Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-10-13
Buyer: Highways England
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233130: Road works | 45233139 | 45233140: Roadway works | 45233141: Road-maintenance work | 45233210
Estimated value: 325950000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Contractor to provide all routine and cyclic maintenance, incident response, defect rectification, when instructed, and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways in Area 10 in accordance with its standards and objectives. Additional duties will include the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and response activities including traffic management during incidents and where instructed by Highways England, the facilities maintenance of depots and other locations within the region. Under the CDM Regulations 2015 the contractor will be principal contractor for all work they undertake unless instructed otherwise by the service manager.
The successful tenderer will be required to provide all routine and cyclic maintenance, incident response, defect rectification when instructed by Highways England and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways in Highways England Area 10 in accordance with Highways England standards and objectives. Additional duties will also include: the provision of traffic management for the purpose of the contractor's maintenance and response activities, which is to also include traffic management during incidents and where instructed by Highways England; the facilities maintenance of depots and other locations within the area 10 region. Under the CDM Regulations 2015, the maintenance and response contractor will be principal contractor for all work they undertake unless instructed otherwise by the Highways England service manager. Highways England may consider amending the duties listed above and may remove or amend these as appropriate during the contract period.
— M6 Junction 16 to Junction 30, South end of Higher Walton Viaduct (immediately North of Junction 30). Includes Wigan South link at Junction 25 and link to A557 at Junction 26,
— M62 Junction 6 Tarbock Roundabout including links to and from the M57 to Junction 12 (Eccles interchange),
The service period for the maintenance and response contract is for a duration of 15 years. Therefore, to continually ensure the validity and appropriateness of the community objectives, the scope, costs and also that the contractor remains the “right fit” for Highways England and the Community, 3 yearly service review periods have been introduced. The contractors accepted plan will be modified at these periods to ensure the contractor understands and is committed to provide a service to reflect Highways England's changing aims and expectations over the service period.
Highways England allowed a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. Appeals lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) as amended.


Winner: Amey OW Ltd
Award value: 325950000
Number of bids: 5