Contract

Lower Thames Crossing - Kent Roads

  • National Highways

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-029497

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049b06

Published 15 September 2024, 8:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

National Highways

Woodlands Manton Lane

Bedford

MK41 7LW

Email

ancillaryprocurement@lowerthamescrossing.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Lower Thames Crossing - Kent Roads

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45000000 - Construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's strategic road networks. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a proposed new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Essex through tunnels underneath the River Thames. The Programme will relieve the congested Dartford Crossing and approach roads and improve their performance by

providing sufficient north-south road capacity. On the south side of the River Thames, the new road will link the tunnel to the A2 and M2 in Kent. On the north side, it will link to the A13 and junction 29 of the M25 in the London Borough of Havering. There are Three Main Works contracts in this Programme. This procurement is for the Kent Roads Contract only, which will interface with the other two Main Works contracts.

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: £434,726,742

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKH32 - Thurrock
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKJ4 - Kent

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Kent Roads Contract is a two-stage design and build Contract for the part of the route from the A2/M2 corridor to 1km south of the two tunnels’ southern portal.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

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

Competitive procedure with negotiation

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 006-746202


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Lower Thames Crossing - Kent Roads Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 January 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED

Hercules Way, Leavesden,

Watford,

WD25 7GS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £434,726,742


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

National Highways

Bridge House

Guilford

GU1 4LZ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

National Highways incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill at the point information on award of the Contract is communicate to Tenderers.

Appeals must be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) as amended.