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title: "Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract - South West Unit"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000555130"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "TRANSPORT SCOTLAND"
published: "2018-11-14"
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# Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract - South West Unit

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000555130

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## Summary

The Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract for the South West Unit, valued at £690 million, is overseen by Transport Scotland, located in Glasgow. This procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 28 November 2018 at 12:00. The project involves integrated network management, including routine and emergency maintenance, as well as design and renewal improvement works across specified trunk roads in the region. The procurement method employed is competitive dialogue, allowing for a collaborative approach to formulate the best contractual arrangements.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in road maintenance and construction, particularly those with expertise in integrated network management, emergency response solutions, and civil engineering. Firms capable of demonstrating strong historical performance and financial stability will be well-placed to compete effectively. Additionally, companies focused on community benefits and capable of meeting the stringent technical requirements outlined in the procurement documentation will find this project particularly suited to their capabilities, allowing for potential growth and increased market presence in the transport sector.

## Notice

The provision of integrated network management; routine, winter and emergency maintenance; renewal and improvement works and other such works; design and supervision of renewal and improvement works and such other work on the specified trunk roads within the Unit. The contract will include indicative maximum value thresholds for categories of ordered work. These thresholds are subject to change during the contract based on the performance of the service provider.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced economic operator to operate the Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract - South West Unit (the "Contract"). This exercise is Tranche 1 of a 2 Tranche activity which covers all 4 Units within the Scottish Trunk Road Network. Tranche 1 focuses on the South Units with this notice being for the South West Unit. The procurement for the South East unit is covered under a separate contract notice and can be found on Public Contracts Scotland. Tranche 2 will comprise of the North Units and will be issued in 2020. A maximum of two Units can be won across the network and will be limited to one in the South and one in the North. For clarity and the avoidance of doubt in respect of the Award Restriction, an economic operator that has submitted a tender includes any person or entity involved in the Tranche 1 Procurement or Tranche 2 Procurement as parent undertaking in terms of section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006, any member of the group of companies of which the parent undertaking forms part, lead bidder, consortium or JV member, or any other reliant entity whose capacity in terms of technical and professional ability and/or economic and financial standing, is relied upon in terms of Regulation 64 of the Regulation. Transport Scotland will manage the procurement process on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer. The initial Contract term is 8 years with an option to extend for up to a further 4 years. The estimated value of the contract including any extension period is GBP 690,000,000. The Contract terms and conditions will be based upon ICE 5th Generation which has been amended by Transport Scotland. Each successful economic operator shall be invited to submit a tender on the same Contract terms. The contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the competitive dialogue procedure as provided for in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Due to project complexity, the contract requires to be performed by a single contractor and as such shall not be divided into lots. To be considered for this Contract economic operators are required to complete the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice. Economic Operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of information they have provided within the ESPD. The ESPD can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Requirement The scope of works will include but is not limited to: provision of integrated network management; routine, winter and emergency maintenance; renewal and improvement works and other such works; design and supervision of renewal and improvement works and such other work on the specified trunk roads within the Unit. The Contract will include indicative maximum value thresholds for categories of ordered work. These thresholds are subject to change during the Contract based on the performance of the service provider. Further information on the requirements and objectives of the Contract can be found in the attached supplementary document reference "Supplier Industry Day Supplementary Information Document. The information contained in the document is preliminary and will be supplemented with further information at tender stage. No warranty or representation of any kind is given as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. The Scottish Ministers, Transport Scotland and their advisers shall not be liable for any errors or omissions or lack of specificity in such information. Any reliance on or use of any information contained within the document is entirely at the risk of the economic operator.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: It is intended that the Contract will be in place for an initial period of 8 years with an option to extend for a further period of up to 4 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV337646 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Nov 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £690,000,000 |
| Lots value | £690,000,000 |
| 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 | TRANSPORT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0HF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45221100 - Construction work for bridges
- 45221110 - Bridge construction work
- 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
- 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
- 45233110 - Motorway construction works
- 45233124 - Trunk road construction work
- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233142 - Road-repair works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233280 - Erection of road-barriers
- 45233290 - Installation of road signs
- 45233292 - Installation of safety equipment
- 45233293 - Installation of street furniture
- 45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations
- 71322300 - Bridge-design services
- 71631450 - Bridge-inspection services
- 71631480 - Road-inspection services

## Release History

- 14 Nov 2018 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV337646
- 13 Nov 2018 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV337644
- 13 Nov 2018 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV337348
- 4 Oct 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333549

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=12
  14th November 2018 - Corrigendum Support Document III.1.2 - South West Unit
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=11
  24th October 2018 - III.1.3 Technical and Professional Ability Response Tables South West Unit (Revision 2)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=10
  24th October 2018 - III.1.3 Technical and Professional Ability Statements - South West Unit (Revision 2)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=9
  17th October 2018 - III.1.3 Technical and Professional Ability Response Tables South West Unit (Revision 1)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=8
  17th October 2018 - III.1.3 Technical and Professional Ability Statements - South West Unit (Revision 1)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=7
  8th October 2018 - NMC Supplier Day Q&A
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=4
  8th October 2018 - III.1.3 Technical and Professional Ability Statements - South West Unit
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=5
  8th October 2018 - III.1.3 Technical and Professional Ability Response Tables South West Unit
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=6
  8th October 2018 - Supplier Industry Day Supplementary Information Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=1
  8th October 2018 - II.2.3 Place of Performance South West Unit
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=2
  8th October 2018 - III.1.2 Economic and Financial Standing Evaluation Criteria Ratios and Scoring - NMC
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333549&idx=3
  8th October 2018 - III.1.2 Reliance Response Table South West Unit
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333549
  Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract - South West Unit - The provision of integrated network management; routine, winter and emergency maintenance; renewal and improvement works and other such works; design and supervision of renewal and improvement works and such other work on the specified trunk roads within the Unit. The contract will include indicative maximum value thresholds for categories of ordered work. These thresholds are subject to change during the contract based on the performance of the service provider.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000555130
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=555130
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=548465
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=555130
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