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Road Safety Audit Framework

Medway Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 13:22

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Medway Council is procuring road safety audit services through the Medway Council Road Safety Audit Framework. The requirement is for external consultants to carry out Road Safety Audits for highway schemes and transport interventions across Medway, whose network includes Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham in Kent. The council will act as the Overseeing Organisation and intends to use the framework to commission audits quickly and efficiently. Services cover audits for small, medium and large or complex highway schemes, including RSA stages 1, 2 and 3. The work is classified as road-inspection and survey services. The framework is intended to create a pool of auditors that can be called upon for individual commissions, supporting the safety and effectiveness of Medway’s transport network.

The procurement has reached tender: Medway Council invited applications through a below-threshold open competition for places on a framework. The enquiry deadline was 2 October 2026 at 12:00, and the tender submission deadline was 5 October 2026 at 17:00. The framework is due to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with two possible one-year extensions, allowing it to continue until 29 October 2030. Its estimated value is £60,000 excluding VAT, or £72,000 including VAT. Electronic submission is allowed. The sole lot is evaluated on 30% price and 70% quality. Framework commissions may be awarded by direct award or mini-competition, with competition capable of being reopened for individual requirements.

This opportunity suits road safety audit consultancies and individual or specialist teams with the technical ability to audit highway schemes in line with GG119 of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. Suppliers should be able to deliver RSA stages 1, 2 and 3 across schemes of different sizes and complexity, and to provide auditors who can respond quickly when the council commissions work. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable participants. Bidders must complete the pricing schedule in the ITQ3 Quotation document, setting fee ceiling prices for each audit stage and scheme category. Those rates will be evaluated and must be used for later commission bids. Travel and other disbursements must be built into the submitted rates rather than charged separately.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Road Safety Audit Framework

Notice Description

Medway Council ('the Authority') is a unitary authority based in Kent, consisting of the main towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, and Rainham. The highway network in the Medway towns covers approximately 840km, with 110km of A roads, 37km of B roads, 97km of C road, and 596km of unclassified roads. A safe and effective transport network is therefore key to Medway's sustainability, both economically and environmentally. To help achieve this the Council are inviting applications to join Medway Council's Road Safety Audit Framework (MCRSAF). The MCRSAF will allow the Authority, as the Overseeing Organisation, to quickly and efficiently commission an outside contractor to undertake road safety audits on behalf of the Authority for highway schemes and interventions. The aim is to have a pool of high-quality auditors that the Authority can call upon to undertake Road Safety Audits quickly, cost effectively, to a high standard, and in accordance with the requirements and methodology of GG119 of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, with the Authority acting as the Overseeing Organisation. The Framework Contract is anticipated to commence on 1st November 2026 and will continue for a period of two years, with the option of extending the Framework Contract for an additional two years thereafter, via two separate one year extensions. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Road-inspection-services./7664JF53XM To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7664JF53XM

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 years, with one year at a time = +1 & +1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f47d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084873-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

CPV Codes

71631480 - Road-inspection services

79311000 - Survey services

79311200 - Survey conduction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
5 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Medway Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHATHAM
Postcode
ME4 4TR
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ41 Medway
Delivery Location
TLJ41 Medway
Local Authority
Medway
Electoral Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Westminster Constituency
Rochester and Strood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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