Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-06-16
Buyer: Highways England
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 44000000 | 45000000: Construction work | 45233000: Construction work for highways and roads | 71000000 | 71300000

Technical requirements: Highways England would like to share further information about our development of a new procurement route to deliver the smart motorway programme and gather further feedback from the supply chain on our proposed approach. Our current thinking is based on pre-procurement supplier engagement we held back in February 2018 and internal development work that began at the market-wide briefing event in May 2017. If you would like to view the latest information, please click on the below link:
In early July 2018, we plan to host a one day event with a briefing in the morning and then seek feedback on specific elements of the proposal in an afternoon session.
— Section 1: high-level overview of our development work to date, produced by Highways England’s Routes to Market Smart Motorway Team. The content takes into account supplier insights gained from the engagement session held in February 2018.
— Section 2: areas we would like to further engage with suppliers and obtain feedback on. This will be used to inform and enrich the model we are developing.
Please carefully consider the areas outlined in Section 2 to decide whether you could contribute to the afternoon discussions.
The market engagement will take place early July 2018 in a central location. The maximum number of individuals per organisation will be decided once we have confirmed the numbers of suppliers interested in the event. Further details will be shared as soon as possible.
We also welcome written feedback and details on how to submit written feedback and timescales are included within the pack.
This PIN is not a call for competition and is not published to reduce time limits for receipt of tenders. The Routes to Market Smart Motorway procurement will be launched by the publication of a Contract Notice in Autumn 2018.
In early July 2018, we plan to host a one day event with a briefing in the morning and then seek feedback on specific elements of the proposal in an afternoon session.
The morning session will cover the information shared in the engagement pack; updating the market on our current thinking and direction of travel. This morning briefing is open to all those interested in taking part in the future procurement of smart motorways.
The afternoon session is focused on key elements we would like specific feedback on. These areas are outlined in the engagement pack and we ask you review the pack and decide whether the topics are relevant to the work of your firm and whether you can help provide us with insight to further develop our thinking.
Please note the morning and afternoon sessions are separate and you are able to attend one and/or both if relevant and beneficial for you.
Once you have reviewed the pack and are interested in face to face engagement with Highways England specifically around the content in the pack and/or the alliance engagement areas pleasego to the following survey monkey link and request an invite:
If you encounter any problems with the engagement pack link and/or the survey monkey invite link please contact Sonia Kaur at the following email address:
Non-participation in requesting the pack and the engagement event shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any of the procurements Participation in this engagement exercise will not lead to any advantage in future procurement activity.