Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall, New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND
UK
Contact person: Ms Verity Roberts
Telephone: +44 7393001061
E-mail: verity.roberts@oxfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Oxfordshire County Council Highway Maintenance Contract
Reference number: DN696397
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45233139
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3000 miles of highway, 2600 miles of public rights of way.
Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025, following a period of mobilisation. The Contract will be for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years.
The services are the maintenance and improvement of the Council’s highway network and include:
Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways, footways, cycleways, drainage systems, structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings, street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way.
Emergency response to incidents on the highway network
Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance
Capital maintenance including surfacing, surface dressing and surface treatments
The construction of highway improvement works up to an estimate construction value of £750,000 per scheme
Design services for the maintenance and improvement works
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
840 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45233100
45233140
45233141
45233142
45233150
45233161
45233162
45233200
45233210
45233220
45233221
45233222
45233223
45233229
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3,000 miles of highway, 2,600 miles of public rights of way.
Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025 for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years. The contract is for the services summarised below:
• Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways,
footways, cycleways, drainage systems, structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings,
street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way.
• Emergency response to incidents on the highway network
• Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance
• Delivery of the capital maintenance/renewal schemes.
• Structures – maintenance and improvement works.
• Small new infrastructure and improvement works (below a value of approx. £750k).
• Arboricultural service and support.
• Countryside and Public Rights Of Way maintenance.
• Traffic & Event Management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 51.6
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 14
Price
/ Weighting:
34.4
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-000473
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Milestone Infrastructure Limited
Abel Smith House , Gunnels Wood Road
Stevenage , Hertfordshire
SG1 2ST
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 840 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
High Court of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/03/2025