--- title: "P0989 - Highway Maintenance and Management PFI Contract Restructuring Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-20" --- # P0989 - Highway Maintenance and Management PFI Contract Restructuring Support Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480.json) ## Summary The Birmingham City Council has issued a tender for advisory services regarding the restructuring of the Highway Maintenance and Management PFI contract. The procurement process involves a dialogue expected to be completed by the end of November 2022, with restructuring scheduled for completion in February 2023. The contract's scope includes providing advice on alternative positions, funding sources, mobilisation efforts, and potential litigation. The contract is set to start in December 2022 and run until June 2024. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses experienced in advisory services for public infrastructure projects, especially in the legal services sector. Companies with expertise in highway maintenance and management, public-private partnerships, and contractual restructuring are well-suited to compete. Interested parties should consider the key dates for dialogue completion in November 2022 and the expected contract signing in April 2023, leading to services starting in September 2023. ## Notice Birmingham City Council invites tenders for advisory services for restructuring of the council's Highway Maintenance and Management PFI contract, together with consequences that arise out of the restructuring of the contract BACKGROUND The council entered into a 25-year PFI contract in June 2010 to provide highway maintenance and management services on its 2,500+km highway network. The contract is with Birmingham Highways Ltd (BHL), which delivers the Services through a subcontractor. The Highway Maintenance and Management PFI (HMMPFI) contract is the primary means through which the council discharges its statutory duties (predominantly under Highways Act, 1980 and New Roads and Streetworks Act, 1991) to maintain public highways for which it is the relevant authority. The HMMPFI contract was subject to a settlement in June 2019 whereby: i. The subcontractor was replaced with an interim subcontractor; and ii. The council worked with BHL to: (a) restructure the contract; and (b) procure a long-term replacement subcontractor. The procurement of a long-term replacement subcontractor is currently underway, with dialogue due to complete at the end of November 2022. The restructuring of the contract is expected to be completed in February 2023, subject to: i. Receiving compliant and acceptable tenders; ii. Approval of the council's revised business case with government; and iii. Approval from BHL's senior creditors. Subject to this process, the long-term replacement subcontract is expected to be signed in April 2023 and commence on 1 September 2023. SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT This restructuring support contract relates to advisory services for restructuring of the council's Highway Maintenance and Management PFI contract, together with consequences that arise out of the restructuring of the contract. Such consequences include (but are not exclusively limited to): i. Advice to the council relating to alternative positions should it not be possible to complete a restructuring of the contract; ii. The council's funding for highway maintenance and management services from HM Government; iii. Mobilisation for longer-term highway maintenance and management services; iv. Any litigation related to the contract or successor arrangements. The restructuring support contract is expected to commence in December 2022 & will expire on 30 June 2024 Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/550d39ad-e451-45e5-9d3b-1f78b554b610 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Dec 2022 - 30 Jun 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7DJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 20 Oct 2022 at 08:25 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/550d39ad-e451-45e5-9d3b-1f78b554b610 - 23 Sep 2022 at 09:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/550d39ad-e451-45e5-9d3b-1f78b554b610 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/550d39ad-e451-45e5-9d3b-1f78b554b610 20th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f2dbbe2f-966a-42dd-8f5a-422e24e2b480.json.