Tender

Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvements

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

06 Feb 2025 at 17:03

Planning

19 Oct 2023 at 14:10

Summary of the contracting process

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking qualified contractors to maintain, manage, and improve its highway network and associated assets under a tender titled "Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvements" in the engineering and construction works category. This procurement process, now in the tender stage, uses a restricted procedure and is handled via the council's electronic tendering system. Key dates include the submission deadline on 10th March 2025, with services expected to commence from 1st November 2025. The overall contract, valued at up to £200 million, spans an initial 7-year period with the possibility of extension for an additional 7 years, totalling a potential 14-year term.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in infrastructure maintenance and improvement services. Companies experienced in highways maintenance, planned machine resurfacing, street lighting, and coastal defences are well-positioned to compete. Additionally, specialists in geotechnical engineering, snow, and ice clearing services, and flood risk management would find the scope of work aligns with their expertise. The substantial contract value and long-term nature of the agreement offer sustainable business growth and stability for winning bidders, making it an attractive prospect for scalable businesses.

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Notice Title

Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvements

Notice Description

Southend-on-Sea City Council ("the Authority") is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to maintain, manage and improve its highway network and associated assets. The key objectives are outlined as follows: Ensuring the network is safe for users, as far as is reasonably practicable. Maintaining the value of the infrastructure assets to ensure sound financial management. Maintaining the visual appearance of the network in Southend-on-Sea. Maintaining availability of the highway network so that highway users are free to travel with minimal disruption due to works being undertaken, or due to failure to properly manage the assets. Minimising disruption so that those living and working in Southend-on-Sea suffer minimal disruption from works being undertaken on the highway. Scope including but not limited to: Undertake the role of the Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations. Collaborating with the Service Manager to determine the optimum levels of service to be carried out in any given year. Providing and managing people, plant and materials and other resources, including suppliers and specialists, to match the level of service required by the Service Manager. Integrating systems and processes with those of the Service Manager to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the core maintenance service. Providing timely and accurate data to inform and support and justify the contract performance measurements. Assisting the Service Manager in the management of, and communication with, those affected by the activities being undertaken in the core service. Helping the Service Manager to manage network occupancy effectively thorough compliance with the Traffic Management Act and New Roads and Street Works Act, including providing all necessary notifications within the appropriate timescales. Supporting the Service Manager in undertaking the various duties as part of the Coastal Protection & Lead Local Flood Authority roles. Cooperation with others carrying out work for the Service Manager to optimise the delivery of the overall services. Maintaining and providing contemporary records of work carried out in electronic format agreed by the Service Manager from time to time. In the course of the work, collecting and providing inventory and 'as-built' records requested by the Service Manager. Maintaining a supply chain of specialist contractors for implementation of specialist products on an ad-hoc basis. Confirming the presence of utilities plant and apparatus on site. Managing work with economy and efficiency in mind. Interested applicants are directed to Sections 11.2.4 and V.1.3 below for further details in relation to the Contract.

Lot Information

General highways maintenance, planned machine resurfacing, street lighting/electrical works and highways improvements (new works)

Southend-on-Sea ("the Authority") is a unitary council with responsibility for highways maintenance and improvements and flood and coastal protection. This contract is for the following highways maintenance and improvements and flood and coastal protection: 1) Immediate and emergency services 2) Immediate and emergency services out of hours call out facility 3) Highway inspection or reported defects 4) Planned tasks 4) Local structure repair 5) Programmed carriageway and footway resurfacing 6) Bridges and other structures 7) Street lighting 8) Flood risk 9) Gully maintenance and improvements 10) Drainage/ SUDs 11) Cliff stability 12) Coastal protection 13) Road markings, street furniture and signage 14) Public realm and highway improvements 15) Winter maintenance 16) Highway verge maintenance 16) Professional services including project planning, design and documentation, project management, tendering and procurement, constructions supervision and post construction services. The procurement documents provide further information about these elements of the requirements. The Authority is seeking a single contract to provide the works and services. The Authority will implement the restricted procedure and further information is set out in the procurement documents. To express interest, economic operators must complete and return responses to the selection questionnaire (SQ) in accordance with the instructions set out in the procurement documentation. The Authority's needs and requirements for the contract are included in the procurement documentation. This procurement is undertaken using an electronic tendering system. Economic operators will need to register on the portal to participate and the registration is free. All documentation is available from and all communication is to be conducted via the portal at https://procontract.due-north.com Following submission of the completed SQs, the Authority will apply the selection criteria, as set out in the procurement documentation. Based upon the selection criteria set out in the SQ, the Authority intends to invite five economic operators to tender provided there are sufficient economic operators that submit and pass the SQ stage. Further details are set out in the procurement documents published alongside this notice. The Authority intends to award the contract to the economic operator who submits the Most Economically Advantageous Tender and full details of the evaluation methodology will appear in the Invitation To Tender documentation.

Options: The Contract will be for an initial term of 7 years (unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms), with the option to extend by a period or succession of consecutive periods (each to be no less than a year in duration) up to a further 7 years. Therefore if all extensions were taken the full contract duration shall be 14 years.

Renewal: The Contract will be for an initial term of 7 years (unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms), with the option to extend by a period or succession of consecutive periods (each to be no less than a year in duration) up to a further 7 years. Therefore if all extensions were taken the full contract duration shall be 14 years.

Traffic signal maintenance and provision of new equipment

Traffic signal maintenance and provision of new equipment

Coastal defences repairs and improvements

Coastal defences repairs and improvements

Highway Structural Maintenance

Highway structural maintenance

Winter Maintenance

Winter maintenance

Gully Cleansing

Gully Cleansing

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004054-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

34996100 - Traffic lights

45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

45223000 - Structures construction work

45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads

45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads

45233139 - Highway maintenance work

45233141 - Road-maintenance works

45243000 - Coastal-defence works

71311220 - Highways engineering services

71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

90630000 - Ice-clearing services

90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
4 Jun 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Anton Bull, Mr Anton Bull
Contact Email
antonbull@southend.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1702215000, +44 7882935464

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6ER
Post Town
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea

Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

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