Official UK procurement notice
HCC - 12/23 - The Provision of a Highways Services Term Maintenance Contract
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHertfordshire County Council went out to Procurement for the Provision of a Highways Services Term Maintenance Contract. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,950,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 30%
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Jun 2022, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
- Authority reference
HCC2315465- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063394- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034346Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The Service Provider will be required to reach performance benchmarks in several areas, including collaboration, social value, sustainability, customer journey, operational delivery, and client audit, amongst others. Failure to reach the benchmarks will result in financial consequences. Such payments will vary depending on the extent of the failure, ultimately resulting in an Authority right to terminate for default. The Authority will be looking for a Service Provider that can facilitate the framework’s evolution. This may include development of shared KPIs in defined areas where collaboration across parties is of value.Finally, delivery of the Contract must be in accordance with the Authority’s social value commitments.
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to Bidders. This period allows unsuccessful Bidders to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a Contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.
Publisher note: The Authority will ensure a fair and transparent procurement process whilst complying with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, subject to Section IV.1.5 below, intends to invite the top three scoring Candidates at selection stage to submit an initial tender, draft final tender and final tender. Further information about the procurement process is set out in the Project Information Memorandum.The Authority has launched a separate procurement for a Professional Services Contract. While Candidates are welcome to bid for both opportunities, the same organisation will not be able to win both contracts, as a key part of the role of the PSC Consultant will be to manage the Service Provider. This also means that both the Service Provider and the PSC Consultant must act in good faith and with absolute impartiality in the performance of their respective roles. Consequently, if a Candidate, who was participating in both the procurement of the Professional Services Contract and this Contract, was to become preferred bidder for the Professional Services Contract, then their bid for this Contract would automatically be withdrawn at that point. At the outset, the Authority expects that Candidates will not engage in any behaviours which may jeopardise the integrity of this Procurement or which may confer any form of advantage to a Candidate in this Procurement. This includes engaging in communications in connection with either the Professional Services or Highways Services procurement processes or contracts with organisations, currently involved in bidding for, or that might subsequently be appointed to deliver, the Professional Services Contract. Selection Questionnaire responses and tenders are to be completed electronically using the Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home. Please note that a ‘request to participate’ for the purposes of this contract notice (in particular, Section IV.2.2) is by completion and return of the Selection Questionnaire by the stated deadline.Candidates will remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from Candidates in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Authority at any time. The Authority is mindful of the issues presented by conflicts of interest and will be proactively managing any actual or potential conflicts that may arise during this procurement. The Authority reserves the right at any time to: i) reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw this procurement at any stage; ii) award a contract without prior notice; iii) change the basis, the procedures and the time-scales set out or referred to within the procurement documents; iv) require a Candidate to clarify any submissions in writing and/or provide additional information (failure to respond adequately may result in disqualification); v) terminate the procurement process; and/or vi) amend the terms and conditions of the selection and evaluation process.All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties.The estimated value of the contract identified in II.2.6) is only an estimate at this stage. There is some uncertainty as to the total value for several reasons including: (i) the flexible approach being adopted which anticipates change and continuous improvement; (ii) the annual budget for Highways Service and availability of central Government funding; and (iii) the significant impact that inflation could have on costs under the contract which means that the value could change and has the potential to exceed the figure provided at this stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
6 Jun 2022 → 8 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected6 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected20 Mar 2024
- Notice published380 days ago8 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2023- Published value published: £290,000,00011 Apr 2023, 14:52 BST
- Status changed to active11 Apr 2023, 14:52 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Apr 2023, 14:52 BST
- Deadline published: 19 May 2023, 12:00 BST11 Apr 2023, 14:52 BST
- Published value updated to £1,950,000,00014 Dec 2023, 13:34 GMTwas £290,000,000
- Deadline moved to 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT14 Dec 2023, 13:34 GMT+283 days · was 19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Buyer details updated14 Dec 2023, 13:34 GMT
- Status changed to complete25 Sept 2024, 13:13 BST
- Buyer details updated25 Sept 2024, 13:13 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-04: 1 release · 11 Apr 2023
- 2022-06: 1 release · 6 Jun 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs UK LtdHCC - 04/23 - The Provision of a Highways and Environment Professional Services Contract | £290,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited | £1,950,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HCC - 12/23 - The Provision of a Highways Services Term Maintenance Contract · Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,950,000,000
- Status
- active
HCC - 04/23 - The Provision of a Highways and Environment Professional Services Contract · Jacobs UK Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Sept 2024
- Value
- £290,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Courts Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Jacobs U.K. LimitedAwarded supplier
- Ringway Infrastructure Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria