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title: "Highway Maintenance, Design, Construction and Other Services - CPU 455."
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# Highway Maintenance, Design, Construction and Other Services - CPU 455.

Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ae66b231-1a6d-4fdf-8725-fc48fc018644

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## Summary

Oxfordshire County Council is administering a tender for the "Highway Maintenance, Design, Construction and Other Services - CPU 455." This procurement falls under the construction industry category, specifically focusing on comprehensive highways services, including maintenance and transport planning consultancy. The contract was awarded to Milestone Infrastructure Ltd on 30th April 2021, with a total contract value of £166 million. The contract period runs from 1st May 2021 to 31st March 2023, following a tender process that was completed prior to the end date of the tender period on 29th April 2021.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in construction, maintenance, and transport consultancy services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are specifically encouraged to engage in similar future tenders, particularly those with expertise in highways services. As the council has recently novated the highways contract to Milestone, there may also be opportunities for subcontracting arrangements or collaborations for companies looking to provide specialised services within this extensive framework.

## Notice

The Highways Contract is for the contractor to develop, with the Council, a high performing comprehensive highways service. The Highways Contract encompasses highway maintenance, design, construction, transport planning consultancy, with other services including but not limited to vehicle and grounds maintenance. On 13 July 2010 the Council entered into the Highways Contract with Atkins Limited ("Atkins") to provide the above works following a tender process commenced by contract notice 2008/S 210-279078 dated 29 October 2008. The Highways Contract is for a contract period of 10 years commencing 1 April 2010, extendable by up to a further 10 years. So far, the contract has been extended by three years so that the contract period expires end of March 2023. The values set out in this Contract Award Notice represent the higher in the range of estimated remaining value of the Highways Contract across the possible remaining term. In 2013 Atkins contracted to sell its highways maintenance business to Skanska Construction UK Limited ("Skanska"). The sale proceeded by way of an asset sale and it also included the transfer of customer contracts, including the Highways Contract. The Highways Contract permitted assignment by Atkins of the benefit of the Contract with the consent of the Council. Atkins requested consent to assign the benefit of the Contract to Skanska and the Council consented to such assignment. The Highways Contract also provided that the original Provider should remain legally responsible for performance of the Contract, even if the benefit of the Contract is assigned. The Council relied on this provision. A VEAT notice was published in OJEU in September 2013. Skanska have contracted to sell its highways maintenance business to Milestone Infrastructure Limited ("Milestone"). The sale was by way of an asset sale, and includes plant and equipment required to operate the highways maintenance business of Skanska, the transfer of leases or rights to use properties and facilities previously used by the highways maintenance business, and the transfer of approximately 1,200 employees, including around 80 in the central management and business support functions. It also includes the transfer of customer contracts, including the Highways Contract with the Council. The sale to Milestone completed on 30th April 2021. The Council has entered into a contract in the form of a Deed of Novation to novate the underlying Highways Contract (the "Contract") to Milestone Infrastructure Limited. The novation took effect on the completion of the sale on 30th April 2021. In addition, the Council published a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (2021/S 000-005447) with respect to the novation of the Contract on 17th March 2021 in Find a Tender. Full List of CPV Codes: 45000000 45221110 50000000 50100000 71000000 77000000

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/829e8fab-3bf0-4979-b286-4ae7228b22dc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £166,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £166,000,000 |
| 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 | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MILESTONE INFRASTRUCTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 18 May 2021 at 13:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/829e8fab-3bf0-4979-b286-4ae7228b22dc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/829e8fab-3bf0-4979-b286-4ae7228b22dc
  18th May 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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