Tender

Operational Excellence 2025 - Contracts Finder Opportunity

HIGHWAYS ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Tender

18 Nov 2019 at 16:49

Planning

12 Nov 2019 at 21:12

Planning

23 Sep 2019 at 14:47

Planning

23 Sep 2019 at 14:43

Summary of the contracting process

Highways England is seeking a Strategic Delivery Partner through the "Operational Excellence 2025" tender, aimed at enhancing operational capabilities under the Roads Investment Strategy (RIS2) during a contract period starting from 16 March 2020 and lasting until 16 March 2025, with an optional extension of up to two additional years. This open procurement process is valued at £50 million and will take place across various regions in the United Kingdom, including the North East, North West, and East Midlands. The tender period ends on 20 December 2019.

This opportunity presents significant growth potential for consultancy and service firms, particularly those with expertise in operational excellence, data management, and process improvement within governmental frameworks. Businesses that are well-positioned to compete will likely have experience in transformational change programmes, research and development consultancy, and maintaining efficiency in large-scale operations. Therefore, suppliers with a capacity to deliver innovative solutions and demonstrate collaborative partnerships will find this tender particularly appealing.

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Notice Title

Operational Excellence 2025 - Contracts Finder Opportunity

Notice Description

Highways England is a Government owned company responsible for operation and maintenance of the main Motorways and A-Roads across England. We are looking for a Strategic Delivery Partner to help build on our existing Operational Excellence capability as we move into the second Roads Investment Strategy (RIS2) period (2020-2025). This contract is for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend by up to a further 2 years subject to the satisfactory performance levels. One supplier or consortium of suppliers will be awarded the contract for this work. The Operational Excellence 2025 Strategic Delivery Partner contract is to enable Highways England to secure a strategic delivery partner to advise and support our Operations Directorate as it develops, implements and embeds the Operational Excellence 2025 transformation programme, to help meet the challenge of the Roads Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2), whilst leaving a sustainable legacy of change and improved capability within Operations. This contract will look to build on the foundations of Operational Excellence that Highways England, whilst ensuring that Highways England continues to become more efficient and help us to deliver a better quality of service to our customers. Additional information: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register for a free account at https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk 2. Click the 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender (ITT) open to any registered supplier). Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT Details' box 3. Click 'My Response' under 'ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with Highways England and seek any clarification. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform. You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Expressions of interest must be submitted from the applicants' registered office address. Each member of a Joint Venture (JV) must submit a letter from their own registered office confirming all company names in the proposed JV. Applicants can only participate in one JV. Further guidance on JVs is contained in the procurement documents. Highways England reserves the right not to accept the highest scoring, or any, tender. Bidders should note that tenders are submitted at the supplier's own cost and risk. Highways England may cancel the competition or part of it for any reason, and bidders' costs will not be reimbursed. Highways England expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of this tendering exercise commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will Highways England be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Further information is provided in the procurement documents.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-963cc570-aa9a-4a42-bf57-3f359d224c62
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a275af98-9676-448c-b38a-9066e2e8a1f7
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Dec 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
20 Dec 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Mar 2020 - 16 Mar 2025 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
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1RN
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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