Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-04-30
Buyer: Highways England
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 70332100 | 71250000 | 71320000 | 71322000: Civil engineering design services | 71322300
Estimated value: 30000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-06-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Highways England has a core purpose to operate, maintain and improve England’s motorways and major A roads. In addition, Highways England is required by the secretary of state to deliver certain functions and responsibilities as set out in various protocols. The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) includes former railway structures, including a few parcels of associated land, in England, Scotland and Wales and is the subject of section 5 of the Protocol Agreement (1).
The requirements of the Highways England’s Historic Railways Estate (HRE) Team are currently delivered through three contracts, these can be defined as: professional services, works and examination. This contract notice is for professional services.
The services to be provided under this contract will include, but are not limited to, the following activities: obtain permissions, licenses and consents from environmental, heritage and planning authorities and regulatory bodies in England, Wales and Scotland, consult with legal representatives, utility companies, developers and members of the public, benchmarking against other Public and Private sector organisations, working in partnership with the Highways England and its suppliers, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, arranging and attending monthly meetings, recording minutes and providing monthly progress reports, scour assessments, bridge assessments, management of abnormal loads, Historic railway structure design to include bridge infilling, bridge propping, tunnel repairs, bridge demolition and viaduct repairs.
The Consultant may also be asked to provide estates management services during the contract, scope details will be provided when and if such services are required. The estates tasks could include the following activities: disposal (includes letting or other commercial arrangements) of freehold and leasehold property, rent reviews, lease renewals, Landlord and Tenant issues including Landlord consents, service charges and claims, rating support services, strategic advice, including the preparation and development of an estate strategy, valuations, planning, building surveying services, general advice on estate and property management including strategy, way-leaves and easements, other neighbourly matters, health and safety advisory services, environmental advisory services, agricultural land management advisory services, deal with trespass and encroachment issues on the HRE estate, rent invoicing and collection.
As detailed in the procurement documents Constructionline (https://www.constructionline.co.uk/) is the UK Government's national pre-qualification register for construction contractors and consultants.
Applicants may demonstrate their suitability for a number of aspects in the selection process through providing their registration number for their valid and up to date Constructionline account. Applicants submitting an application should provide their Constructionline registration number. For unincorporated joint ventures submitting an application each member of the group should provide their individual Constructionline registration number.
Constructionline members are requested to ensure their profile is valid and up to date for the purposes of this tendering process.
Where applicants do not have a Constructionline account or a valid and up to date Constructionline account, they will have the opportunity to demonstrate their suitability through other means, in accordance with the procurement documents.
A guarantor to provide a parent company guarantee will be required. A parent company guarantee may be requested at any time during the term of the contract.
Parent company guarantee or equivalent form of guarantee will be required where the financial standing of the applicant does not meet the required level as stated in the procurement documents.
Further information will be set out in the tender documents. Contract dates stated are indicative and may be subject to change.
— 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);
— you can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in the procurement documents Constructionline (https://www.constructionline.co.uk/) is the UK Government's national pre-qualification register for construction contractors and consultants. Applicants may demonstrate their suitability for a number of aspects in the selection process through providing their registration number for their valid and up to date Constructionline account. Applicants submitting an application should provide their Constructionline registration number. For unincorporated joint ventures submitting an application each member of the group should provide their individual Constructionline registration number. Constructionline members are requested to ensure their profile is valid and up to date for the purposes of this tendering process. Where applicants do not have a Constructionline account or a valid and up to date Constructionline account, they will have the opportunity to demonstrate their suitability through other means, in accordance with the procurement documents. A guarantor to provide a parent company guarantee will be required. A parent company guarantee may be requested at any time during the term of the contract. Parent company guarantee or equivalent form of guarantee will be required where the financial standing of the applicant does not meet the required level as stated in the procurement documents. Further information will be set out in the tender documents. Contract dates stated are indicative and may be subject to change.

Award value: 30000000