Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-27
Buyer: Highways England
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71322100 | 71324000: Quantity surveying services | 79200000 | 79210000 | 79212000
Estimated value: 8000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-12-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The intention of this new framework is to procure fully independent auditing of the commercial activities associated with current and future projects and contracts.
This will be delivered via discrete package orders which will be for thorough and focused audit activities which could be targeted at any of Highways England’s projects, programmes or third party procurement agreements.
The scope of the audits will be to focus on the contractual compliance, activities and performance of Highways England’s third party providers as well as the interaction with and of the activities of internal Highways England team who are part of project/programme delivery.
Highways England is looking for a maximum of six suppliers on a single lot framework to deliver forensic commercial auditing services for a breadth of existing and future contracts.
The contracting authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers instructions on how to take part in this tender:
— browse to the eSourcing portal: https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register;
— click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ link (These are Pre- Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier);
— this will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITT's page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only);
— click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining);
— there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The successful tenderer will be required to sign the Highways England Fair Payment Charter as a condition of acceptance of their tender.
As a supplier/organisation looking to bid for public sector contracts you should be aware that tender documentation for contracts over GBP 10 000 will be published on a single website and made available to the public. You should also be aware that if your bid is successful the resulting contract will be published. In some circumstances, limited redactions will be made to tender documentation and/or contracts before they are published in order to comply with existing law, to protect commercial interests and for the protection of national security. Highways England are committed to ensuring public sector procurement is used, where possible, to promote skills training and open up apprenticeship opportunities on public sector projects and programmes. The tenderer with the most economically advantageous tender will be required to accept the Highways England Fair Payment Charter as a condition of acceptance of their tender.


Award value: 8000000