Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SC22080 - A20 Coldharbour Roundabout
Reference number
DN604754
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils.
This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate.
The A20 Coldharbour Roundabout scheme requires the design and construction of a new larger roundabout to replace the existing signal-controlled roundabout junction on the A20 at Coldharbour Lane. The junction connects the A20 corridor to the Strategic Road Network at Junction 5 of the M20. The site is located 2km to the north-west of Maidstone, Kent on the A20 corridor between Allington and Aylesford.
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: £4,973,695.88
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The value of the contract is above the Public Contract Regulations 2015 threshold for Works and therefore a multistage competitive tender process (with an option to negotiate if required) was used to procure the requirement.
This Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) process consisted of the following stages:
• Selection stage (Selection Questionnaire).
• Invitation to Tender.
• Negotiation Stage.
• Invitation to Submit Final Tender.
• Award.
The contract was awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) and will be awarded to a single supplier.
The CPN procedure was chosen as the optional negotiation stage is critical in delivering the most advantageous tender.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Price per Quality Point / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 100
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: 2022/S 000-008606
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SC22080
Lot No
1
Title
SC22080 - A20 Coldharbour Roundabout
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
J Breheny Contractors Limited
1 Chancellor Close, Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate
Huntingdon
PE29 6EN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ4 - Kent
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,973,695.88
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom