Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
Contact
Mr Steven Davidson
Telephone
+44 0
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=0b8170b8-2843-ee11-8124-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=0b8170b8-2843-ee11-8124-005056b64545
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
Civil Resources_2023
Reference number
DN686918
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
The Council has a directly employed workforce that undertakes highways maintenance works, including:
• carriageway and footway patching
• carriageway and footway ironwork adjustment and/or replacement
• minor construction works
• brick laying
The Council is looking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced bidders to a framework contract. Bidders appointed to the framework contract must be able to supply suitably trained and experienced highway maintenance resources (i.e. – operatives with vehicles and equipment) to supplement the Council’s directly employed workforce, on an ad-hoc basis.
From the commencement of the framework contract, the Council anticipates a need for four teams comprising of two highway maintenance operatives paired with a 7.5t drop side lorry, per team. The number of teams may fluctuate up or down depending on the Council’s commitments and/or budget.
All teams will work under the direct instruction and supervision of the Council’s employees.
The Council may additionally require the ad-hoc provision of other resources, as identified in ‘Document 5 - Price List’
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
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
The Council has a directly employed workforce that undertakes highways maintenance works, including:
• carriageway and footway patching
• carriageway and footway ironwork adjustment and/or replacement
• minor construction works
• brick laying
The Council is looking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced bidders to a framework contract. Bidders appointed to the framework contract must be able to supply suitably trained and experienced highway maintenance resources (i.e. – operatives with vehicles and equipment) to supplement the Council’s directly employed workforce, on an ad-hoc basis.
From the commencement of the framework contract, the Council anticipates a need for four teams comprising of two highway maintenance operatives paired with a 7.5t drop side lorry, per team. The number of teams may fluctuate up or down depending on the Council’s commitments and/or budget.
All teams will work under the direct instruction and supervision of the Council’s employees.
The Council may additionally require the ad-hoc provision of other resources, as identified in ‘Document 5 - Price List’
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 35
Price - Weighting: 65
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 October 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 October 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Leicestershire County Council (LCC) will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants/Tenderers who are unsuccessful shall be informed by LCC as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant/tenderer was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be amended. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to review the award decision before the contract is entered into.