Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-03
Buyer: Lincolnshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 34990000 | 45000000: Construction work | 50100000 | 50200000 | 50230000
Estimated value: 762000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-11-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: The Council is looking to procure 3 partners to deliver a comprehensive and wide ranging highways maintenance contract to replace the current Lincolnshire Highways Alliance which is due to reach full term on the 31.3.2020. The procurement includes 3 lots:
The contract term for each lot will be 6 years starting from the 1.4.2020 with the opportunity to extend the contract for an additional 6 years to a maximum term of 12 years.
The Council requires a partner to assist the Council in the provision of the highway service so that the authority can meet its obligations and statutory duties. The provision of service is anticipated to initially include but not limited to:
— minor repairs: respond to minor maintenance, potholes and general defects on the highway in accordance with response times,
— surfacing schemes (including surface treatments): patching and surfacing, surface dressing, micro asphalt and slurry sealing,
The initial term is for a period of 6 years (72 months). Options are available to extend the contract of a further period of 6 X 1 years giving a maximum potential term of 12 years (144 months)
Selection criteria will be based on economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability in the following areas:
The top 5 highest scoring candidates will be invited to submit initial tenders. The tenders received will be evaluated in line with the stated evaluation criteria (detailed in the procurement documentation) at which point the top 3 highest scoring tenders will go on to be negotiated with bidders. Those tenders not in the top three will be rejected, and will not be considered further.
The project is not currently being financed by EU funds. However, LCC anticipates that EU funds may be accessed over the course of the contract term.
It is proposed lot 1 contract will be based on NEC4 Term Service contract (June 17) option C — target contract with price list.
The Council requires a partner to assist the Council in the provision of the highways service so that the authority can meet its obligations and statutory duties. The provision of service is anticipated to initially include but not limited to:
— core maintenance activities: attendance to and clearance of traffic signal faults, emergency response to repair damage and defects deemed to be unsafe, changes to controller configurations, temporary switch offs and switch on for third parties, installation cleaning, installation safety checks, Installation condition assessments, checking broadband and mobile phone connectivity, maintenance of a Tidal Flow system, temporary traffic management for traffic signal works, deployment of an emergency generator during periods of extended power loss at priority locations,
— Capital Improvement Schemes: full replacement of worn out traffic signal installations, partial refurbishment of traffic signal installations, new traffic signal installations for LCC Capital improvement schemes (including section 278 schemes)
— Contractors Design: electrical design for traffic signal installations and cable systems, traffic management schemes for traffic signal operations full details of the requirements are included in the procurement documentation.
The initial term is for a period of 6 years (72 months). Options are available to extend the contract of a further period of 6 X 1 years giving a maximum potential term of 12 years (144 months)

Eligibility requirements: Criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Award value: 762000000