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title: "CPSP 128 HS2 M56 Concept Schemes, A12 / A120 Weaving Assurance & A303 Sparkford to Ilchester"
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# CPSP 128 HS2 M56 Concept Schemes, A12 / A120 Weaving Assurance & A303 Sparkford to Ilchester

Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e2f5e51-3b70-4fbc-b82d-178917a6d670

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## Summary

The procurement process for the project titled "CPSP 128 HS2 M56 Concept Schemes, A12 / A120 Weaving Assurance & A303 Sparkford to Ilchester" is being conducted by Highways England, located in Birmingham, England. The procurement falls under the services industry category, classified under CPV code 71244000, related to the calculation and monitoring of costs. This selective tender was awarded on 27th October 2020, with the contract period commencing on 10th November 2020 and ending on 31st December 2020. The total value of the awarded contract is £10,310.69, and the process was initiated to gather high-level construction cost estimates for various concept designs.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in construction cost estimation and related consultancy services. Companies with expertise in civil engineering, cost planning, and project management are well-suited to engage in similar tenders. Highways England's focus on improving road infrastructure through concept schemes indicates ongoing demand in this sector, allowing businesses to expand their market presence and contribute to strategic transport projects across the UK.

## Notice

HS2 M56 Concept Schemes The request is to provide the HS2 engagement team with some urgent, high-level costs of construction for 7 concept designs for proposed layouts at M56 junctions 5 to 6. The level of design definition of these proposals is minimal at this stage. The information currently available is limited to a series of line sketches and a brief narrative around the scope of each concept design. A12 / A120 Weaving Assurance The project team would like an order of magnitude cost of construction only for this request to establish what level of confidence can be given to the costs being proposed by Costain in advance of seeking additional funds. The scope of works to price is for: The project team have moved their preferred location for the new junction 24 further west towards junction 23. In doing this there are traffic weaving concerns due to the distance between the two junctions being less than 2 kilometres apart. A proposed mitigation measure for this issue is to build the new offline A12 westbound link between junctions 23 and 24 as a 4-lane carriageway instead of the currently proposed 3-lane carriageway for c1.25km. A303 Sparkford to Ilchester - Agreed DIP budget is currently PS134.9m. - SOW has been delayed by c.18 months due to external impacts. - Project team want to test the budget with a new set of SGAR dates that reflect the delay to the SOW (please populate table below with revised dates). - Cost Planning to re-run the budget with new dates and include an assessment costs for the prolongation of PCF Stages pre-construction. o An apportionment of costs on a monthly burn rate could be used. - Construction duration to remain unchanged, just moved to the right. - Outputs to be draft, intended for internal use only. - Output to be a Total of the Prices sheet showing the current PS134.9m budget, emerging draft output and a delta column. - This exercise is a high level test only and shouldn't be used to set any adjusted budget value. - These numbers are intended to be for internal eyes only.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3849a871-2358-43f3-b35b-a27f21bce054 |
| 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 | 21 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | 10 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,310 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £10,310 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BENCHMARK ESTIMATING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2021 at 13:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3849a871-2358-43f3-b35b-a27f21bce054

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3849a871-2358-43f3-b35b-a27f21bce054
  21st February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8cf4af85-3b46-4f68-a85e-e6d1d0475c80
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