Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highways England
The Cube, 199, Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
UK
Contact person: Megan Tomlinson
E-mail: ADProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Historical Railways Estate — Professional Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71322300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Highways England has a core purpose to operate, maintain and improve England’s motorways and major A roads. In addition, Highways England is required by the secretary of state to deliver certain functions and responsibilities as set out in various protocols. The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) includes former railway structures, including a few parcels of associated land, in England, Scotland and Wales and is the subject of section 5 of the protocol agreement (1).
The requirements of the Highways England’s Historic Railways Estate (HRE) Team are currently delivered through three contracts, these can be defined as: professional services, works and examination. This contract award notice is for professional services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
30 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
71250000
71320000
71322000
71327000
71330000
71631400
71631450
79415200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services to be provided under this contract will include, but are not limited to, the following activities: obtain permissions, licenses and consents from environmental, heritage and planning authorities and regulatory bodies in England, Wales and Scotland, consult with legal representatives, utility companies, developers and members of the public, benchmarking against other Public and Private sector organisations, working in partnership with the Highways England and its suppliers, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, arranging and attending monthly meetings, recording minutes and providing monthly progress reports, scour assessments, bridge assessments, management of abnormal loads, Historic railway structure design to include bridge infilling, bridge propping, tunnel repairs, bridge demolition and viaduct repairs.
The consultant may also be asked to provide estates management services during the contract, scope details will be provided when and if such services are required. The estates tasks could include the following activities: disposal (includes letting or other commercial arrangements) of freehold and leasehold property, rent reviews, lease renewals, landlord and tenant issues including landlord consents, service charges and claims, rating support services, strategic advice, including the preparation and development of an estate strategy, valuations, planning, building surveying services, general advice on estate and property management including strategy, way-leaves and easements, other neighbourly matters, health and safety advisory services, environmental advisory services, agricultural land management advisory services, deal with trespass and encroachment issues on the HRE estate, rent invoicing and collection.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ 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.1.8) 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:
2020/S 085-203445
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Historical Railways Estate — Professional Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/09/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jacobs U.K Ltd
20 George Hudson Street
York
YO1 6WR
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:
: 1 877 409.62
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Highways England
The Cube, 199 Wharfside
Birmingham
B1 1RN
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Highways England
The Cube, 199 Wharfside
Birmingham
B1 1RN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/09/2020