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Award

20 Oct 2022 at 12:56

Tender

08 Apr 2021 at 11:16

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Access to Argyll and Bute (A83)" project by Transport Scotland involves the appointment of multi-disciplinary consultants for civil engineering consultancy services. Transport Scotland has identified the need for these services to support the delivery of a new trunk road in Argyll and Bute. The project includes developing a resilient improvement scheme for the A83 Rest and be Thankful location, procurement of construction suppliers, and site supervision. The procurement method is the restricted procedure, with a two-stage process of prequalification and tender. Economic operators are required to complete a Single Procurement Document, and potential suppliers will be evaluated based on their technical competency, approach to execution of services, and cost criteria.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in civil engineering consultancy services and related fields to compete for a contract with Transport Scotland. Businesses with expertise in civil engineering, transportation systems consultancy, and environmental engineering services would be well-suited to participate. The project's location is in Argyll and Bute, with a focus on developing a long-term improvement scheme for a trunk road network. Interested parties must comply with the procurement criteria, including demonstrating financial standing, technical ability, and quality management systems. The deadline for submission is crucial, scheduled for 12th May 2021, and successful tenderers will be assessed based on quality and cost criteria to determine the most economically advantageous submission.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Access to Argyll and Bute (A83)

Notice Description

Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Minsters. Over the forthcoming years Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint suitably qualified and experienced multi-disciplinary consultants ("Consultants") for provision of services to support delivery of a new length of trunk road at the Rest and be Thankful (A83) in Argyll and Bute. Services sought include DMRB scheme development and assessment, promotion of statutory consents through the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 consenting framework including Environmental Impact Assessment, procurement of construction suppliers and site supervision.

Lot Information

Lot 1

As a consequence of increased slope failures at the A83 Rest and be Thankful, Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the requirement to appoint multi-disciplinary Consultants to develop a scheme to provide a long term, resilient improvement to the trunk road network at this location. Some corridor sifting and baseline route options work has been completed and is available to view at Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) (transport.gov.scot). The consultant is required to provide Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) scheme assessment work, assist in the promotion of the statutory consents and the procurement of contracting services. The consultant is required to provide site supervision services. Transport Scotland wishes to address current accessibility issues in the corridor as quickly as possible and the consultant will be required to advise on methods to shorten the development and promotion process. In addition, an interim proportionate route is also required to be delivered to provide additional resilience whilst the long term scheme is being developed. Again some options development and scoping is underway and the consultant may be required to develop this work into a deliverable scheme to a short timeframe. The Consultant shall provide and perform the Services as instructed by the Employer that may include: (i) overall management of the Scheme; (ii) undertaking engineering, environmental assessment and transport modelling and assessment of the impacts on the trunk road, local road and public transport of the Scheme; (iii) assessment of buildability and health and safety aspects of any Specimen Design(s); (iv) development of and delivery of the Scheme programme; (v) preparation and maintenance of Scheme and Project cost estimates; (vi) preparation of statutory consents documentation and support at any inquiry or hearing. (vii) preparation of procurement documents and contract documents for constructor(s) for the Scheme or parts of the Scheme, assisted as relevant by other specialist consultant(s) or specialist organisation(s) appointed for the Scheme or part of the Scheme; (viii) acting as the Engineer or Employer's Representative as relevant during the construction phase(s) of the Scheme or parts of the Scheme. Example work packages have been provided as a guide and can be downloaded via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal. This is a guide only and the actual work packages to be included in the contract will be provided at tender stage. It is envisaged that the services shall be provided at the Consultants own offices, with attendance required on an ad-hoc basis at Transport Scotland's offices and construction sites. On occasion, the provider may be required to attend other locations within Scotland as and when required, including attending meetings at Transport Scotland's main Glasgow office or other stakeholder offices or construction site offices when required. The Consultant will be procured through the restricted procedure, a procedure under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two-stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice summarises the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates to be taken forward to tender stage. In order to be considered for this procurement competition, economic operators must complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD), which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). It is anticipated that a total of 5 economic operators will be invited to tender stage. Additional information: Prior to award, economic operators who do not meet:selection criteria as set out in this contract notice; requirements leading to exclusion otherwise set out in the tender documents or who would otherwise be excluded automatically under Regulation 58(1)-(3) or at the discretion of Transport Scotland under Regulation 58(4) or 58(8), shall be excluded from this procurement competition.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a395
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029589-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

71311220 - Highways engineering services

71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services

71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction

71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction

71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services

71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£11,343,596 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 May 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Sep 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G4 0HF
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Atkins Limited

WSP

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