Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-11
Buyer: Hertfordshire County Council
Country: UK
Region: Hertfordshire
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45111200 | 45232452 | 45233141: Road-maintenance work | 45233161 | 45233162
Estimated value: 60000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-04-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Employer wishes to undertake a core programme of structural and non structural maintenance surfacing works over a 3 year period with a potential 1 year extension (at the Employer's sole discretion) at various locations throughout the County of Hertfordshire.
From time to time, throughout the contract period, Hertfordshire County Council will commission bespoke packages of work using the SMART Framework Agreement to place an order for a specific package of work to be undertaken by the Contractor on a design and build or build only basis.
This procurement process is a 2 stage process and you will only be invited to tender if you have been successful at the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage. If you wish to be considered you must complete and submit a completed PQQ by the Closing date and time Submissions cannot be uploaded after the closing date/time.
To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a PQQ by the deadline of 12:00 Noon on Friday 8.4.2016
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system.
Please Note The TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement (Lot 1 only) has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential. By clicking on the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree:
a) To undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.
b) That under no circumstances will any of the information be disclosed by your organisation or your personnel to any third party without the Council's prior consent in writing.
c) That the information supplied will be stored securely and destroyed or returned to the Council, after your Organisation's bid has been submitted or you decide not to proceed with a tender submission.
d) That you will indemnify the Council for any losses, arising from your breach or breach by any of your personnel of these confidentiality requirements specified above and data protection requirements in relation to TUPE Staffing Information.
e) The requirements above apply whether the supplier uploads a tender response to this procurement or not.
Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Works provided, any Framework Agreement formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed and attested under the common seal of the Council. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is between  60 000 000 GBP and  120 000 000 GBP and is for the core period inclusive of the approximate value for extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Framework Agreement will be approximately between 15 000 000 GBP — 30 000 000 GBP
The Framework Agreement will be awarded for a core period of three (3) years, with the option to extend this up to one (1) further year. Please note that the requirements of the Framework Agreement will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. In addition, there will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other Contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.

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