Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
UK
Contact person: Mr Mike McGowan
Telephone: +44 1452328900
E-mail: mike.mcgowan@gloucestershire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Contract
Reference number: DN363742
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Gloucestershire County Council is tendering for a supplier(s) to deliver professional highways consultancy services (services) in relation to development proposals for all relevant client’s schemes, including but not limited to dealing with Client’s and/or local planning authorities, highways authorities and other Consultees, as more fully described within the scope.
To deliver its highways schemes client requires the services of an external consultant possessing specialist technical skill to supplement and support client’s in-house teams and the clients other providers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
18 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
35 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council's vision for the successful delivery of the service are to deliver on the following 3 core values of the client as set out in the Council's corporate vision and values:
— living within our means,
— doing the right things,
— helping communities to help themselves.
The Council will expect the successful to supplier to support the Council in delivering this vision through the delivery of the contract.
We are looking for a good service with a focus on self-delivery (or sub-contract arrangements which provide similar benefits to the client). A partnering arrangement with staff co-located and co-mingled and joint ownership of day to day operations at management and team leader level. IT systems and on-site serviced office accommodation at Shire Hall and regional Depots will be provided by the client. Further details are provided in the procurement documents.
We are following a 2 stage process using the competitive procedure with negotiation. Contract form will be the NEC4 Term Service Contract as amended in accordance with the procurement documents.
The contract is valued between 18 000 000 GBP and 35 000 000 GBP. This contract value range is based on predicted budgets over both the initial term and optional terms of the contract. The values also include contingency to account for inflation, potential one-off funding bids, DfT awards and other unknown possible increases in funding over the total potential contracted periods.
In addition to this professional services contract, we have recently procured separate contracts for a structural maintenance partner and for a term maintenance partner. All 3 contracts will be managed by Gloucestershire County Council under the Gloucestershire Highways branding. Each supplier will be expected to work with the other suppliers and the Council in an open and collaborative manner in order to achieve the Council's objectives.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Price
/ Weighting:
35
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
A 6 year term with the option of 2 x 2 year extensions, to a total of 10 years. The award of options is subject to satisfactory contractor performance and the Authority's usual governance process. Full details are set out in the conditions of contract.
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:
2018/S 174-394847
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins Ltd
Epsom
UK
NUTS: UKK1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
18 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
35 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/06/2019