Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Highways England
The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
Contact
Glenda Davies
Area9MandRProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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 cyclical and reactive maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the trunk roads and motorways within Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire (Highways England Area 9).
Duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and incident response activities, and traffic management for others who may be working on the network.
Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 the contractor will be Principal Contractor for all work they undertake.
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
Area 9 of the Strategic Road Network which includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Highways England is looking for a suitable contractor to provide and undertake all cyclical and reactive maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the trunk roads and motorways within Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire (Highways England Area 9).
Duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and incident response activities, and traffic management for others who may be working on the network.
Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 the contractor will be Principal Contractor for all work they undertake.
Full details of the services are outlined in the document ‘Area 9 M&R Scope Issue 9’, with a description of Highways England Area 9 provided in the document ‘Area 9 Network Information Issue 9’.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £335,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
A Parent Company Guarantee or equivalent form of security may be required at any time during the term of the contract. This may include where the financial standing of the applicant does not meet the required level as stated in the Selection Questionnaire. Further information will be set out in the Selection Questionnaire and accompanying guidance.
Applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England may decline to award the contract to the highest scoring bidder where it is already the contractor for a certain number of existing Maintenance & Response and Asset Support Contracts. This is to maintain the resilience of the Highways England network. Contract award opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be prohibited on this basis. Full details of the network resilience test are provided within the Instruction for Tenderers (IfT) document.
Contract dates stated are indicative and may be subject to change.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
A Parent Company Guarantee or equivalent form of security may be required at any time during the term of the contract. This may include where the financial standing of the applicant does not meet the required level as stated in the Selection Questionnaire. Further in formation will be set out in the Selection Questionnaire and accompanying guidance.
Applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England may decline to award the contract to the highest scoring bidder where it is already the contractor for a certain number of existing Maintenance & Response and Asset Support Contracts. This is to maintain the resilience of the Highways England network. Contract award opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be prohibited on this basis. Full details of the network resilience test are provided within the Instructions for Tenderers (IfT) document.
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: 2021/S 000-010057
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
9 September 2021
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 September 2021
Local time
5:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers Instructions on how to take part in this Tender:
1. Register for a free account at https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk
2. Click the 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender (ITT) open to any registered supplier). Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access the Tender Documents by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT Details' box.
3. Click 'My Response' under 'ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with Highways England and seek any clarification. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform. You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The successful tenderer will be required to sign the Highways England Fair Payment Charter as a condition of acceptance of their tender.
As a supplier/organisation looking to bid for public sector contracts you should be aware that tender documentation for contracts over £10,000 GBP will be published on a single website and made available to the public. You should also be aware that if your bid is successful the resulting contract will be published. In some circumstances, limited redactions will be made to tender documentation and/or contracts before they are published in order to comply with existing law, to protect commercial interests and for the protection of national security. Highways England are committed to ensuring public sector procurement is used, where possible, to promote skills training and open up apprenticeship opportunities on public sector projects and programmes.
The successful Contractor will be appointed to fulfil the duties of Principal Contractor under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. For further details please refer to the Instructions for Tenderers.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Highways England Company Limited
The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
Area9MandRProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Highways England will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on award of the contract is communicated to candidates. Appeals must be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (SI 2015 No. 102) as amended.