--- title: "Area 4 Asset Delivery Maintenance and Response (M&R) Contract" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-31d955c2-a236-4d45-9fc6-3864f0a1d4ab" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31d955c2-a236-4d45-9fc6-3864f0a1d4ab" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31d955c2-a236-4d45-9fc6-3864f0a1d4ab.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31d955c2-a236-4d45-9fc6-3864f0a1d4ab.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HIGHWAYS ENGLAND" published: "2020-02-10" --- # Area 4 Asset Delivery Maintenance and Response (M&R) Contract Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-31d955c2-a236-4d45-9fc6-3864f0a1d4ab [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31d955c2-a236-4d45-9fc6-3864f0a1d4ab) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31d955c2-a236-4d45-9fc6-3864f0a1d4ab.json) ## Summary Highways England is currently seeking competent contractors for the "Area 4 Asset Delivery Maintenance and Response (M&R) Contract," which is set to cover routine and cyclic maintenance, incident response, and severe weather delivery for all-purpose trunk roads and motorways in the South-East Region of England. This open procurement, classified under the works category, will commence on 2nd November 2020 and conclude on 1st November 2028. The tender period closes on 9th April 2020, and interested parties are invited to a depot tour on 19th February 2020, for which expressions of interest must be submitted by 14th February. Contractors must register on the e-Tendering system, BRAVO, to access the tender documents. This contract presents substantial growth opportunities for SMEs equipped to deliver high-quality maintenance and construction services, particularly in roadworks and traffic control technologies. Companies specialising in engineering services, highway maintenance, and tunnel operation are especially well-suited to compete for this long-term partnership with Highways England, which aims to enhance infrastructure and ensure compliance with safety standards over the eight-year term of the contract. ## Notice Highways England is looking for a suitable contractor that will be required to provide all routine and cyclic maintenance, incident response, defect rectification (when instructed by Highways England) and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within Highways England South-East Region (Area 4) in accordance to Highways England standards and objectives. Additional duties will also include the ongoing maintenance of two tunnels (A20 Roundhill & A27 Southwick), maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and response activities (including traffic management) during incidents and where instructed by Highways England and the maintenance of depots. Under the CDM Regulations 2015 the contractor will be Principal Contractor for all work they undertake unless instructed otherwise by the Service Manager. Highways England may consider amending the duties listed above and may remove or amend these as appropriate during the contract period. The Service Period for the maintenance and response contract is for a duration of 8 years, and the successful provider will be expected to operate collaboratively with other service providers and stakeholders in order to achieve Highways England's objectives. Highways England will be arranging a tour of Area 4 depots, scheduled for 19th February (an all-day event); Expressions of interest are invited (spaces will be limited to 2 attendees per tenderer). Please note that all attendees to the depot tour will need to provide their own full PPE (Hard hat, Hi Vis Vest, High Vis Trousers, Safety Boots, Safety Glasses and Gloves). Interested tenderers are requested to email providing full names and contact details to Area4AssetDeliveryProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk no later than 14 February 2020. Following confirmation of attendees, an itinerary for the depot tour will then be issued. The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system for this procurement exercise. Suppliers are required to register their details on BRAVO to participate in this tender exercise and in order to access the tender documents which are available free of charge. Additional information: Full details relating to this Contract Opportunity are available within the tender documents. BRAVO (e-Tendering) Website: highways.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01ae6f61-5e17-4afa-bb7c-ed14973b3163 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | 9 Apr 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2020 - 1 Nov 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND | | 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 | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### 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 ## Release History - 10 Feb 2020 at 17:34 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01ae6f61-5e17-4afa-bb7c-ed14973b3163 - 10 Feb 2020 at 17:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01ae6f61-5e17-4afa-bb7c-ed14973b3163 - 10 Feb 2020 at 17:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01ae6f61-5e17-4afa-bb7c-ed14973b3163 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01ae6f61-5e17-4afa-bb7c-ed14973b3163 10th February 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:611377-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML Prior Information Notice (2019/S 248-611377) ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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