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19 Oct 2020 at 01:00

Tender

18 Sep 2020 at 01:00

Summary of the contracting process

Transport Scotland is seeking tenders for the "Scottish Trunk Road Network Maintenance Contract - North East Unit," a project classified under the works category. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline extended to 6th November 2020. The contract, located in Glasgow, encompasses integrated network management, maintenance, renewal, and improvement works on specified trunk roads, with a projected initial value of £530 million over a period of 12 years, including potential extensions. Interested bidders are required to submit their proposals electronically via the Public Contracts Scotland portal.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in road maintenance, construction, and infrastructure management. Firms with expertise in routine and emergency maintenance, as well as design and supervisory roles in civil engineering projects, would be well-positioned to compete. Furthermore, companies interested in community benefits through training, recruitment, or subcontracting initiatives may find added advantages in this contracting process, fostering both economic growth and social impact in the region.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Scottish Trunk Road Network Maintenance Contract - North East Unit

Notice Description

The provision of integrated network management; routine, winter and emergency maintenance; renewal and improvement works and other such works; design and supervision of renewal and improvement works and such other work on the specified trunk roads within the Unit. The contract will include indicative maximum value thresholds for categories of ordered work. These thresholds are subject to change during the contract based on the performance of the service provider. For strategic reasons connected with wider roads procurement requirements, contract coverage of (i) all; or (ii) of particular sections, of the A96 trunk road for the full term of the contract, is not confirmed at this stage. Further information shall be included in the tender documents.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers have identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced economic operator to operate the Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract - North East Unit. As noted in II.1.4 above, for strategic reasons connected with wider roads procurement requirements, contract coverage of (i) all; or (ii) of particular sections, of the A96 trunk road for the full term of the contract, is not confirmed at this stage. Further information shall be included in the tender documents. This exercise is Tranche 2 of a two tranche procurement activity which collectively covers all 4 geographical Units within the Scottish Trunk Road Network. Tranche 1 focused on both the South East and South West Units with both contracts awarded in March 2020. This second tranche focuses on the North Units of the Scottish Trunk Road Network. The procurement covered under this contract notice is for the North East Unit only. The procurement for the North West Unit is covered under a separate contract notice and can also be found on Public Contracts Scotland. Tenderers should note that a maximum of two Units can be won across the network, however, this is limited to one in the South and one in the North. For clarity and the avoidance of doubt in respect of this Award Restriction, an economic operator that has submitted a tender includes any person or entity involved in the Tranche 1 Procurement or Tranche 2 Procurement as parent undertaking in terms of section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006, any member of the group of companies of which the parent undertaking forms part, lead bidder, consortium or JV member, or any other reliant entity whose capacity in terms of technical and professional ability and / or economic and financial standing, is relied upon in terms of Regulation 64 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The initial contract term is 8 years with options to extend by up to a further 4 years. The estimated value of the contract over 12 years including such extensions is 530,000,000 GBP. Requirement The scope of works will include, but is not limited to: provision of integrated network management; routine, winter and emergency maintenance; renewal and improvement works and other such works; design and supervision of renewal and improvement works and such other work on the specified trunk roads within the Unit. The contract will include indicative maximum value thresholds for categories of ordered works. These thresholds are subject to change during the contract based on the performance of the service provider. Further information on the requirements and objectives of the contract can be found in the attached supplementary document reference "Preliminary Information Document - North Units". The information contained in the document is preliminary and will be supplemented with further information at tender stage. To be considered for this contract economic operators are required to complete the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice. Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of information they have provided within the ESPD. The ESPD can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). No warranty or representation of any kind is given as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. The Scottish Ministers, Transport Scotland and their advisers shall not be liable for any errors or omissions or lack of specificity in such information. Any reliance on or use of any information contained within the document is entirely at the risk of the economic operator.. Transport Scotland (TS) will manage the procurement process on behalf of the Scottish Ministers (SMs). In the event of the contract award, the contract will be entered into between the SMs and the successful tenderer. The Contract T's & C's will be based upon ICE 5th Generation which has been amended by TS. Each economic operator shall be invited to submit a tender on the same contract terms.

Renewal: It is intended that the Contract will be in place for an initial period of 8 years with an option to extend for a further period of up to 4 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000630942
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397713
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

45221111 - Road bridge construction work

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

45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads

45233110 - Motorway construction works

45233124 - Trunk road construction work

45233139 - Highway maintenance work

45233141 - Road-maintenance works

45233142 - Road-repair works

45233210 - Surface work for highways

45233280 - Erection of road-barriers

45233290 - Installation of road signs

45233292 - Installation of safety equipment

45233293 - Installation of street furniture

45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment

50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations

71322300 - Bridge-design services

71631450 - Bridge-inspection services

71631480 - Road-inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£530,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£530,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Oct 2020Expired
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
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
TLM Scotland

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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