Tender

Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Procurement 2025

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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10 Sep 2024 at 19:12

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Tender

09 Sep 2024 at 20:07

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Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire County Council, based in Gloucester, has initiated the "Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Procurement 2025" tender, classified under CPV 71000000 for architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services. This procurement, which follows a Restricted Procedure, aims to appoint a single supplier for professional highways consultancy services. The tender period ends on 9th October 2024, and the contract spans from 22nd December 2024 to 31st March 2031, with a total estimated value between £20m and £60m excluding VAT. The procurement focuses on services including network and asset management design, maintenance, and improvement, further ensuring the services' environmental sustainability, social value, and compliance with council policies.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses with expertise in professional highways consultancy, particularly those with specialist technical skills in transport and network management. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are also suitable to compete, fostering local economic support. The selected consultant will collaborate closely with the council's internal teams and other providers, reinforcing flexibility and market competitiveness. This partnership will be vital in delivering efficient, sustainable transport solutions that provide excellent value for money and benefit local communities, making it an excellent growth opportunity for qualified businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Procurement 2025

Notice Description

The purpose of a newly procured contract model for professional services from 2025/26 is to put Gloucestershire County Council into the best position to be fit for the future in delivering its objectives. The Council has engaged with suppliers, officers and lead cabinet members to inform a contract form that introduces an element of competition, whilst maintaining competitive tension and attractiveness to market, protecting the TUPE rights of individuals, fostering flexibility and agility and maintaining collaboration between other highways suppliers. Based on these criteria a single supplier arrangement with a specialist supplier framework has been deemed to be the most advantageous option given expected contract spend and the specialist supplier framework is expected to support the local economy. The Client requires the single supplier Consultant under this model 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 the Client requires the services of an external consultant possessing specialist technical skill to supplement and support Client's in-house teams and the Client's other providers. It shall be a mutual objective for both Client and Consultant to ensure that the professional highways services are: 1.1.1 environmentally sustainable; 1.1.2 provide social value to benefit local communities; 1.1.3 strengthen the role of the local communities in the decision making process; 1.1.4 sustainable in delivery, function and serviceability compliant with Gloucestershire County Council's policies and standards 1.1.5 Safe and fit for purpose; 1.1.6 provide excellent value for money. The Services under this Contract consist of a comprehensive highways and transport, network and asset management design, maintenance and improvement services for Client. We are following a 2 stage process using the Restricted Procedure. The contract form will be the NEC4 Professional Services Contract as amended in accordance with the procurement documents. The contract is valued between PS20m and PS60m ex VAT. This contract value range is based on predicted budgets over both the initial term and optional terms of the contract. The estimated value does not 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. Due to recent unpredictability regarding these areas the contract value will be adjusted to reflect these circumstances as a modification using Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, if required during the contract term. The incumbent Consultant has indicated that there is a TUPE implication , full details in the tender documents. Additional information: Please follow the link below to view the project on Procontract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8ff16d33-e76e-ef11-812f-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-87ee2261-ee35-4987-906d-ac4f5e872541
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a81798d9-cbc6-45d8-af24-8e34a0d4448c
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TH
Post Town
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Further Information

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