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Published 12 Nov 2021, 14:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ESCC LC Highways Infrastructure Services 2023-2030

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)

WorksCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£730,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Dec 2021awarded 11 Apr 2022
Awarded to Balfour Beatty Living Places Limited, WSP Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The main services to be provided are:

Highways maintenance (including road and bridges)

Highways winter maintenance

Highways improvements (including capital schemes)

Highways professional services (Including design)

Design Services including:

Transportation modelling and forecasting, Transportation impact assessments, LTP Highway

design and supervision, Contract preparation and Measurement, Traffic Signal design/ ITS, Traffic

Sign design, Road safety auditing, Public Exhibitions, Highways and Transport Management

Consultancy, Project Management, Highway visual inspections, Section 38 New Streets Admin,

Highway structural maintenance design and supervision, 3D highways design and modelling, CDM

coordination, Drainage design, Bridge design and assessment, Topographical surveys, Flood risk

assessment, LTP programme management, Traffic noise and vibration studies, Virtual reality

modelling, Statutory procedures (e.g. Planning, CPO, SRO), Road restraint system inspection and

design, Bridge management, Bridge inspections, Bridge routine maintenance, S278 design checks,

Landscaping, Ecology, Air Quality, Archaeology, Ground penetrating radar surveys, Geotechnical

investigations and testing, Noise surveys, Street lighting design, Contaminated site remediation,

Waste infrastructure design and project management, Building structure design, Traffic and

transport data collection.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work · Control, safety, signalling and light equipment · Gully cleaning and emptying services · Highway maintenance work · Highway materials · Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Other community, social and personal services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Snow-clearing services · +2 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1As detailed in the procurement documentsAwardedRenewalPublished value£730,000,000
Delivery: South East · East Sussex
Extensions: It is anticipated that the contract term will be up to a maximum of 13 years 11 months (i.e. 6 year 11 month initial term plus option to extend for one additional 7 year period).Second stage: 3–4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Price: 85
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 45
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 45
  • Price: 40
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 85 of 85 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Works
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
12 Nov 2021, 14:51 GMT
Last source update
29 Mar 2023, 10:23 BST
Authority reference
T1353-2815
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009093
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesConstruction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)Construction workControl, safety, signalling and light equipmentGully cleaning and emptying servicesHighway maintenance workHighway materialsMachinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipmentMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesOther community, social and personal services
+4 morePlanting and maintenance services of green areasSnow-clearing services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f639 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents and the contract.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the Philip Baker Assistant Chief Executive Director of the Council at the address specified in Section I) above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the time-scales specified by the applicable law, including, without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with such Regulations, the Council will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

Publisher note: Selection Questionnaire responses and tenders are to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement eSourcing portal (https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities). The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and potential bidders. The portal allows for tender clarifications and submitting your bid electronically. In order to bid for this opportunity, Candidates must register their organisation on the SE Shared Services portal. Bidders will need to sign a Confidentiality Undertaking to access the documents on the portal and make submissions. Bidders will remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party the Bidders use or rely upon to take part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Council at any time. East Sussex County Council reserves the right, acting in accordance with PCR2015, at any time to: i) reject any or all responses ;; ii) change the basis, the procedures and the time-scales set out or referred to within the procurement documents; iii) require a Bidder to clarify any submissions in writing and/or provide additional information (failure to respond adequately may result in disqualification); iv) cancel/terminate the procurement process at any time; and v) amend for all Bidders the terms and conditions of the selection and evaluation process. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties subject to a sufficient number of satisfactory responses being received. Employment Regulations 2006 may apply and applicants should seek their own legal advice on this subject. The East Sussex County Council reserves the right to procure from the successful Bidder services consisting of the repetition of similar services entrusted to the successful Bidder in conformity with the terms of the original contract and as indicated in it, acting in accordance with Regulation 32(9) and (10).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
13 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Dec 2021 → 29 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    17 Jan 2022
  3. Notice published
    29 Mar 2023, 10:23 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Mar 2023, 10:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £730,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Apr 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Balfour Beatty Living Places Limited, WSP Ltdjoint awardHighways Infrastructure Services 2023-2030Subcontracting: declared£730,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall,St. Annes Crescent, LEWES, South East, BN71UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria