Tender

Highways Maintenance Services Contracts 2025

THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

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13 Sep 2024 at 10:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is inviting tenders for its upcoming "Highways Maintenance Services Contracts 2025". This procurement, falling under the industry category of highway maintenance work, encompasses three contract lots: Lot 1 - Highways Drainage Work, Lot 2 - Highways Structures, and Lot 3 - Highway Maintenance and Projects. The contracts are set to commence on 1st April 2025 for an initial period of five years with a potential extension of up to three additional years. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with applications to be submitted electronically by 11th October 2024. This opportunity is of significant scale, with an estimated total value of £89.8 million, focusing on the maintenance and enhancement of roadways, drainage systems, and highway structures within the RBKC area.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses within the construction and civil engineering sectors, especially those with expertise in highway maintenance, drainage systems, and structural repairs. It suits firms capable of delivering comprehensive service packages encompassing repairs, installations, and technical consultancy. The segmented lot structure allows companies to bid on specific areas aligning with their specialisation, promoting inclusivity for small to medium enterprises. Given the long-term nature of the contracts, successful bidders will secure prolonged partnerships, allowing for steady business growth and significant contribution to infrastructural improvements. Therefore, businesses with robust logistical capabilities and technical proficiency in civil engineering are well-positioned to leverage this opportunity for expansion.

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Notice Title

Highways Maintenance Services Contracts 2025

Notice Description

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) (the Council) has a statutory obligation, as a Highway Authority, to maintain the public highway within its boundary and in doing so we require specialist contractors to support us in carrying out these works. We are responsible for over 188km of carriageways, 380km of footways, five bridges including the two Thames crossings and over 12,000 streetlights. To streamline our current service provision, we are looking for contractors to deliver our requirements under 3 contract Lots: - Lot 1 - Highways Drainage Work - Lot 2 - Highways Structures - Lot 3 - Highway Maintenance and Projects These contracts are expected to commence on the 1st April 2025 for initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 years, in 3 x 12-months increments. Each of these Lots is described in further detail below and Applicants may express an interest in any number of Lots.

Lot Information

Lot Lot 1 - Highways Drainage Work

Highways drainage work - repairs and replacement of highway drainage connections from gullies to the Thames Water connection, installation of new highways drainage systems and deep connections and headings, maintenance and installations of Sustainable Drainage systems (SuDs) and design work.

Renewal: This Contract may be subject to three further 12 month extensions at the sole discretion of the Council.

Lot Lot 2 - Highways Structures

Highways Structures - maintenance and repairs to the highways structures which includes two Thames crossings, one road bridge over a canal and one over a railway line, along with a footbridge and length of Thames Embankment wall. This will also include technical inspections, Approval In Principle (AIP) technical applications from developers and design work.

Renewal: This Contract may be subject to three further 12 month extensions at the sole discretion of the Council.

Lot Lot 3 - Highway Maintenance and Projects

Highway Maintenance and Projects - footway and carriageway and street furniture repairs and planned maintenance works included all carriageway road markings, streetlighting repairs and planned maintenance, lit and non- illuminated highways signs, carrying out structural and electrical tests on the street lighting columns and electrical connections, installing new apparatus and working with the network distributor UKPN for electrical connections, helping to service new electric vehicle charge points and small cell installations, install new street scene improvements, implement projects to aid road safety and sustainable transport and implement projects on the public highway through developer / planning requirements and design work.

Renewal: This Contract may be subject to three further 12 month extensions at the sole discretion of the Council.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049aa8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029365-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

44212120 - Structures of bridges

45221100 - Construction work for bridges

45221113 - Footbridge construction work

45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

45232450 - Drainage construction works

45232451 - Drainage and surface works

45232452 - Drainage works

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

45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads

45233139 - Highway maintenance work

45233210 - Surface work for highways

45233220 - Surface work for roads

45233221 - Road-surface painting work

45233222 - Paving and asphalting works

45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works

45432112 - Laying of paving

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

71356300 - Technical support services

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

79415200 - Design consultancy services

90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services

90641000 - Gully cleaning services

90642000 - Gully emptying services

90733500 - Surface water pollution drainage services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£89,800,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£107,500,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
jennifer.rhoden@rbkc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W8 7NX
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Campden
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

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