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title: "T0483 AD10 M60 Barton High Level Bridge Steady State Assessment and Category 3 Check 23/25"
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# T0483 AD10 M60 Barton High Level Bridge Steady State Assessment and Category 3 Check 23/25

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-02a654af-b1cb-4283-9104-cafffe104a10

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## Summary

The National Highways has awarded a contract for the T0483 AD10 M60 Barton High Level Bridge Steady State Assessment and Category 3 Check to the SPaTS Atkins and CH2M Joint Venture. The contract, valued at £449,999.13 GBP, falls under the industry category of Development consultancy services. The procurement method used was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period begins on 27th July 2023 and ends on 31st March 2025 with the tender period closing on 14th July 2023. The project aims to address structural risks at the M60 Barton High Level Bridge to ensure safe operation and mitigate the need for disruptive interventions.

This awarded contract by the National Highways presents opportunities for businesses providing development consultancy services to participate and contribute expertise in managing structural risks for substandard bridges. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with experience in asset assessment and design in the transportation infrastructure sector would find this tender well-suited for their capabilities. The project focuses on maintaining the operational safety of critical structures, offering potential growth avenues for firms specialising in infrastructure maintenance and risk management within the construction industry.

## Notice

The Area 10, Asset Support Contract completed on 31st March 2019. Since the start of the AD 10 contract on 1st April, NH has enjoyed support from SPATs framework consultants in the management of existing asset risks that traversed both contracts following the uncertainty of ASC, BBMM expertise not transferring either into NH or the DSC under TUPE legislation for the AD contract. That support has come via recent SPATs2 Framework (TO311). A range of structures asset risks currently occupy the Area 10 Risk Register, some with enhanced inspections and live website monitoring equipment in place. These processes, procedures and interpretation of monitoring equipment and the data produced are vital to maintaining the continued safe and operation of the network where these structures are located. M60 Barton High Level Bridge currently sits within National Highways top 20, "Structures Requiring Most Consideration". This task seeks to ensure the continuing use of expertise through this SPATs2 task to successfully manage the ongoing risks posed by the management of substandard bridges in AD 10, including the provision of essential bridge assessment and design expertise on BHLB. In 1989 BHLB was widened. The design allowed for differential vertical movement between the piers that were constructed as part of the original bridge in 1960 and those added in the 1989 widening scheme. The resulting bridge maintenance manual from the 1989 widening scheme required the then Highways Agency, then Highways England, and now National Highways) to monitor the relative movement of the piers and their impact on the bridge deck and running lanes above. The existing piers were also thought to be suffering from Alkali Silica Reaction A tolerance of -3mm was a condition placed in the manual that if exceeded, National Highways would need to implement a jacking scheme that would lift the bridge deck and reintroduce tolerances back into the bridge. Recent monitoring of these tolerances is indicating that they are at or beyond their limit triggering the need for a possible jacking scheme, the first of which has been implemented at Pier D, with further locations done at Piers P and Q. The pier locations over the Manchester Ship Canal are to be jacked in 2023/24 with design and check in advance of works on site. This main risk posed is the possibility of lane restrictions on the M60 at short notice at this key location where 3 motorways converge. Part of this task seeks to further address those needs that do not warrant capital works with disproportionate costs, aimed at safety critical monitoring while limiting disruption of the M60. Interpretation of monitoring information, provided by NH 3rd party monitoring contractor suppliers, remains a key function of the appointment in further assessment of the bridge deck, which is at it limit for normal traffic loading of 40tonnes and no heavier loads above this.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be67e6fa-2333-48c0-85fd-d9b9655a2e93 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 26 Jul 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £449,999 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £449,999 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1RN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPATS ATKINS AND CH2M JOINT VENTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Jul 2023 at 11:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be67e6fa-2333-48c0-85fd-d9b9655a2e93

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be67e6fa-2333-48c0-85fd-d9b9655a2e93
  27th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/86e49ab4-621c-493a-8149-ff837119f27c
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