Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-06
Buyer: Transport Scotland
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71311100 | 71311210 | 71311300 | 71322000: Civil engineering design services
Estimated value: 500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Transport Scotland is responsible for improving transport infrastructure across Scotland which involves delivery of major trunk road construction schemes. Major road construction schemes often include requirements to divert and/or protect utilities to enable their completion.
The objective of this tender is to appoint multiple Consultants to provide the following services to Transport Scotland:
— review and coordinate utility works programmes associated with trunk road design and construction projects,
— review the correctness and completeness of processes undertaken in accordance with New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997,
Further information on Transport Scotland can be accessed through our website at: www.transport.gov.scot
Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers has identified a requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Economic Operator (a “Consultant”) to provide the following specialist services to support the delivery of trunk road projects across Scotland:
i) Review and coordination of an overall utility works programme to ensure the strategy for utility diversions is appropriate and provides the most effective option to support the delivery, of for example: the A9 Dualling Programme of works, on time and to budget.
ii) correctness and completeness review of the process undertaken to ensure application of the appropriate Legislation; the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, the Conditions of Contract, including the Employer’s Requirements and relevant codes of practice including, but not limited to: Measures necessary where apparatus is affected by major works (diversionary works). Any conflicts in these requirements should be identified together with recommendations for further review and/ or action.
(iii) Technical review of utility diversion proposals to identify appropriateness and completeness of any proposals, ensure designs can practically be achieved and are compliant with relevant regulations.
(iv) Liaise with Statutory Undertakers, Designer, Contractor etc. as necessary to ensure compliance with the proposed design and verification of the costs for the diversionary routes/or protection works and provide recommendations.
(v) Risk Management and Mitigation Review. Appraisal of Utility designs and programme to identify key risks to programme delivery and the measures taken to identify and mitigate these by Undertakers and relevant parties (i.e. Designer, Contractor etc.).
(vi) Specialist technical support relating to utility queries, dispute resolutions etc. which may involve, but not be limited to: attendance at meetings, preparation of draft correspondence, providing adhoc advice and recommendations.
The appointed Consultants will be required to have personnel with specialist experience of reviewing utility diversion/protection proposals, with an in depth understanding of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, as well as Transport Scotland’s and Statutory Undertakers contract requirements.
Transport Scotland ultimately wish to ensure a sufficiently robust and rigorous process has been undertaken to ensure prospective tenderers/contractors/consultants have sufficient information to accurately price and undertake construction works and programme activities within a specified timeline.
The consultant may also be required to attend offices, construction sites or other locations within the UK at which the statutory utility owners and contractors are based.

Eligibility requirements: III.1.1. Economic Operators must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in the member state of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015) (i.e. registered under Companies House). Economic operators should provide details under Question Ref. 4A.1. Economic Operators should provide details of their certifications/accreditations/registrations under Question Ref. 4C.6. Subsequently, under ESPD, Question Ref 4D.1 Economic Operators are required to confirm their compliance and be able to provide the appropriate certification. Qualifications and Experience: It is a requirement of the Contract that staff employed under the Contract shall have minimum levels of experience, education and professional qualifications. In particular, the Consultant shall have staff who are Chartered professionals (or equivalent) who will review and technically appraise designs (and processes applied) to ensure compliance with Employers requirements, appropriate standards, Statutory Undertakers requirements, Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. This should be coupled with relevant experience of Design and Build contract types and Design Build Finance Operate contract types and trunk road/highway construction projects. It is not envisaged that the successful tenderer shall fulfil any named duties under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. SubContractors: ESPD Question Ref. 2D.1.1 requires Economic Operators to specify in so far as known, any subcontractors that may be used for any share of the Contract to deliver the services, due to the specialist nature of the services. This question is not scored.

Award value: 500000