Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-23
Buyer: Transport for London (TfL)
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45220000 | 45221111 | 45221241 | 45223000 | 45233100: Construction work for highways
Estimated value: 800000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: TfL is establishing a pan-London single lot multi-supplier framework to deliver medium to high complexity/value enhancement and renewal capital projects and programmes and associated works and services as outlined in this contract notice and more particularly described in the procurement documents, for use by TfL and other contracting authorities identified in this Notice. TfL intends to appoint the 5 tenderers submitting the most economically advantageous tenders onto the framework. All framework contractors will be invited to mini-compete for high complexity/value projects. The tenderers submitting the 3 most economically advantageous tenders will also be directly allocated medium complexity/value projects by TfL at the framework commencement which will be equally distributed between the 3 tenderers and annually thereafter. Performance against KPIs will affect future annual allocation of work. Further details are provided in Section II.2.4) and in the procurement documents.
This framework is for the delivery of enhancements and renewals capital projects and programmes and associated works/services. Works/services will be instructed via call-off contracts to construct new or to enhance, renew, strengthen or undertake other interventions to highway and surface structures infrastructure assets under the control of TfL or other ‘Highway Authorities’ in London pursuant to relevant highways legislation.
TfL will identify high complexity/value works (Level 2 works) or medium complexity/value works (Level 1 works) using a risk and complexity assessment. Preliminary input activities (Level 0 works) will be standalone professional services works.
These activities are typically professional services commissions for early contractor input to help inform/deliver the design and planning of construction works. Preliminary Input activities may include:
Level 0 works/services will be standalone call-off contracts and will be awarded by TfL on either a rotation basis, directly awarded or via mini-competition across all framework contractors. Other contracting authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3)) may award Level 0 works/services via mini-competition across all framework contractors.
Level 1 Works are construction schemes, which may also include design development from a range of design maturity starting points, for projects of medium complexity and risk and generally have an estimated value of less than 25 000 000 GBP.
TfL intends to direct allocate Level 1 works throughout the duration of the framework to the framework contractors that submitted the 3 most economically advantageous tenders (‘Core Contractors’). To achieve this, TfL will divide it’s requirements for Level 1 works into 3 roughly equal packages at framework start and on an annual basis thereafter and distribute to the core contractors accordingly, together with a mechanism to allocate new Level 1 works or reallocate based on performance (evaluated against a suite of key performance indicators) together with the right for TfL to award Level 1 works via mini-competition across all framework contractors. In the event of the insolvency of a core contractor, the framework contractor that submitted the 4
Other contracting authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3)) may award Level 1 works via mini-competition across all framework contractors.
Level 2 works are construction schemes, which may also include design development from a range of design maturity starting points, for projects of high complexity and risk and generally have an estimated value which is equal to or greater than 25 000 000 GBP. Level 2 works will be awarded by TfL or other contracting authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3)) via mini-competition.
The values in Section II.1.5) and Section II.2.6) represent the maximum estimated value of works and/or services anticipated to be awarded under the framework. The estimated total value range may be 600 000 000 GBP to 800 000 000 GBP. Estimated values in this contract notice do not include works that may be instructed by private developers.
TfL will only appoint contractors provided they meet the required quality and financial selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Conditions related to the framework agreement and the form of call-off contract are as stated in the procurement documents.
Given the upfront investment required, including to deliver the benefits of the cultural and behavioural requirements and allocation based incentive mechanism and optimal resourcing for complex projects with long term programmes, and to allow contractors to recoup that investment, it is considered appropriate for the framework to have a 6 year duration. See Annex 1 of the SQ for further details.
The procurement process is being conducted by TfL (a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA)) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on behalf of itself, other members of the GLA (including London Legacy Development Corporation, Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, the London Fire Commissioner and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime), London Boroughs and the City of London. These contracting authorities and any private developers whose developments impact on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN), may (but are not obliged to) access the framework and award a call-off contract following a mini-competition process in accordance with the framework..
The draft invitation to submit initial tenders (ISIT) forms part of the procurement documents and behavioural assessment will form part of the evaluation of tenderers’ initial offers.

Eligibility requirements: TfL will only appoint contractors provided they meet the required quality and financial selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 800000000