Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-06-09
Buyer: Highways England
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34923000 | 45233130: Road works | 45233139 | 45233140: Roadway works | 45233141: Road-maintenance work
Estimated value: 180000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Highways England is looking for a suitable contractor to provide and undertake all routine and response maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within the Yorkshire and Humber regions (Highways England Area 12). Additional duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and response activities and incidents (including traffic management for others) and where instructed by Highways England and the maintenance of depots. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 the contractor will be principal contractor for all work they undertake and where/if instructed otherwise by Highways England.
The successful tenderer will be required to provide all routine and response maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within Highways England Yorkshire and Humber region (Highways England Area 12) in accordance with Highways England standards and objectives. Additional duties will also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and response activities and incidents (including traffic management for others) and where instructed by Highways England and the maintenance of depots. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 the contractor will be principal contractor for all work they undertake and where/if instructed otherwise by the Highways England.
Highways England may consider amending the duties listed above as appropriate during the contract period.
The service period for the maintenance and response contract is for a duration of 8 years and the successful provider will be expected to operate collaboratively with other service providers and stakeholders in order to achieve Highways England's objectives.
Constructionline (https://www.constructionline.co.uk/) is the UK Government's national pre-qualification register for construction contractors and consultants. Applicants may demonstrate their suitability for a number of aspects in the selection process through providing their registration number for their valid and up to date Constructionline account. Contractors or Incorporated Joint Ventures (Single Legal Entities) submitting an application should provide their Constructionline registration number. For unincorporated Joint Ventures submitting an application each member of the group should provide their individual Constructionline registration number.
Where applicants do not have a Constructionline account, or a valid and up to date Constructionline account, they will have the opportunity to demonstrate their suitability through other means, in accordance with the procurement documents.
A Parent Company Guarantee or equivalent form of security may be required at any time during the term of the contract. This may include where the financial standing of the applicant does not meet the required level as stated in the Tender Documents documents. Further information will be set out in the tender documents.
Applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England will take into account any other maintenance and response contracts and asset support contracts where the applicant company is the appointed contractor. A market resilience test will be applied to ensure the resilience of the Highways England network. Contract award opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be limited on this basis. In the event that the threshold in the market resilience test 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 or withdraw from the competition. Full details of market resilience test is provided within the Instruction for Tenderers (IfT) document.
Parent company guarantee or equivalent form of security may be required at any time during the term of the contract.
— browse to the e-Sourcing Portal: https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register;
— click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier);
(This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — you can now access any attachments by clicking the 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details box.
— click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining);
— there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The successful tenderer will be required to sign the Highways England Fair Payment Charter as a condition of acceptance of their tender.

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in the procurement documents. Constructionline (https://www.constructionline.co.uk/) is the UK Government's national pre-qualification register for construction contractors and consultants. Applicants may demonstrate their suitability for a number of aspects in the selection process through providing their registration number for their valid and up to date Constructionline account. Contractors or Incorporated Joint Ventures (Single Legal Entities) submitting an application should provide their Constructionline registration number. For unincorporated Joint Ventures submitting an application each member of the group should provide their individual Constructionline registration number. Where applicants do not have a Constructionline account, or a valid and up to date Constructionline account, they will have the opportunity to demonstrate their suitability through other means, in accordance with the procurement documents. A Parent Company Guarantee or equivalent form of security may be required at any time during the term of the contract. This may include where the financial standing of the applicant does not meet the required level as stated in the Tender Documents documents. Further information will be set out in the tender documents. Applicant companies are asked to note that Highways England will take into account any other maintenance and response contracts and asset support contracts where the applicant company is the appointed contractor. A market resilience test will be applied to ensure the resilience of the Highways England network. Contract award opportunities for applicant companies may therefore be limited on this basis. In the event that the threshold in the market resilience test 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 or withdraw from the competition. Full details of market resilience test is provided within the Instruction for Tenderers (IfT) document.

Award value: 180000000