--- title: "Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Contract" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-96184763-4611-436a-8181-299790747b50" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-96184763-4611-436a-8181-299790747b50" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-96184763-4611-436a-8181-299790747b50.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-96184763-4611-436a-8181-299790747b50.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2018-10-02" --- # Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Contract Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96184763-4611-436a-8181-299790747b50 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-96184763-4611-436a-8181-299790747b50) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-96184763-4611-436a-8181-299790747b50.json) ## Summary Gloucestershire County Council is inviting tenders for the Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Contract. This procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 8th October 2018. The contract, which falls within the services category related to architectural, engineering, and inspection services, is valued between £18 million and £35 million, covering a contract period from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2025. Interested parties should note that the selection will follow a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, with an emphasis on collaboration and effective service delivery. This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in highways consultancy and engineering services, particularly those with experience in collaborating with local authorities and managing complex projects. Businesses that thrive on partnerships and possess the technical expertise to support county council objectives are well-suited to compete. The expectation for a strong service focus, including co-located teams and shared operational responsibilities, suggests that firms with a strong local presence and a commitment to community-focused outcomes would have a competitive advantage in this process. ## Notice Gloucestershire County Council is tendering for a supplier(s) to deliver professional highways consultancy services (Services) in relation to development proposals for all relevant Client's schemes, including but not limited to dealing with Client's and / or Local Planning Authorities, Highways Authorities and other Consultees, as more fully described within the Scope. To deliver its highways schemes Client requires the services of an external consultant possessing specialist technical skill to supplement and support Client's in-house teams and the Clients other providers. The Council's vision for the successful delivery of the service are to deliver on the following three core values of the Client as set out in the Council's corporate Vision and Values: - Living within our means; - Doing the right things; - Helping communities to help themselves. The Council will expect the successful to supplier to support the Council in delivering this vision through the delivery of the contract. We are looking for a good service with a focus on self-delivery (or subcontract arrangements which provide similar benefits to the client). A Partnering arrangement with staff co-located and co-mingled and joint ownership of day to day operations at management and team leader level. IT systems and on-site serviced office accommodation at Shire Hall and regional Depots will be provided by the client. Further details are provided in the procurement documents. We are following a 2 stage process using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. Contract form will be the NEC4 Term Service Contract as amended in accordance with the procurement documents. The contract is valued between PS18m and PS35m. This contract value range is based on predicted budgets over both the initial term and optional terms of the contract. The values also include contingency to account for inflation, potential one-off funding bids, DfT awards and other unknown possible increases in funding over the total potential contracted periods. In addition to this Professional Services contract, we have recently procured or are in the process of procuring separate contracts for a Structural Maintenance partner and for a Term Maintenance partner. All 3 contracts will be managed by Gloucestershire County Council under the Gloucestershire Highways branding. Each supplier will be expected to work with the other suppliers and the Council in an open and collaborative manner in order to achieve the Council's objectives. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07c9211c-9560-4e1d-bb5b-602aadbc1728 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | 8 Oct 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000,000 | | 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 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL1 2TG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ## Release History - 2 Oct 2018 at 08:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07c9211c-9560-4e1d-bb5b-602aadbc1728 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07c9211c-9560-4e1d-bb5b-602aadbc1728 2nd October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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