Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-10-25
Buyer: Highways England
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 22314000 | 71242000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71311210 | 71311300
Estimated value: 45000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-10-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Highways England seeks to appoint a design partner to deliver their design for the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Scheme.
The design partner is responsible for delivering their design through PCF stages 3 and 4 (preliminary design and development consent order), after which they will provide continuity to the A66 procured design and build contractors, working collaboratively with the contractors throughout the remaining stages 5 to 7 (detailed design and construction) as a technical adviser (TA), contracted to Highways England. The Technical Adviser will ensure a frictionless handover to the contractors. During the course of this contract, the collaborative and partnership approach will drive efficiencies and innovations, which will benefit all parties involved.
— prepare information/evidence/documentation as necessary to support and inform governance and statutory process,
— specify, plan all the required surveys to support the preliminary design stage, support the DCO process,
— develop an appropriate design which is sufficiently developed to enable a consented DCO, whilst allows flexibility for the D&B Contractors during PCF stages 5-7,
— fulfil the role of the principal designer as defined in the Construction Design Management Regulations 2015 for PCF stages 3-7,
— be responsible for providing the clients corporate scope, project specific scope of works, drawings, design documentation, risk, safety, maintenance information for each of the 4 packages,
— assure the work undertaken by others (D&B Contractors) and ensure that the design/structures/works are consistent across up to 4 D&B contractor contracts,
— ensure that the D&B Contractors delivers on its contractual commitments and incentive arrangements by working closely with the contractors, as included within any D&B contracts,
— ensure that the transition from PCF stage 3&4 to PCF stage 5-7 is optimised by providing a frictionless handover to the D&B contractors that meets the programme requirements,
— ensure any changes to the solution as it evolves from the pre DCO design fix through PCF stages 5-7, including assuring the investment baseline (measured via marginal cost benefit analysis),
— work with the D&B Contractors to ensure the delivery of all contractual obligations by others in accordance with the client’s requirements to achieve positive outcomes for all PCF Stages,
— undertake the role of supervisor as defined in the NEC4 ECC form of contract for the PCF stages 5-7,
— be a critical friend to the contractors by reviewing and challenging the D&B Contractor’s programme, providing recommendations for acceptance or rejection as appropriate,
— support the client and D&B Contractors in the preparation and implementation of project control framework products for the project as a whole (PCF),

Eligibility requirements: — 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 Constuctionline 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, — Constructionline members are requested to ensure their profile is valid and up to date for the purposes of this tendering process, — 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.

Award value: 45000000