Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
Truro
Contact
Mr James Howarth
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
Truro
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK41 - Plymouth
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Technical Support Contract
Reference number
DN602056
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Award of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Technical Support Contract
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £262,000 / Highest offer: £3,440,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- UKK41 - Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferries are jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council. The two crossings are operated, maintained and improved by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee (also known as Tamar Crossings) on behalf of the parent authorities.
The Tamar Bridge forms a vital road link on the A38 across the river Tamar estuary connecting the town of Saltash in Cornwall and the city of Plymouth in Devon.
The Torpoint Ferries cross the lower reaches of the river Tamar (also known as the Hamoaze) between Torpoint in Cornwall and Devonport in Plymouth.
The Tamar bridge was opened in 1961 and at the time of opening was the longest suspension bridge in the UK. It is a conventional suspension bridge with a total length of 642m, a main span of 335m and each side span is 114m. The stiffening truss is approximately 5.5m deep. The road deck level is approximately 35m above the River Tamar. Each main tower and side tower is constructed from concrete. The main towers are approximately 76m tall.
On average the bridge carries 45,000 vehicles daily.
The bridge was strengthened and widened between 1999 and 2001 increasing the capacity of the bridge from 3 traffic lanes to 4 traffic lanes and adding a dedicated pedestrian and cycle path.
Tamar Crossings employ a small in house engineering team that manage bridge inspections, maintenance works and engineering projects. Bridge inspections are undertaken in accordance with the Department for Transport and National Highways Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) CS450 , industry best practice, and regimes developed specifically by the overseeing organisation for the Tamar Bridge.
The joint authorities seek to appoint an experienced consultant with a demonstrable background in the design, maintenance and improvement of cable supported bridge structures, particularly suspension bridges. The experienced consultant will be required to support the in house engineering team and undertake annual bridge inspections and undertake other special inspection activities as required/necessary. The joint authorities also require the appointed consultant to provide design and other technical expertise and support related to the ongoing operation and maintenance of the bridge. This could include the preparation of works information, specifications, preparation of tender documentation, providing impartial evaluation of tendered bids and providing ongoing contract management support, as may be necessary, in relation to key maintenance contracts.
The appointed consultant will be required to act as Principal Designer under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015.
The contract may also require the appointed consultant to undertake specific work at the Torpoint Ferries, although this will be limited to shoreside infrastructure only, such as inspections or providing advice on concrete slipways, retaining walls, sheet pile retaining structures and the Torpoint ferry chain counterweight structures.
The joint authorities intend to let the Technical Support Contract for a four year period, commencing in January 2023, with an option for extending the contract by up to a further two years, in one year increments.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 67.5
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 17.5
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: 2022/S 000-014988
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AECOM Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £262,000 / Highest offer: £3,440,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cornwall Council
Truro
Country
United Kingdom