Award

Highway Maintenance, Design, Construction and Other Services - CPU 455.

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Award

18 May 2021 at 13:46

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council is administering a tender for the "Highway Maintenance, Design, Construction and Other Services - CPU 455." This procurement falls under the construction industry category, specifically focusing on comprehensive highways services, including maintenance and transport planning consultancy. The contract was awarded to Milestone Infrastructure Ltd on 30th April 2021, with a total contract value of £166 million. The contract period runs from 1st May 2021 to 31st March 2023, following a tender process that was completed prior to the end date of the tender period on 29th April 2021.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in construction, maintenance, and transport consultancy services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are specifically encouraged to engage in similar future tenders, particularly those with expertise in highways services. As the council has recently novated the highways contract to Milestone, there may also be opportunities for subcontracting arrangements or collaborations for companies looking to provide specialised services within this extensive framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Highway Maintenance, Design, Construction and Other Services - CPU 455.

Notice Description

The Highways Contract is for the contractor to develop, with the Council, a high performing comprehensive highways service. The Highways Contract encompasses highway maintenance, design, construction, transport planning consultancy, with other services including but not limited to vehicle and grounds maintenance. On 13 July 2010 the Council entered into the Highways Contract with Atkins Limited ("Atkins") to provide the above works following a tender process commenced by contract notice 2008/S 210-279078 dated 29 October 2008. The Highways Contract is for a contract period of 10 years commencing 1 April 2010, extendable by up to a further 10 years. So far, the contract has been extended by three years so that the contract period expires end of March 2023. The values set out in this Contract Award Notice represent the higher in the range of estimated remaining value of the Highways Contract across the possible remaining term. In 2013 Atkins contracted to sell its highways maintenance business to Skanska Construction UK Limited ("Skanska"). The sale proceeded by way of an asset sale and it also included the transfer of customer contracts, including the Highways Contract. The Highways Contract permitted assignment by Atkins of the benefit of the Contract with the consent of the Council. Atkins requested consent to assign the benefit of the Contract to Skanska and the Council consented to such assignment. The Highways Contract also provided that the original Provider should remain legally responsible for performance of the Contract, even if the benefit of the Contract is assigned. The Council relied on this provision. A VEAT notice was published in OJEU in September 2013. Skanska have contracted to sell its highways maintenance business to Milestone Infrastructure Limited ("Milestone"). The sale was by way of an asset sale, and includes plant and equipment required to operate the highways maintenance business of Skanska, the transfer of leases or rights to use properties and facilities previously used by the highways maintenance business, and the transfer of approximately 1,200 employees, including around 80 in the central management and business support functions. It also includes the transfer of customer contracts, including the Highways Contract with the Council. The sale to Milestone completed on 30th April 2021. The Council has entered into a contract in the form of a Deed of Novation to novate the underlying Highways Contract (the "Contract") to Milestone Infrastructure Limited. The novation took effect on the completion of the sale on 30th April 2021. In addition, the Council published a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (2021/S 000-005447) with respect to the novation of the Contract on 17th March 2021 in Find a Tender. Full List of CPV Codes: 45000000 45221110 50000000 50100000 71000000 77000000

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ae66b231-1a6d-4fdf-8725-fc48fc018644
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/829e8fab-3bf0-4979-b286-4ae7228b22dc
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£166,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£166,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Apr 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Apr 20214 years ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MILESTONE INFRASTRUCTURE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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