Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highways England
Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
GU1 4LZ
UK
Telephone: +44 3001235000
E-mail: info@highwaysengland.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.highwaysengland.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Area 4 Asset Delivery Construction Works Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45233100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Highways England (HE) has a requirement to deliver construction works to maintain, repair and renew the Strategic Road Network
(SRN) within HE Area 4 South-East Region. The Construction Works Framework (CWF) will be one contractor to deliver network
improvement and maintenance schemes within the HE Area 4. The framework will cover but not limited to:
— road lighting and electrical;
— roads pavement;
— general civil engineering, geotechnical and drainage;
— technology;
— landscaping and ecology;
— road marking and studs;
— road restraint systems and fencing;
— temporary traffic management;
— structures, structural services and Expansion joints; and any other Similar duties.
Highways England may also use this framework to deliver works in any other HE operational area as a contingent measure.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34923000
45233120
50230000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Highways England Area 4 within the counties of Kent, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire and the authorities of Medway and Brighton and Hove. Supporting Functions: DBFO Routes within Area 4.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective of the procurement is to engage a contractor to undertake works within the Highways England South-East region and specifically within Area 4.
This will include but not limited to:
— road lighting and electrical;
— roads pavement;
— general civil engineering, geotechnical and drainage;
— technology;
— landscaping and ecology;
— road marking and studs;
— road restraint systems and fencing;
— temporary traffic management;
— structures, structural services and expansion joints; and any other similar duties.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Highways England needs to accelerate implementation of its latest Asset Delivery (AD) model in Area 4 and will be terminating its existing contract for construction works in that Area on 1 November 2020. That contract is let to a joint venture, with Costain (who are the contractor under this contract) providing the construction works resource. The procurement of the replacement asset delivery solution for Area 4 (including construction works) which will be the scheme delivery framework is currently in development by Highways England, but this new contract will not be available until at least November 2021. This short-term contract let under Regulation 32(2)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 bridges the gap of 12 months. As construction work will continue to be done by the Costain resource in this interim period this will significantly reduce the TUPE transfer of their staff to a new supplier, a process that could need to be repeated on the introduction of the scheme delivery framework.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Area 4 Asset Delivery Construction Works Framework (Area 4 Interim) Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Costain Ltd
Vanwall Business Park
Maidenhead
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2020