Planning

Soft market test - Carriageway Surfacing

  • Leicestershire County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-023889

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03eff3

Published 15 August 2023, 1:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicestershire County Council

County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA

Contact

. Steven Davidson

Email

steven.davidson@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1162323232

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

Buyer's address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=fc8c5e02-613b-ee11-8124-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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

Soft market test - Carriageway Surfacing

Reference number

DN684990

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Leicestershire County Council are currently preparing to issue a tender for Carriageway Surfacing, with the Contract Notice anticipated to be published in November 2023. This is to replace the Carriageway Surfacing Framework Contract 2020 (currently in place). The Council is looking to appoint suitably experienced contractor(s) to undertake carriageway surfacing and resurfacing, and associated works to all classes of road within Leicestershire, and invite interested organisations to register an interest and to possibly discuss the requirements further.

Please note that this is not a call for competition, and any information given above is not guaranteed within any subsequent procurement, only indicative of our potential requirements.

Any future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £14,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Nature and extent of service or works:

• Provision of all necessary traffic management (if not provided by the Employer)

• Carriageway milling

• Adjustment and/or replacement of carriageway ironwork

• Surfacing of carriageways – e.g. surface course, binder course, base.

• White lining (if not provided by the Employer)

• Other associated works as required e.g. minor civils: kerbs, ducts, footways

• Ability to source specialist and innovative carriageway surfacing treatments

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

19 November 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Market Engagement

Leicestershire County Council would like to invite interested organisations to propose solutions that might offer added value, efficiencies, latest technology, carbon reduction, or similar, by written submission via https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html by 31st August 2023.

Without commitment or preference, we may then invite interested parties to join us for a meeting (either online or face-to-face), to discuss our requirements and any interesting proposals further. We may do this to shape our requirement however any tender opportunity that follows will be undertaken by a separate exercise.

Any costs incurred by participating in this exercise will be borne by the participating

organisations.

Please note that this is not a call for competition, and any information given above is not guaranteed within any subsequent procurement, only indicative of our potential requirements.

Any future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement.