Awarded contract

Area 3 & 4 - Signals Timing Validation

  • National Highways

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-029745

Published 9 October 2023, 4:31pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

National Highways

National Highways, The Cube ,199 Wharfside Street 

Birmingham 

B1 1RN 

Email

Oliver.Shiels@nationalhighways.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Area 3 & 4 - Signals Timing Validation

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

All traffic signal junctions, on the strategic road network, require routine planned traffic signal timing validation reviews to ensure the current plans, be it dynamic (MOVA/SCOOT) or fixed (UTC/CLF), are still relevant.

National Highways seek to undertake a timing validation exercise across sites located within Area 3 & 4 as an opportunity to conduct a visual review of detector loop locations and lane driver behaviour, to collate and review accidents/complaints accumulated over the review period and identify or confirm whether any further safety enhancement or optimisation of the operation of the signals can be achieved.

This will allow the fulfilment of good practice of "The Traffic Signs Manual"   

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: £243,274.22

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

All traffic signal junctions, on the strategic road network, require routine planned traffic signal timing validation reviews to ensure the current plans, be it dynamic (MOVA/SCOOT) or fixed (UTC/CLF), are still relevant.

National Highways seek to undertake a timing validation exercise across sites located within Area 3 & 4 as an opportunity to conduct a visual review of detector loop locations and lane driver behaviour, to collate and review accidents/complaints accumulated over the review period and identify or confirm whether any further safety enhancement or optimisation of the operation of the signals can be achieved.

This will allow the fulfilment of good practice of "The Traffic Signs Manual"   

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70% / Weighting: Price - Weighting: 30%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract will consist of an initial 36-month term. There will also be an option to extend +1 year extension to account for any delays in the deliverables across the sites.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-001254


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Area 3 & 4 – Signals Timing Validation

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 September 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TRL Limited

Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride

Wokingham, Berkshire,

RG40 3GA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://www.trl.co.uk/

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £243,274.22


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Transport

Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road

London

SW1P 4DR

Country

United Kingdom