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title: "Commercial Assurance"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-47e87740-4816-4f36-89ae-287bc6c31e51"
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buyer: "HIGHWAYS ENGLAND"
published: "2018-07-25"
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# Commercial Assurance

Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47e87740-4816-4f36-89ae-287bc6c31e51

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## Summary

Highways England is conducting a procurement process for a project titled "Commercial Assurance", aimed at delivering an unprecedented programme of complex contracts valued at over £15 billion. The procurement falls within the services sector, specifically regarding research and development services and related consultancy services. The procurement method employed is selective, with a contract period commencing from 20th July 2018 and concluding on 21st August 2018. The project is based in Birmingham, West Midlands, with the tender period having ended on 19th June 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consulting firms, particularly those with expertise in procurement support services and strategic partnerships. Businesses that offer sophisticated procurement solutions, such as competitive dialogue or negotiated procedures, would be well-suited to compete. The active award of this contract, amounting to £16,128, highlights the potential for involvement in Highways England's major projects which require an extensive resource capacity in the coming months.

## Notice

Highways England's Procurement Division has a workforce plan of 166 FTE. However, in the next 18 months Highways England is delivering an unprecedented procurement programme, which requires resource above a sustainable WFP. This involves: 1. Awarding over PS15BN of complex contracts using a variety of sophisticated procurement solutions and contract strategies, including competitive dialogue, negotiated procedure, PFI and Alliancing. The PS15Bn is delivered across 5 multifaceted projects, and all are required to be delivered concurrently resulting in competing resource demands. 2. Awarding PS5BN of transactional procurement contracts (under existing frameworks & new OJEU) required for business as usual activities. As a result of the unprecedented delivery programme and resource constraints, Procurement is seeking procurement technical specialists through SPaTS to provide support services, as well as procuring a strategic partner to provide a combination of capability and capacity to minimise the risk to delivery of key business objectives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5ad33e-aa6b-4864-845b-70be49a6d31e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jul 2018 |
| Contract period | 19 Jul 2018 - 21 Aug 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,128 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £16,128 |
| 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 | 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Jul 2018 at 10:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5ad33e-aa6b-4864-845b-70be49a6d31e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5ad33e-aa6b-4864-845b-70be49a6d31e
  25th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c37c8bc3-6199-442d-ba1b-bfa23956c156
  n/a

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