Tender

A303 Stonehenge (Amesbury to Berwick Down) Delivery Assurance Partner

HIGHWAYS ENGLAND

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Tender

15 Jun 2021 at 13:09

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Highways England is seeking a Delivery Assurance Partner for the A303 Stonehenge project, primarily focused on consultative engineering and construction services. This tender is currently in the planning stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 27th July 2021. The contract is projected to commence on 3rd December 2021 and run until 4th December 2026. This opportunity, valued at £60 million, is located in the South West region of the United Kingdom and falls under an open procurement method, permitting any qualified supplier to submit a bid.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in engineering consultancy, project management, and risk assessment. Firms with expertise in construction processes, quality management, and health and safety assurance would particularly benefit from this contract. Potential bidders should harness their capabilities to enhance efficiencies, interface with main contractors, and fulfil NEC4 contract management requirements, positioning themselves as essential partners in the delivery phase of this high-profile infrastructure project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

A303 Stonehenge (Amesbury to Berwick Down) Delivery Assurance Partner

Notice Description

Highways England is looking for a Delivery Assurance Partner for the A303 Stonehenge who will use their expertise, understanding and analysis of the data generated during construction, to deliver proactive risk management and drive efficiencies throughout the delivery phase. They must be able to challenge contractors processes and programme to achieve time and cost saving. Please see below a summary list of services that will be provided: Start up to close out - Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HS&W) provide trend monitoring, analysis and simulation allowing us to minimise risk to ourselves and our customers and visualise methods and techniques that provide the best HS&W outcomes. - Project management and integrated project controls - the DAP should have the skills and robust processes to collate and interpret all data on the project to be received by Highways England with minimal processing required to integrate systems and regular reporting. - Contract management - to undertake all of the NEC4 contract management functions in order to enable Highways England to fulfil their role as project manager for the main construction contract. Mobilisation for the main works construction contract - Manage mobilisation plans - the contractor for the main work will be required to submit start up plans for approval in several different areas setting out approach and processes. The Delivery Assurance Partner will need the skills and experience to review these plans and recommend acceptance or otherwise to Highways England. - Consents management and discharge - the DAP should have the experience and skills to manage, assure and monitor, to ensure that consent conditions are met in line with the project programme. - Land management - will provide appropriately skilled personnel to ensure access to land is provided in line with the project programme and that relationships with landowners are not impaired throughout the duration of the project. - Design management and assurance - will provide assurance with proactive management of the design approval to ensure that the contractor's designs meet or exceed the scope with recommendations to Highways England. Will also provide robust challenge of constructability of the design so that it is efficient and achievable Quality management - will provide assurance that quality products are provided which are befitting of this legacy project and that best practice is captured and shared. - Help to drive efficiencies in the construction processes and programme Tunnel commissioning and handover - Assure tunnel testing and commissioning - will provide the expertise and management skills to ensure that the entire tunnel system works for all from the opening date. - Handover to Highways England Operations - will drive alignment to Highways England's operating systems and procedures to ensure a smooth transition from the contractor to Highways England Operations with minimal defects outstanding. Additional information: The Contracting Authority will use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Information on how to take part in this Tender is detailed below: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - visit https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml 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 (the A303 Stonehenge Delivery Assurance Partner is itt_6225). 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 eTendering help desk. Tender documentation for contracts over 10,000 GBP will be 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ac390bf-2bd7-426c-8fe2-165fb0935ecd
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Dec 2021 - 4 Dec 2026 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
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6HA
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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