Contract Timeline

Publication Date

17th September 2024 10:39:35 AM

Tender Deadline

29th October 2024 17:00:00 PM   30 days remaining

Contract Summary

National Highways invites tenders for a National Specialist Security Services contract, to provide safe and effective management of protest and trespass incidents that affect the operation and improvement of the Strategic Road Network. The procurement is for a contract to provide the services described in the procurement documentation under an amended NEC4 Term Service Short Contract for a period of 5 years, up to a maximum value of 20 000 000 GBP. The service requirements include (but are not limited to) the following: - Response to incidents at short notice. - Provision of relevant updates during incidents. - Provision of support to the emergency services when requested during an incident. - Process serving of court papers and any other legal documents to intended recipient(s). - Provision of support and feedback during lessons learnt sessions to aid continuous improvement. - Provision of support and evidence as required, post-incident. The Contractor must be knowledgeable, experienced and professional in the removal of unauthorised people from affected National Highways land and premises whilst adhering to Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards. Any other body leading, delivering, managing, improving and/or maintaining any trunk road will be able to place a task order under the contract Additional information: The Contracting Authority will use an E-Sourcing Portal in this procurement exercise. Information on how to take part in this Tender is detailed below: 1. Register your company on the E-Sourcing Portal (this is only required once) Visit - https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and click the link to register Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password. 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal - Click the 'PQQ/ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content (ITT_818 - National Specialist Security Services). Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of this page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITT's page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can access any attachments by clicking the 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details box. 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can 'Create Response' or 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). Submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult online help or contact the E-Sourcing Portal help desk. Tender documentation for contracts over 10,000 GBP will be published and made available to the public. You should also be aware that if your bid is successful the resulting contract will be published. In some circumstances, limited redactions will be made to tender documentation and/or contracts before they are published in order to comply with existing law, to protect commercial interests and for the protection of national security. Further information will be set out in the Tender Documents. Contract dates stated are indicative and may be subject to change.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-65da44dd-deb5-4bbf-8219-af50630197db

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure (above Threshold)

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

SME

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

79700000
79710000

CPV Division(s)

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Awarding Authority

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

SpecialistSecurityServices@nationalhighways.co.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close

Guildford

GU1 4LZ

England

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

8th December 2023 10:52:59 AM

Planning Deadline

8th January 2024 23:59:59 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

National Highways is seeking feedback on how best to procure a service to provide safe, efficient and effective management of protest and trespass incidents that affect the operation and improvement of the Strategic Road Network. Any resulting procurement for such services is not expected to cover the A303 Stonehenge project. National Highways is looking to engage with Specialist Security Service providers to understand the interest and capacity of the market to meet the following requirements: - Capacity & capability to respond to incidents at short notice and promptly establish the correct response requirement. - Be knowledgeable, experienced & professional in the removal of protestors/squatters from affected National Highways land and premises whilst adhering to Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards. - Provide relevant updates during incidents. - Provide support to the emergency services when requested during an incident. - Capacity & capability to serve court papers and any other legal documents to the intended recipient. - Support and provide feedback during lessons learnt sessions to aid continuous improvement. - Support and provide evidence to the emergency services as required, post-incident Additional information: National Highways has produced a Market Engagement questionnaire and supporting information pack. Please email SpecialistSecurityServices@nationalhighways.co.uk to request your copy of the information pack and questionnaire. Responses to the questionnaire should be submitted by 17:00 on Monday 8 January 2024 . One-to-one follow up meetings with National Highways are planned for January/February 2024. Completed questionnaires are gratefully received. These, and any discussions at follow up meetings, will be treated as commercially confidential and will help inform the future strategy and procurement route for this service. This Early Engagement Notice does not constitute any commitment by National Highways to undertake any public procurement exercise. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this Notice. Nor shall a response to this Notice guarantee an invitation to participate in any future procurement process that National Highways may conduct. This Notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limits for the receipt of tenders. National Highways is not bound to accept any proposals offered. National Highways is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party responding to this Notice or any party who may participate in any future procurement process. In the event that National Highways decides to proceed with any procurement, it is currently assumed that such procurement will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or any successor legislation.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-65da44dd-deb5-4bbf-8219-af50630197db

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

N/A

Tender Suitability

SME

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

75240000

CPV Division(s)

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

Awarding Authority

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

SpecialistSecurityServices@nationalhighways.co.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

National Highways,Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close

Guildford

GU1 4LZ

England