Notice Information
Notice Title
Area 3 Maintenance & Response (M&R) Contract 2021
Notice Description
This VEAT Notice relates to a Deed of Variation to a National Highways' Maintenance and Response Contract. This Contract currently provides and undertakes all cyclical and reactive maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the trunk roads and motorways within Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and part of Buckinghamshire (National Highways Area 3) (the "Contract"). Duties also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor, maintenance and incident response activities, and traffic management for others who may be working on the network. The Contract is due to expire on 31st October 2029 and will be shortened to have a new end date of 5th June 2028, this is in order to align with the procurement process for the next Maintenance & Response contracts.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Contract is one of a number of Maintenance & Response contracts which are part of a single procurement programme. For continuity and consistency there is a need for national alignment of the expiry date for all M&R contracts, to enable co-ordinated re-procurement. This means that the term of this Area 3 M&R Contract will be shortened and will have a new end date of 5th June 2028 instead of 31st October 2029. The amended Contract estimated value is PS288,720,000.
Procurement Information
The modifications to the Contract fall within the permissible grounds set out under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in that the modifications are not substantial within the meaning of Regulation 72(8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because: This is a Contract shortening and does not render the Contract materially different; The minor shortening of the Contract would not have changed the outcome of the original procurement as it would not have altered tenders or scores; The shortened Contract will operate on the same terms and pricing so that this does not alter the economic balance of the Contract in favour of the contractor; The change does not considerably alter the scope of the Contract as the works and services provided will remain unchanged; and; This is not a change in contractor. The Deed of Variation ensures continuity of service on the Strategic Road Network and aligns with National Highways' wider asset delivery and procurement strategy, thereby safeguarding public value and network integrity. The Contract is being shortened to better align with the re-procurement strategy for all Maintenance & Response contracts.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047878-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
34993100 - Tunnel lighting
45221248 - Tunnel linings construction work
45233130 - Construction work for highways
45233139 - Highway maintenance work
45233140 - Roadworks
45233141 - Road-maintenance works
45233210 - Surface work for highways
45310000 - Electrical installation work
45316200 - Installation of signalling equipment
50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
63712300 - Bridge and tunnel operation services
63712320 - Tunnel operation services
71300000 - Engineering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £288,720,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 May 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@nationalhighways.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 03001235000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GUILDFORD
- Postcode
- GU1 4LZ
- Post Town
- Guildford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ25 West Surrey
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Guildford
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke
- Westminster Constituency
- Guildford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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