Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Highways
Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close
Guilford
GU1 4LZ
James.mayer@nationalhighways.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
09346363
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://nationalhighways.co.uk/
Buyer's address
https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
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
Efficiency Programme Delivery Partner (EPDP)
Reference number
pro_15433
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The efficiency programme delivery partner contract (originally advertised as the transformation delivery partnership) is a service to help National Highways deliver its efficiency programme in roads period 3. The service will operate from April 2025 to April 2028, with an option to extend until September 2030. The contract value to April 2028 will be £43m with the potential to increase to £75m if the full extension period is utilised.
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: £75,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The efficiency delivery partner contract will help support a centralised programme for delivering change to realise the required efficiency outcomes in National Highways. The contract will challenge, advise, and support National Highways as it develops, implements, embeds and realises the benefits of the programme, whilst leaving a sustainable legacy of change and improved capability throughout the company.
The key objective of the programme is the tangible improvement in National Highways’ performance in relation to Six Themes:
1: Integrated and flexible capital delivery
2: Supply chain aligned to new delivery model and NH ambitions
3: Mature asset lifecycle ownership
4: Digitally enabled organisation that delivers on business requirements and customer expectations
5: Proactive control of our network
6: Environmental sustainability deeply embedded in what we do
The programme will be centrally led with the following design principles:
-Led by National Highways employees from across the company, with the efficiency programme delivery partner supporting the activity
-Overseen by one Programme Office coordinating and maintaining the single source of the truth through a single way of working across all themes with a clear governance structure.
-Focussed on truly cross-cutting initiatives that impact across multiple directorates and functional areas of our business
-Building capabilities and ensuring change is fully embedded and sustained becoming business as usual
-A focus on long-term transformation and measurable outcomes rather than short-term cost savings
This efficiency programme is a self-financing model, with a focus on delivering efficiency targets in both capital and operational expenditure within the RIS3 settlement. The investment made will be recovered from the value of efficiencies made through delivering the programme within the 5-year period.
Work under the contract will be issued as tasks with defined deliverables and performance measures. Allocation of future tasks will be predicated on continued good performance. Further details are available in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value, Diverse supply chains / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value, Modernising delivery and increasing productivity / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Developing the programme of change / Weighting: 10.5%
Quality criterion - Name: Ensuring delivery and embedment and sustainable benefits / Weighting: 14%
Quality criterion - Name: Driving delivery of outcomes through the programme / Weighting: 14%
Quality criterion - Name: Building organisational change capability / Weighting: 10.5%
Quality criterion - Name: Mobilising ready to deliver for RIS3 / Weighting: 7%
Quality criterion - Name: Personnel, team structure & CVs / Weighting: 14%
Price - Weighting: 20%
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
Restricted 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: 2024/S 000-000054
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
con_29484
Title
Efficiency Programme Delivery Partner (EPDP)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 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
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United Kingdom
The Post Building, 100 Museum Street
London
WC1A 1PB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
FC012665
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £75,000,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
See details at VI.4.3
See details at VI.4.3
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
National Highways incorporated a 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on award of the contract was communicated to candidates. Appeals must be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (SI 2015 No. 102) as amended.