Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
PEGS LANE
HERTFORD
SG138DQ
UK
Contact person: Steve Johnson
E-mail: steve.johnson@hertfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
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
VEAT Notice for Hertfordshire County Council Highway Service Term Contract
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45233000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The contracting authority is not awarding a new contract This VEAT Notice is in respect of a proposed modification to Hertfordshire County Council's existing Highway Service Term Contract. See sections II.2.4 and IV.1.1 for further information.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45221100
45233139
45233200
45233300
45316212
50230000
71000000
90640000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This VEAT Notice relates to the permitted modification of a contract to deliver core services comprising routine, planned, cyclical and reactive maintenance and improvements which will include: Winter service, Street lighting - maintenance and refurbishment, Sign and bollard cleaning, Verge maintenance, Drainage and cyclical maintenance, Cat 1 (emergency response and reactive repairs), Cat 2 (responsive and planned proactive repairs), Cat 3 (elected Member planned discretionary works), Cat 4 (planned programmes of highways and civil engineering works).
The original contract was awarded in 2012 and extended in 2018 in accordance with the contract terms.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
This VEAT notice relates to a permitted modification to the contract originally awarded in 2012 (following a competitive award process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006). The Council considers that the modification is permitted by Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The 12 month extension of the contract does not render the contract materially different from the one initially concluded. There is no increase in price as the spend for a 12 month extension (£69,690,000) is within the original contract value. The scope of the contract has not been extended as the services provided remain the same. The Council does not consider that if the contract had been advertised with a term of 13 years, rather than 12 years, that there would have been any different candidates or participants, nor would the outcome have been different. The Council's decision in relation to the modification are in the public domain at the following links:
https://democracy.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=146&MId=5181&Ver=4
(Agenda for Cabinet on Monday, 16 January 2023, 2.00 pm | Hertfordshire County Council)
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:
2010/S 151-232840
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Title: VEAT Notice for Hertfordshire County Council Highway Service Term Contract
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
19/03/2012
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd
02756434
Albion House, Springfield Road
Horsham
RH12 2RW
UK
NUTS: UKJ27
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 800 000 000.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
800 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any applications to the High Court, in accordance with section VI.4.1 must be made in accordance with Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/02/2023