Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED
Northern Design Centre
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
UK
Telephone: +44 1916380040
E-mail: construction@nepo.org
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nepo.org
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Civil Engineering & Infrastructure Works
Reference number: NEPO211
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
NEPO is awarding a multi-contractor, multi-lot framework agreement for civil engineering and infrastructure works. This framework agreement provides a diverse range of civil engineering and/or infrastructure works. Lots are categorised according to the project value and the geographical location of the project.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Tees Valley - Up to £1,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC11
UKC12
UKC13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 will cover projects with an initial budgeted value of £1,000,000 within the boundaries of the Tees Valley
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear - Up to £1,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC14
UKC2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 will cover projects with an initial budgeted value of £1,000,000 within the boundaries of Durham. Northumberland and Tyne & Wear.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
North East - £1,000,001 - £3,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 covers projects with an initial budgeted value of between £1,000,001 and £3,000,000 within the boundaries of the North East of England
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
North East - £3,000,001 - £5,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 4 covers projects with an initial budgeted value of between £3,000,001 and £5,000,000 within the boundaries of the North East of England
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
North East - £5,000,001 - £10,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 5 covers projects within an initial budgeted value between £5,000,001 - £10,000,000 within the boundaries of the North East of England
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
North East - Over £10,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 6 covers projects within an initial budgeted value of over £10,000,000 within the boundaries of the North East of England.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
National - Up to £5,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 7 covers projects with an initial budgeted value of up to £5,000,000 nationally.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 8
II.2.1) Title
National - £5,000,001 - £10,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 8 covers projects with an initial budgeted value of between £5,000,001 and £10,000,000 nationally
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 9
II.2.1) Title
National - Over £10,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 9 covers projects with an initial budgeted value of over £10,000,000 nationally
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 10
II.2.1) Title
National - Single Supplier - Over £10,000,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 10 covers projects with an initial budgeted value of over £10,000,000 nationally.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 11
II.2.1) Title
National - Marine
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45100000
45200000
45500000
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 11 will cover projects nationally and there is no value banding.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
Open procedure
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-021783
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
20/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 51
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 22
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited
04482405
Leeds
LS15 8ZB
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BAM Nuttall Limited
305189
Surrey
GU15 3XW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Applebridge Construction Limited
08732701
Middlesbrough
TS3 6AG
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brims Construction Limited
3288664
Sunderland
SR5 2AL
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Britcon (UK) Limited
2463833
Lincolnshire
DN16 1DQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
C Spencer Limited
2334308
Hull
HU1 2BN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Colas Limited
2644726
Birmingham
B37 7YB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CR Reynolds Limited
01772107
Hessle
HU14 0EY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dawson-Wam Limited
01868307
Bedfordshire
MK45 5BJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Esh Construction
02529939
Durham
DH6 5PF
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Galliford Try
2472080
Uxbridge
UB8 2AD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hall Construction Services Limited
02076179
Durham
DL17 0NF
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Howard Civil Engineering Limited
04656708
Leeds
LS14 1NG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
John Graham Construction Limited
NI3503
Belfast
BT26 6HX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
John Sisk and Son Limited
1973332
Warrington
WA1 1RL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aureos Highways Ltd formerly Keltbray Highways Limited
12788652
Farringdon
EC1A 9HP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Milestone Infrastructure limited
13007933
Hertfordshire
SG1 2ST
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Neom Engineering Limited
13772440
Leeds
WF17 9TD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Octavius Infrastructure Limited
10735263
Surrey
RH2 9PY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rainton Construction Limited
02699545
Durham
DH1 2RS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Seymour Civil Engineering Contractors Limited
01374637
Hartlepool
LS15 8ZB
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sirius Remediation Limited
04860112
Durham
DH7 8HJ
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Story Contracting Limited
3709861
Carlisle
CA2 7NA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Limited
14081596
Hertfordshire
WD24 4WW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tilbury Douglas Construction Limited
303359
London
EC3M 1HD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Volkerstevin Infrastructure Limited
07877543
Herfordshire
EN11 9BX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Winvic Construction Limited
4135363
Northamptonshire
NN3 6PZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd
7253083
London
W1B 3HH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd
818913
Cumbria
CA15 8RY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Southbay Civil Engineering Ltd
6324602
North Shields
NE29 8RD
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Meldrum Structural & Civil Engineering Ltd
11703185
Tyne & Wear
NE11 9JW
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
G&B Civil Engineering Ltd
2666551
Gateshead
NE8 3AH
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Charles Brand Ltd
NI022465
Belfast
BT3 9HA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BCE Northern Limited
7513661
Gateshead
NE9 5EY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15). The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org
This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members nationally. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list
NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above Services.
Please see the following websites for further details:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm
http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml
http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php
http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net
https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scottishschoolsonline/
http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/
https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development
http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx
http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts
http://www.scottishambulance.com/AboutUs/HowWeOrganised.aspx
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1
https://www.dsdni.gov.uk/contact
https://www.dfpni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-336664
https://www.police.uk/forces/
http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html
http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm
http://www.scotland.police.uk/
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home.htm
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/PoliceServiceofScotland
http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html
http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx
http://www.oscr.org.uk/
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7175736
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/search_Auth.aspx
http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsroom/factsandfigures/housingplanning1/facts/socialhousing/?id=1822644
A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website: http://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissable-users
Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org
It is anticipated that this Framework Agreement will be utilised for funded projects, including but not limited to the Department of Business and Trade, Homes England, Home Upgrade Grant Phase, Local Authority Delivery Scheme, SALIX via Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, UK Shared Prosperity Fund, UK Infrastructure Bank, Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF), Arts Council England, Levelling Up Fund (LUF), The Towns Fund (Towns Deals & FHSF), Sport England and others although the detail of this is currently unknown.
Contracting Authorities are wholly responsible for the Call-Off Contract meeting the requirements of the applicable funding body.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England & Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2025