Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-23
Buyer: Cheshire East Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45111240 | 45221111 | 45223300 | 45232450
Estimated value: 600000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-09-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The value of this contract is in the region of 525 000 000 — 600 000 000 (15 years x 40 000 000 GBP est. per annum) — The duration of the contract will be for 180 months (15 years). The contract will include a break-clause which will entitle the Council to terminate the contract at its discretion on the 8th anniversary of the contract start i.e. after 96 months.
The service is the management of the Council's highways network and associated property and comprises:
— Routine maintenance of fencing, barriers, vehicle restraint systems, signs, road markings and street furniture
— Planned maintenance including patching, surfacing, surface treatments, reconstruction and reinstatement of the highway network
— Construction of improvement schemes for the highway network up to an estimated value of £5M (per individual scheme).
The duration of the contract will be for 180 months (15 years). The contract will include a break-clause which will entitle the Council to terminate the contract at its discretion on the 8th anniversary of the contract start i.e. after 96 months.
As set out in the Selection Questionnaire — Following the assessment of the information provided by potential suppliers using this Selection Questionnaire, the Authority intends to invite the three highest scoring suppliers to submit initial tenders. In the event of two or more suppliers receiving the third highest score (i.e. a tie) the Authority will invite all those suppliers receiving the third highest score.
As per procurement documents — The Provider may be required to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment and training and supply-chain initiatives. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the Selection Questionnaire (‘SQ’) (in accordance with the requirements set out in the SQ) by the date and time specified in Section IV.2.2.
If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com or 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN253975. The values given in this notice are only estimations — the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.
The Council reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice. Bidders should note that the procurement documents (including the Invitation to Submit Initial Tender) are draft documents at this stage, providing indicative information of the Council's intended approach in the procurement process and are for general information only. The Council reserves the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documents and final details and versions of the procurement documents will be confirmed to applicants successful in being selected to participate in the relevant tender stages of the procurement procedure.
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
Cheshire East Borough Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to review and scrutinise the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 600000000