Contract

SC22331 - Drainage Works Framework

  • Kent County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-028221

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f3

Published 25 September 2023, 3:10pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

Sessions House

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

Email

sccommercialteam@kent.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ4 - Kent

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.kent.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.kent.gov.uk

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

SC22331 - Drainage Works Framework

Reference number

DN655724

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45000000 - Construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils.

The Council consists of four directorates:

• Adult Social Care and Health

• Children, Young People and Education

• Growth, Environment and Transport

• Chief Executive’s Department and Deputy Chief Executive's Department

This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport

directorate.

This framework will support Kent County Council's current contracts (Highway Term Maintenance Contract, Road Asset Renewal Contract and others) to maintain it network.

The drainage works consist of the provision of labour / resources, plant and materials to carry out all works associated with the Highway Drainage Maintenance on both highway and non-highway sites.

Works will be awarded on the basis of rotation, with the opportunity to run a mini competition process, should it be required.

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: £15,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45111240 - Ground-drainage work
  • 45232451 - Drainage and surface works
  • 45232452 - Drainage works
  • 45232453 - Drains construction work
  • 45332300 - Drain-laying work
  • 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ4 - Kent

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Works carried out are considered low risk and includes but is not limited to the following activities:

• Scheme works which may include new surface water drainage systems, including drains, pipe work, culverts, pumping stations, and/or new SUDS retro fit features, manholes/Catchpits, soakaways, gullies, improvement works to ponds and lagoons, etc.

• Routine maintenance, such as ironworks, ditching and siding, etc.

• Replace or repair damaged assets which may include broken pipes, deep bore of existing soakaways, broken covers, manholes, gullies, brickwork including headwalls, damaged culverts, etc.

• General Reinstatement works including carriageway repairs.

The successful Contractors will also be expected to undertake traffic management operations associated with the Employer’s instruction including permitting/noticing and any design of temporary works required.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Price per Quality Point Score / Weighting: Lowest PQP Scores

Price - Weighting: Lowest PQP score

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

two.2.14) Additional information

VALUE:

The estimated Framework value represents the total value of contracts which may be awarded via this Framework. There is no guarantee of work under this Framework.

FRAMEWORK LENGTH:

The Framework length is 2 years (24 months), with an option to extend for an additional 2 years (24 months), giving a total potential Framework period of 4 years (48 months).

FRAMEWORK ACCESS:

The framework is being procured by the Client for its own use. In accordance with

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004273-2023 other public sector bodies have entitlement to procure works through this framework.

The public sector bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open, include without limitation, the following contracting authorities commissioning Highways Drainage and Repair Works in the geographical areas UKJ4 KENT (ENGLAND) (and any future successors to these organisations):

• government departments, agencies and public bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations

• local authorities: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/MapLocationSearch.do?mode=1.1

• local authorities: https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/guidance-and-resources/communications-support/digital-councils/social-media/go-further/a-z-councils-online

• Educational establishments (ie schools maintained by local authorities; academies; city technology, colleges; the learning and skills council; further education establishments, and universities, a list can be found at www.education.gov.uk and http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/ndpb

and http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/

• Social enterprises within culture and leisure: http://www.sporta.org/member-directory

• Police forces in the United Kingdom: http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites#force_sites

• Fire and rescue services (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland): http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs

• NHS bodies including Acute Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Mental Health Trusts, Health and Care Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, area teams, special health authorities, others and NHS property services:

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

• Department of health advisory bodies and committees: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/about-us/public- bodies-2/advisory-bodies/

• registered providers of social housing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered- providers-of-social-housing

• national housing federation: http://www.nhfdirectory.co.uk

• third sector and charities: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities

• Ltd companies and other enterprises owned by other bodies other than those listed above but qualifying as Bodies Governed by Public Law for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The Suppliers may be asked to provide services to those public bodies identified above. In each case the Suppliers will be required to enter an access agreement with the Client and the public sector body.

On signing the access agreement, the Suppliers are at liberty to discuss directly with the public sector body regarding any future work. All Work Orders will need to follow the rules of the Framework Information.

It shall be the responsibility of the public sector body to prepare the necessary Work Order contractual and payment arrangements directly with the Supplier.

The Supplier may be required to pay a sum(s) by way of rebate which are to be up to 0.5% of the Work Order value. This will be agreed by the Client and the public sector body as part of the access agreement. The Supplier will be informed of this percentage in the Work Order.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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: 2023/S 000-004273


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SC22331

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 July 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ferns Surfacing Limited

Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone,

Kent,

ME15 0NE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ4 - Kent
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SC22331

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 July 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

​​Steadline Limited​

​​Detling Aerodrome Industrial Estate, Maidstone, ​ ​

Kent

ME14 3HU​

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ4 - Kent
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SC22331

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 July 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

G&J Steele Plant Hire Limited

​​Hillside Works Old Mill Lane

Aylesford, Kent

ME20 7DT​

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ4 - Kent
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Kent County Council

County Road, Maidstone,

Kent

ME141XQ

Country

United Kingdom