Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-08
Buyer: Portsmouth City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45100000: Site preparation work | 45110000 | 45111000 | 45111230 | 45111240
Estimated value: 70000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-06-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Portsmouth City Council — the “Council” — is seeking to appoint a partner design and build contractor to deliver new road and highways infrastructure within the City Centre. The Council estimates that delivery of the scheme may cost in the region of 70 000 000 GBP. The Council is working to a target date of Q3 2019 for completion of design activities and commencement of works on site. The Council forecasts that the works may take approximately 2 years to complete. The Council is targeting to have secured the successful partner contractor by 30.10.2018. Application is via completion of a Supplier Status Questionnaire (SSQ) and associated documentation which must be submitted by 15.6.2018 (14:00).
Portsmouth City Council — the “Council” — is seeking to appoint a partner design and build contractor to deliver new road and highways infrastructure within the City Centre. The Council is seeking a transformational change to the City Centre to help enable the growth and increased productivity the City needs to achieve. The scheme involves the realignment of the main route from the M275 to allow easy access to the whole of the City Centre and open up a number of sites for future development.
Following extensive public consultation the Council submitted a planning application on 1.12.2017. The Council estimates that delivery of the scheme may cost in the region of 70 000 000 GBP. This figure includes all pre-construction and construction activities that the Council may require the successful contractor to undertake but excludes wider project delivery such as internal costs, 3
The Council has set aside 22 500 000 GBP in its capital programme towards this project which was approved by full Council on 13.2.2018 and is actively engaged in sourcing the balance of the remaining funding through a number of routes. The Council will require the successful contractor to assist the Council in unlocking critical path finance streams as well as reviewing the scheme in detail to identify areas where cost reductions may be realised.
Whilst the Council cannot commit to a firm programme at this point a target date for start on site has been set as Q3 2019. Based upon the scheme envisaged within the planning application the Council forecasts that construction may take approximately 2 years to complete. The Council is targeting to have secured the successful contractor via this procurement process by 30.10.2018.
The Contractor will be required to work with the Council on 2 stage open book principles with the addition of an initial ECI phase which will be subject to its own specific contract. All contracts between the Council and the Contractor will be let on the basis of NEC3 or NEC4 terms with an expectation that supply chain / subcontracting activities are let on back to back terms as appropriate.
The Council will execute this procurement process in accordance with the “Restricted Procedure” as set out within the “Public Contracts Regulations (2015)” which encompasses an initial shortlisting phase prior to inviting tenders from the shortlisted contractors. In the interests of managing bidding costs for all parties the Council envisages shortlisting 4 contractors only to take part in the tender stage, however this number could increase in the event of minimal differences in scores.
— issue of Supplier Status Questionnaire (SSQ) and associated documentation via Council e-sourcing portal: 8.5.2018,
The Bidder's Session on 24.5.2018 will take place at The Marriot Hotel, North Harbour, Portsmouth. The session will run from 10:30 — 13:00.
Joining instructions and the SSQ documentation which will require completion can be obtained via the Council's InTend e-sourcing solution using the following address:
The Council cannot provide a definite term as delivery of the scheme is subject to a number of factors that are yet to be determined — funding, land acquisitions, etc. The objective of the procurement is to secure a partner contractor to work with the Council to deliver the scheme to its conclusion and is therefore not bound by the forecast term set out above.
As detailed within the SSQ documentation accessible via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home
In summary the aim of this procurement process is to secure a design and build major project contractor to work with the Council on an integrated open book partnership basis from current scheme status through to detailed design, works execution and maintenance activities as required. In summary the scope of the work the successful contractor may be required to undertake, although will not be limited to, is as follows:
The Council is seeking a transformational change to the City Centre to help enable the growth and increased productivity the City needs to achieve. The scheme involves the realignment of the main route from the M275 to allow easy access to the whole of the City Centre and open up a number of sites for future development.
— simplify the road network to make it easier for residents, business and visitors to enter the city,


Award value: 70000000