Planning

Market Engagement - Highways Maintenance and Improvement Contracts

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-030923

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040d71

Published 19 October 2023, 3:10pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Civic Centre

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

SS26ER

Contact

Anton Bull

Email

antonbull@southend.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7882935464

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.southend.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

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

Market Engagement - Highways Maintenance and Improvement Contracts

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

Southend-on-Sea City Council ("the Authority") will be undertaking the procurement of a delivery partner(s) to maintain, manage and improve its highway network and associated assets. The new arrangements will commence in August 2025 when the current arrangements cease.

The Authority wishes to engage with potential providers to understand the market and to help refine the model prior to the formal start of the procurement process. The Authority is inviting potential providers to complete a questionnaire and/or to attend a meeting with the Authority to discuss the requirements.

Organisations who would like to attend a market engagement meeting or to complete a questionnaire can express their interest by email to antonbull@southend.gov.uk

Expressions of interest must be received by 12.00 noon on Thursday 9th November 2023 and meetings will take place between 20th and 30th November 2023.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

The number of lots may change at the discretion of the Authority either in response to feedback received through the market engagement sessions or through further analysis by the Authority that determines a different number of lots may lead to better value for money.

The lots envisaged are:

1) General highways maintenance, planned machine resurfacing, street lighting/electrical works, highways improvements (new works)

2) Traffic signal maintenance and provision of new equipment

3) Coastal defences repairs and improvements

4) Highway structural maintenance

5) Winter maintenance

6) Gully Cleansing

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

General highways maintenance, planned machine resurfacing, street lighting/electrical works and highways improvements (new works)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

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

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

General highways maintenance, planned machine resurfacing, street lighting/electrical works and highways improvements (new works)

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Traffic signal maintenance and provision of new equipment

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34996100 - Traffic lights

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Traffic signal maintenance and provision of new equipment

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Coastal defences repairs and improvements

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45243000 - Coastal-defence works

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Coastal defences repairs and improvements

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Highway Structural Maintenance

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45223000 - Structures construction work
  • 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
  • 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
  • 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
  • 71311220 - Highways engineering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Highway structural maintenance

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Winter Maintenance

Lot No

5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
  • 90630000 - Ice-clearing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Winter maintenance

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Gully Cleansing

Lot No

6

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Gully Cleansing

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

5 June 2024


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