highways England Area 3). Duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and incident response activities (including traffic management for others), 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 Highways England.

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: £203,579,560

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
  • 34993100 - Tunnel lighting
  • 45221248 - Tunnel linings construction work
  • 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
  • 63712300 - Bridge and tunnel operation services
  • 71300000 - Engineering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
  • UKJ25 - West Surrey
  • UKJ26 - East Surrey
  • UKJ35 - South Hampshire
  • UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
  • UKJ37 - North Hampshire
  • UKK25 - Dorset
Main site or place of performance

Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, part of Dorset, and part of Buckinghamshire (Highways England South East Region Area 3).

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The successful contractor will be required to provide all routine maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, part of Dorset and part of Buckinghamshire, not including the M25, (Highways England Area 3). Duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and incident response activities (including traffic management for others), 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 Highways England.

Highways England may consider amending the duties listed above 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.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 30

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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 205-500519

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

Title

Area 3 Maintenance and Response Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 May 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kier Highways Limited

Manchester

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: £203,579,560


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Highways England

Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close

Guildford

GU1 4LZ

Country

United Kingdom