Tender

Northamptonshire County Council - Highway Services (on behalf of West and North Northamptonshire Councils)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

11 Feb 2021 at 09:33

Tender

05 Feb 2021 at 16:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Northamptonshire County Council is undertaking a tender process for Highway Services on behalf of the newly formed West and North Northamptonshire Councils. This procurement process is aimed at contracting a qualified service provider for highways maintenance and related services across the regions of West and North Northamptonshire. The tender, classified under CPV codes related to highway materials and construction, is currently in the Tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 8th March 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2022 and could last for a minimum of seven years, with the potential for extensions up to fourteen years, representing a significant contract value of £1.2 billion.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the highway maintenance and construction sectors, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality services within the areas of asset management, routine and emergency maintenance, and traffic management. Companies specialising in engineering, public transport, and related consultancy services may find this contract particularly suitable. Given the scale and duration of the contract, both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms are encouraged to consider submitting variant bids, thereby fostering competition and innovation in this vital public service.

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Notice Title

Northamptonshire County Council - Highway Services (on behalf of West and North Northamptonshire Councils)

Notice Description

The tender is split into two Lots covering the existing Northamptonshire County Council area. Lot 1 covers the area of West Northamptonshire comprising the current districts and boroughs of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire. Lot 2 covers the area of North Northamptonshire comprising the current districts and boroughs of Kettering, Corby, East Northants and Wellingborough. Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) is currently the highway authority, on 1st April 2021, the new unitary authorities of West Northamptonshire (WNC) and North Northamptonshire (NNC) will take over responsibility for these services. NCC is commencing this procurement on behalf of the future WNC and NNC. Further details can be found in the Descriptive Document. The objective of the procurement is to appoint a qualified competent service provider/s to deliver high quality value for money highways maintenance and other related services, including potential for design. This procurement covers the provision of: * highways asset management; * highway reactive maintenance and emergency service; * highway routine maintenance (both revenue and capital); * traffic signal maintenance; * severe weather service (including winter service); * third party liability claims (red & green); * urban traffic management control; * highways capital projects design and implementation (minor improvement schemes); and * highways bridges and structures design and works. WNC and NNC will also have the option to expand the delivery by the service provider at any time during the contract term to cover a range of other highways and related services. This procurement does not cover functions relating to street lighting which are delivered through a separate PFI arrangement. The scope of the service from commencement is anticipated to be an area of dialogue during the process and further details on this are contained within the Descriptive Document. The procurement will allow for the submission of variant bids as further detailed in the procurement documents. The contract will operate for a minimum term of seven years with possible scope for extensions up to a maximum of fourteen years from commencement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bf9db33-02ba-4e1c-be8f-be23d61a2eec
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialog
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

34929000 - Highway materials

44113900 - Road-maintenance materials

44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials

45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads

60112000 - Public road transport services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

71311220 - Highways engineering services

71340000 - Integrated engineering services

90610000 - Street-cleaning and sweeping services

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

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