Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2016-07-06
Buyer: Highways England
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233130: Road works | 45233139 | 45233140: Roadway works | 45233141: Road-maintenance work | 45233210
Submission deadline: 2016-08-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: (...) Highways England are committed to ensuring public sector procurement is used, where possible, to promote skills training and open up apprenticeship opportunities on public sector projects and programmes.
To support this commitment Highways England Board has agreed a target to have one apprenticeship created for every 20 000 000 GBP spent through a contract. Highways England Board has identified that the Supplier(s) identified to deliver this contract are expected to contribute in delivering this target. (...)
(...) Applicant companies (including parent companies in the case of Joint Ventures) should be aware that they will not be permitted to hold more than a 33,0 % market share of the Highways England network lane kilometres in total, or in any event, more than five of the Highways England's MAC/ ASC/Maintenance and Response contracts. This is to protect the public's interest, in particular to ensure the resilience of the Highways England network. Tendering opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be limited on this basis. Please note that the proportion of Highways England network (calculated against total HE network carriageway length excluding hard shoulder, slip roads, roundabouts and ox-bow lay-bys) for each MAC/ASC/M&R Area is as follows: Area 1 = 3,44 %; Area 2 = 7,67 %; Area 3 = 7,88 %; Area 4 = 5,85 %; Area 6 = 6,71 %; Area 7 = 9,71 %; Area 8 = 4,9 %; Area 9 = 10,42 %; Area 10 = 8,83 %; Area 12 = 7,28 %; Area 13 = 5,23 %; Area 14 = 3,61 %.
With reference to the market share limit, applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England will take into account the potential for applicant companies being awarded either the Area 13 or 14 Maintenance and Response Contract or any other maintenance and response contracts and asset support contracts, being tendered for. In the event that the market share limit could be breached Highways England will advise the applicant company at the appropriate time and the applicant company will be given the option to continue with their tender at their own cost and risk. Highways England will then apply market share test described in the Instructions for Tenderers as part of the Stage 1 tender assessment to determine whether any of the tenderers, if awarded the contract, would exceed their market share limit. If so, then Highways England will not consider their tender any further. (...)
(...) Applicant companies (including parent companies in the case of Joint Ventures) should be aware that they will not be permitted to hold more than five of the Highways England's MAC/ASC/Maintenance & Response contracts. This is to protect the public's interest, in particular to ensure the resilience of the Highways England network. Tendering opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be limited on this basis.
With reference to the market share limit, applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England will take into account the potential for applicant companies being awarded either the Area 13 or 14 Maintenance & Response Contract or any other maintenance & response contracts and asset support contracts, being tendered for. In the event that the market share limit could be breached Highways England will advise the applicant company at the appropriate time and the applicant company will be given the option to continue with their tender at their own cost and risk. Highways England will then apply market share test described in the Instructions for Tenderers as part of the tender assessment to determine whether any of the tenderers, if awarded the contract, would exceed their market share limit. If so, then Highways England will not consider their tender any further. (...)
(...) Highways England are committed to ensuring public sector procurement is used, where possible, to promote skills training and open up apprenticeship opportunities on public sector projects and programmes.
To support this commitment Highways England Board has agreed a target to have one apprenticeship created for every 20 000 000 GBP spent through a contract. Highways England Board has identified that the Supplier(s) identified to deliver this contract are expected to contribute in delivering this target. (...)
(...) Applicant companies (including parent companies in the case of Joint Ventures) should be aware that they will not be permitted to hold more than a 33,0 % market share of the Highways England network lane kilometres in total, or in any event, more than five of the Highways England's MAC/ ASC/Maintenance and Response contracts. This is to protect the public's interest, in particular to ensure the resilience of the Highways England network. Tendering opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be limited on this basis. Please note that the proportion of Highways England network (calculated against total HE network carriageway length excluding hard shoulder, slip roads, roundabouts and ox-bow lay-bys) for each MAC/ASC/M&R Area is as follows: Area 1 = 3,44 %; Area 2 = 7,67 %; Area 3 = 7,88 %; Area 4 = 5,85 %; Area 6 = 6,71 %; Area 7 = 9,71 %; Area 8 = 4,9 %; Area 9 = 10,42 %; Area 10 = 8,83 %; Area 12 = 7,28 %; Area 13 = 5,23 %; Area 14 = 3,61 %.
With reference to the market share limit, applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England will take into account the potential for applicant companies being awarded either the Area 13 or 14 Maintenance and Response Contract or any other maintenance and response contracts and asset support contracts, being tendered for. In the event that the market share limit could be breached Highways England will advise the applicant company at the appropriate time and the applicant company will be given the option to continue with their tender at their own cost and risk. Highways England will then apply market share test described in the Instructions for Tenderers as part of the Stage 1 tender assessment to determine whether any of the tenderers, if awarded the contract, would exceed their market share limit. If so, then Highways England will not consider their tender any further. (...)
(...) Applicant companies (including parent companies in the case of Joint Ventures) should be aware that they will not be permitted to hold more than five of the Highways England's MAC/ASC/Maintenance & Response contracts. This is to protect the public's interest, in particular to ensure the resilience of the Highways England network. Tendering opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be limited on this basis.
With reference to the market share limit, applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England will take into account the potential for applicant companies being awarded either the Area 13 or 14 Maintenance & Response Contract or any other maintenance & response contracts and asset support contracts, being tendered for. In the event that the market share limit could be breached Highways England will advise the applicant company at the appropriate time and the applicant company will be given the option to continue with their tender at their own cost and risk. Highways England will then apply market share test described in the Instructions for Tenderers as part of the tender assessment to determine whether any of the tenderers, if awarded the contract, would exceed their market share limit. If so, then Highways England will not consider their tender any further. (...)
(...) Highways England are committed to ensuring public sector procurement is used, where possible, to promote skills training and open up apprenticeship opportunities on public sector projects and programmes.
To support this commitment Highways England Board has agreed a target to have one apprenticeship created for every 20 000 000 GBP spent through a contract. Highways England Board has identified that the Supplier(s) identified to deliver this contract are expected to contribute in delivering this target. (...)
(...) Applicant companies (including parent companies in the case of Joint Ventures) should be aware that they will not be permitted to hold more than a 33,0 % market share of the Highways England network lane kilometres in total, or in any event, more than five of the Highways England's MAC/ ASC/Maintenance and Response contracts. This is to protect the public's interest, in particular to ensure the resilience of the Highways England network. Tendering opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be limited on this basis. Please note that the proportion of Highways England network (calculated against total HE network carriageway length excluding hard shoulder, slip roads, roundabouts and ox-bow lay-bys) for each MAC/ASC/M&R Area is as follows: Area 1 = 3,44 %; Area 2 = 7,67 %; Area 3 = 7,88 %; Area 4 = 5,85 %; Area 6 = 6,71 %; Area 7 = 9,71 %; Area 8 = 4,9 %; Area 9 = 10,42 %; Area 10 = 8,83 %; Area 12 = 7,28 %; Area 13 = 5,23 %; Area 14 = 3,61 %.