--- title: "Northamptonshire County Council - Highway Services (on behalf of West and North Northamptonshire Councils)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2021-02-11" --- # Northamptonshire County Council - Highway Services (on behalf of West and North Northamptonshire Councils) Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-32ba4b92-c2e2-4fbf-a8ee-47b7fff50ba7.json) ## Summary The Northamptonshire County Council is undertaking a tender process for Highway Services on behalf of the newly formed West and North Northamptonshire Councils. This procurement process is aimed at contracting a qualified service provider for highways maintenance and related services across the regions of West and North Northamptonshire. The tender, classified under CPV codes related to highway materials and construction, is currently in the Tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 8th March 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2022 and could last for a minimum of seven years, with the potential for extensions up to fourteen years, representing a significant contract value of £1.2 billion. This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the highway maintenance and construction sectors, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality services within the areas of asset management, routine and emergency maintenance, and traffic management. Companies specialising in engineering, public transport, and related consultancy services may find this contract particularly suitable. Given the scale and duration of the contract, both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms are encouraged to consider submitting variant bids, thereby fostering competition and innovation in this vital public service. ## Notice The tender is split into two Lots covering the existing Northamptonshire County Council area. Lot 1 covers the area of West Northamptonshire comprising the current districts and boroughs of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire. Lot 2 covers the area of North Northamptonshire comprising the current districts and boroughs of Kettering, Corby, East Northants and Wellingborough. Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) is currently the highway authority, on 1st April 2021, the new unitary authorities of West Northamptonshire (WNC) and North Northamptonshire (NNC) will take over responsibility for these services. NCC is commencing this procurement on behalf of the future WNC and NNC. Further details can be found in the Descriptive Document. The objective of the procurement is to appoint a qualified competent service provider/s to deliver high quality value for money highways maintenance and other related services, including potential for design. This procurement covers the provision of: * highways asset management; * highway reactive maintenance and emergency service; * highway routine maintenance (both revenue and capital); * traffic signal maintenance; * severe weather service (including winter service); * third party liability claims (red & green); * urban traffic management control; * highways capital projects design and implementation (minor improvement schemes); and * highways bridges and structures design and works. WNC and NNC will also have the option to expand the delivery by the service provider at any time during the contract term to cover a range of other highways and related services. This procurement does not cover functions relating to street lighting which are delivered through a separate PFI arrangement. The scope of the service from commencement is anticipated to be an area of dialogue during the process and further details on this are contained within the Descriptive Document. The procurement will allow for the submission of variant bids as further detailed in the procurement documents. The contract will operate for a minimum term of seven years with possible scope for extensions up to a maximum of fourteen years from commencement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bf9db33-02ba-4e1c-be8f-be23d61a2eec | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialog | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | 8 Mar 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,200,000,000 | | 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 | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | NORTHAMPTON | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN1 1ED | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 45 - Construction work - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 34929000 - Highway materials - 44113900 - Road-maintenance materials - 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials - 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads - 60112000 - Public road transport services - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver - 71311210 - Highways consultancy services - 71311220 - Highways engineering services - 71340000 - Integrated engineering services - 90610000 - Street-cleaning and sweeping services - 90620000 - Snow-clearing services - 90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services ## Release History - 11 Feb 2021 at 09:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bf9db33-02ba-4e1c-be8f-be23d61a2eec - 5 Feb 2021 at 16:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30b5b073-ba2b-4147-891a-047152e00501 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bf9db33-02ba-4e1c-be8f-be23d61a2eec 11th February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30b5b073-ba2b-4147-891a-047152e00501 5th February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=9c6fe61a-4723-eb11-8105-005056b64545 Advert - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b6df4532-ea66-eb11-8108-005056b64545&p=4d8cb5a5-74dc-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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