Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-06
Buyer: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Country: UK
Region: Berkshire
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34922100 | 34923000 | 34996000 | 44113810 | 45233000: Construction work for highways and roads
Estimated value: 59640000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-09-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: RBWM (the ‘Client’) has a statutory duty to manage and maintain the (public) highway network within the Borough. The network is the single most important and valuable asset managed by the Client. Well maintained highways are essential places where our residents and visitors live and travel upon. The network contributes to delivery of the Client's strategic objectives and the shared priorities of national and local government.
Efficient transport links are vital for a thriving population and economy, providing access to employment, education, healthcare, retail outlets and leisure and to all the other services and supplies we rely upon to support our needs. Maintenance of the network is vital to ensure it can continue to provide the principal element of the overall transport network.
The Client's Highway Management and Maintenance Plan (HMMP) provides guidance on the policies and procedures informing our highway maintenance practices, consistent with the Client's Vision and Values. It is based upon the three Codes of Practice published by the roads Liaison Group with the support of the Department of Transport, which the Client adopts subject to our local variations described in the HMMP.
— ‘Well-lit Highways — Code of Practice for Highway Lighting Management’, published in November 2004.
— ‘Well-maintained Highways — Code of Practice for Highway Maintenance Management’, published in July 2005.
The HMMP recognises that RBWM's highway maintenance cannot operate in isolation from the Client's other functions and responsibilities. The underpinning strategy demands a logical and systematic approach to achieve value for money and continuous improvement. It encompasses the Client's statutory duties, the wish to maintain and enhance the value of the network asset and the necessity to be responsive to the needs of the community.
The highway network is a key community asset, supporting both the local and national economy, contributing to the character and environment of the Borough. A well maintained network supports community mobility and accessibility essential to the wider aspirations of sustaining an inclusive society. The singular importance of management and maintenance of the highway network, for all categories of users, places an increasing demand on management systems to support service delivery.
The Client has a statutory duty, under the Highways Act 1980, to maintain the highway network within the Borough. Management and maintenance of the network is the responsibility of the Highways Asset Management Group within the Operations and Customer Service Directorate.
The Authority has within its boundaries a number of the UK's leading tourist and sporting attractions; namely Legoland, Windsor Castle, Wentworth Golf Course and Windsor and Ascot Racecourses. Visitor numbers are increasing with the vast majority arriving by road. Car and coach parks fill up during peak periods impacting on the local economy and environment.
To address these issues the authority would wish to appoint a Contractor to Better manage levels of congestion in the town centres; Reduce levels of pollution; Grow the visitor economy; Manage visitor and other traffic more efficiently and effectively; Improve the use of public transport; Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of car and coach parks; Provide high quality travel information for ca usage; and public transport and other non authorised modes of transport.
RBWM has a wide range of equipment in place to aid traffic management and control, much of which has been installed in isolation but a cohesive approach has not been formatted or implemented.
The estate has suffered from a lack of investment and overall lack of management and as a result the system/s lacks integration, resilience and robustness.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a strategic Consultant capable of working in conjunction with both the Authority and the Contractor/s to develop and promote innovation and excellence in delivering high quality highways services to the community.
The Authority requires the Contractor to deliver the following services, Road Safety and Traffic Management; Transportation; Development Control (Highways and Sustainable Urban Drainage; Strategic Flood Risk Management; and Public Transport Support.
The partnering ethos that the Authority wants to promote will include the use of open book accounting for Contractors and their supply chains, shared problem solving, shared risks and reward procedures and a strong commitment to continuous improvement. A key feature of this approach is to engender a genuine spirit of trust and teamwork throughout the entire team, and this in turn presents a positive opportunity to sustain the working relationships on a long-term mutually beneficial basis. The objectives of continuous improvement are to reduce unit cost, increase quality and improve end user satisfaction.