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title: "Independent Certifier for Birmingham Highways PFI Project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039969"
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buyer: "BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAYS LIMITED"
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# Independent Certifier for Birmingham Highways PFI Project

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAYS LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039969

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## Summary

The Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Highways Limited are looking to procure an Independent Certifier for the Birmingham Highways PFI Project. The project involves standardised works, such as auditing street lighting schemes, certifying carriageway schemes, and providing dispute resolution services. The procurement is currently in the active stage with a tender period ending on August 18, 2023.

This opportunity presents a chance for businesses in the services industry, particularly those offering highways consultancy services and engineering services, to participate in a joint procurement process. Businesses with expertise in infrastructure maintenance, auditing, and compliance monitoring would be well-suited for this tender. The procurement method is selective, and interested parties can find more details and submit electronically through the provided submission method link.

## Notice

Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Highways Limited intends to procure an independent certifier for the Birmingham Highways PFI Project to carry out (i) standardised works periodically including, for example, auditing street lighting schemes' designs and implementation and assessing the performance of Birmingham Highways Limited in respect of achieving the relevant condition targets in accordance with the Project Agreement (and related documents), and (ii) variable tasks and differing/additional services which may be requested on an ad hoc basis, which may include, for example, certifying the carriageway schemes, footway schemes, structural works and traffic signal installations, services relating to handback, and assistance with dispute resolution.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Highways Limited are running a joint procurement process using the restricted procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in order to procure an independent certifier for the Birmingham Highways PFI Project. The independent certifier will be required to perform all the functions and obligations attributed to the Independent Certifier in respect of the a project agreement entered into by Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Highways Limited in relation to the Birmingham Highways PFI Project ("Project Agreement") (and related documents). It is envisaged that this procurement process will run in parallel with the procurement of a replacement operating subcontractor for the Birmingham Highway PFI Project for the rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of the highways network infrastructure in the City of Birmingham, which runs until June 2035 (previously advertised via a contract notice published on 14 February 2022, and with reference 2022/S 000-004207). The contract between the replacement operating sub-contractor and Birmingham Highways Limited will largely be a back-to-back flow down of the Project Agreement. At a high level, the duties and obligations are anticipated to include: * Initial Services: standardised works which will be carried out periodically including, for example (but not be limited to) assessing the performance of Birmingham Highways Limited in respect of achieving the relevant condition targets in accordance with the Project Agreement (and related documents); (ii) an auditing role in relation to the design and implementation of the street light schemes. The services undertaken for which the audits are required include but are not limited to: inspections of structures; replacement of street lighting, traffic signal controllers and other powered apparatus; and pavement interventions. The auditing role would be based on a review of a specified percentage of the works to be undertaken within each contract year. * Variable Services: variable tasks and differing/additional services may also be requested on an ad hoc basis. This may include, by way of example, (i) the inspection and certification of the completion of carriageway schemes, footway schemes and traffic signal installations including, based on a visual inspection of the completed scheme, the production of a list of any minor snagging issues; (ii) undertaking additional monitoring of design compliance (should, for example, the initial percentage based review find errors and for the review of special reports or events), (iii) certifying structural works; (iv) services relating to handback; and (v) assistance with dispute resolution.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021736-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,680,000 |
| Lots value | £1,680,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAYS LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG8 6PY |
| 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 | TLG31 Birmingham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services

## Release History

- 26 Jul 2023 at 22:42 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021736-2023
- 26 Jul 2023 at 22:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021733-2023
- 20 Jan 2023 at 15:54 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001893-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www8.idealsvdr.com/v3/11677415

## Provenance

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