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Published 14 Apr 2021, 13:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

London Highway Maintenance and Projects Framework

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

Framework agreement3 lotsWorksCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 18 Mar 2021
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

TfL is establishing 3 single supplier frameworks for highway maintenance and capital renewals and enhancements and associated works and services, across London, for use by TfL and other contracting authorities identified in the Contract Notice. Each framework will represent different geographic areas as its “core area” across London. Service delivery under these frameworks commences in April 2021.

CPV: Bridge renewal construction work · Bus garage construction work · Bus station construction work · Commissioning of public lighting installations · Construction work for highways, roads · Drainage works · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Ground investigation work · Ground-drainage work · Highway maintenance work · Laying of paving · Road-construction materials · +3 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
4 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 4 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Central AreaAwarded

This framework relates to the delivery of Core Services and any Task Orders instructed and has a core area covering the Central Area of London, which comprises the geographic area covered by London Boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster and the City of London and such contiguous areas in London, but outside such London Borough boundaries (and outside the boundaries of the London Boroughs covered by Lot 2 and Lot 3), which have assets which TfL is responsible for as a ‘Highway Authority’ pursuant to relevant highways legislation.

The successful contractor for Lot 1 will deliver the Core Services and any Task Orders instructed where a call- off contract is placed by TfL or any of the London Boroughs listed above or other contracting authorities (as referred to in the Contract Notice) and where such Core Services and any Task Orders are to be delivered in the core area.

TfL or other contracting authorities that have a call-off contract in place with the successful Lot 1 contractor may also instruct that contractor to carry out Task Orders in the areas covered by Lot 2 and/or Lot 3.

The successful contractor for Lot 1 may also be requested (but will not be obliged) to deliver the Core Services and any Task Orders instructed in the areas covered by Lot 2 and/or Lot 3 under a call-off contract placed by a London Borough situated in Lot 2 and/or Lot 3.

The framework scope includes the following:

  • highway maintenance (including emergency call out, reactive repair, routine/cyclic activities);
  • construction of capital renewal and enhancement schemes;
  • works and services to the following highway assets: road pavements (including, without limitation, minor repairs and resurfacing), kerbs, footways and paved areas, traffic signs, street lighting, road markings, fencing, road restraint systems (including, pedestrian guard railing), drainage, embankments and other earthworks,

green estate, horticulture, landscaping and ecology, street furniture, bridges and other structures and any other assets treated as part of the highway fabric;

  • design services associated with the highway assets described above or the Core Services and any Task Orders to be instructed, or design services for discrete highways schemes as required;
  • the following services, related to the highway assets described above or related to the Core Services and any Task Orders to be instructed: safety inspections, winter service, street cleansing; response to support the customer with regard to special events e.g. Tour de France and other on-street sporting events, civic and community events and response to support the customer in responding to large scale emergencies including

natural disasters, civil engineering pre-construction support, including construction advice, buildability reviews, value engineering reviews, cost assessment, schedule assessment, risk assessment, construction methodology assessment and engineering surveys and investigations associated with schemes or any other purpose required by the customer in undertaking its functions; and

  • any ancillary or incidental works, services or supplies related to the scope described above.

Lots 1 and/or 2 also includes Core Services and the ability to instruct Task Orders on other TfL owned assets currently being delivered under other contracts, following their expiry or termination. This includes the A13 road currently being maintained under Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) arrangements due to expire in 2030. Additional information: A framework agreement term of between 8 and 12 years is required for successful contractors to write down the cost of specialist fleet, secure appropriate premises at economic prices and obtain suitable return for training and other people-related investment to secure the longer term objectives of continuous improvement and delivery efficiencies. Further details were set out in the procurement documents.

Delivery: London
Extensions: TfL may extend the framework beyond the initial term of 8 years for up to 4 years at its discretion. Call-Off Contract durations are not envisaged to extend past the framework duration (initial or extended). Framework terms will continue to apply to Task Orders instructed before expiry of the framework, but which have not completed before the framework is due to expire, up to completion of such Task Orders.
Lot #2North AreaAwarded

This framework relates to the delivery of Core Services and any Task Orders instructed and has a core area covering the North Area of London, which comprises the geographic area covered by London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest and such contiguous areas in London, but outside such London Borough boundaries (and outside the boundaries of the London Boroughs covered by Lot 1 and Lot 3), which have assets which TfL is responsible for as a ‘Highway Authority’ pursuant to relevant highways legislation. The successful contractor for Lot 2 will be required to deliver Core Services and any Task Orders instructed where a call-off contract is placed by TfL or any of the London Boroughs listed above or other contracting authorities (as

referred to in the Contract Notice) and where such Core Services and any Task Orders are to be delivered in the core area.

TfL or other contracting authorities that have a call-off contract in place with the successful Lot 2 contractor may also instruct that contractor to carry out Task Orders in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 3.

The successful contractor for Lot 2 may also be requested (but will not be obliged) to deliver Core Services and any Task Orders instructed in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 3 under a call-off contract placed by a London Borough situated in Lot 1 and/or Lot 3.

The framework scope includes the following:

  • highway maintenance (including emergency call out, reactive repair, routine/cyclic activities);
  • construction of capital renewal and enhancement schemes;
  • works and services to the following highway assets: road pavements (including, without limitation, minor repairs and resurfacing), kerbs, footways and paved areas, traffic signs, street lighting, road markings, fencing, road restraint systems (including, pedestrian guard railing), drainage, embankments and other earthworks, green estate, horticulture, landscaping and ecology, street furniture, bridges and other structures and any other assets treated as part of the highway fabric;
  • design services associated with the highway assets described above or the Core Services and any Task Orders to be instructed, or design services for discrete highways schemes as required;
  • the following services, related to the highway assets described above or related to the Core Services and any Task Orders to be instructed: safety inspections, winter service, street cleansing; response to support the customer with regard to special events e.g. Tour de France and other on-street sporting events, civic and community events and response to support the customer in responding to large scale emergencies including

natural disasters, civil engineering pre-construction support, including construction advice, buildability reviews, value engineering reviews, cost assessment, schedule assessment, risk assessment, construction methodology assessment and engineering surveys and investigations associated with schemes or any other purpose required by the customer in undertaking its functions; and

  • any ancillary or incidental works, services or supplies related to the scope described above.

Lots 1 and/or 2 also includes Core Services and the ability to instruct Task Orders on other TfL owned assets currently being delivered under other contracts, following their expiry or termination. This includes the A13 road currently being maintained under Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) arrangements due to expire in 2030. Additional information: A framework agreement term of between 8 and 12 years is required for successful contractors to write down the cost of specialist fleet, secure appropriate premises at economic prices and obtain suitable return for training and other people-related investment to secure the longer term objectives of continuous improvement and delivery efficiencies. Further details were set out in the procurement documents.

Delivery: London
Extensions: TfL may extend the framework beyond the initial term of 8 years for up to 4 years at its discretion. Call-Off Contract durations are not envisaged to extend past the framework duration (initial or extended). Framework terms will continue to apply to Task Orders instructed before expiry of the framework, but which have not completed before the framework is due to expire, up to completion of such Task Orders.
Lot #3South AreaAwarded

This framework relates to the delivery of Core Services and any Task Orders instructed and has a core area covering the South Area of London, which comprises the geographic area covered by London Boroughs

of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston upon Thames, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond upon Thames and Sutton and such contiguous areas in London, but outside such London Borough boundaries (and outside the boundaries of the London Boroughs covered by Lot 1 and Lot 2), which have assets which TfL is responsible for as a ‘Highway Authority’ pursuant to relevant highways legislation.

The successful contractor for Lot 3 will be required to deliver Core Services and any Task Orders instructed where a call-off contract is placed by TfL or any of the London Boroughs listed above or other contracting authorities (as

referred to in the Contract notice) and where such Core Works and any Task Orders are to be delivered in the core area.

TfL or other contracting authorities that have a call-off contract in place with the successful Lot 3 contractor may also instruct that contractor to carry out Task Orders in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 2.

The successful contractor for Lot 3 may also be requested (but will not be obliged) to deliver Core Services and any Task Orders instructed in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 under a call-off contract placed by a London Borough situated in Lot 1 and/or Lot 2.

The framework scope includes the following:

  • highway maintenance (including emergency call out, reactive repair, routine/cyclic activities);
  • construction of capital renewal and enhancement schemes;
  • works and services to the following highway assets: road pavements (including, without limitation, minor repairs and resurfacing), kerbs, footways and paved areas, traffic signs, street lighting, road markings, fencing, road restraint systems (including, pedestrian guard railing), drainage, embankments and other earthworks, green estate, horticulture, landscaping and ecology, street furniture, bridges and other structures and any other assets treated as part of the highway fabric;
  • design services associated with the highway assets described above or the Core Services and any Task Orders to be instructed, or design services for discrete highways schemes as required;
  • the following services, related to the highway assets described above or related to the Core Services and any Task Orders to be instructed: safety inspections, winter service, street cleansing; response to support the customer with regard to special events e.g. Tour de France and other on-street sporting events, civic and community events and response to support the customer in responding to large scale emergencies including

natural disasters, civil engineering pre-construction support, including construction advice, buildability reviews, value engineering reviews, cost assessment, schedule assessment, risk assessment, construction methodology assessment and engineering surveys and investigations associated with schemes or any other purpose required by the customer in undertaking its functions; and

  • any ancillary or incidental works, services or supplies related to the scope described above. Additional information: A framework agreement term of between 8 and 12 years is required for successful contractors to write down the cost of specialist fleet, secure appropriate premises at economic prices and obtain suitable return for training and other people-related investment to secure the longer term objectives of continuous improvement and delivery efficiencies. Further details were set out in the procurement documents.
Delivery: London
Extensions: TfL may extend the framework beyond the initial term of 8 years for up to 4 years at its discretion. Call-Off Contract durations are not envisaged to extend past the framework duration (initial or extended). Framework terms will continue to apply to Task Orders instructed before expiry of the framework, but which have not completed before the framework is due to expire, up to completion of such Task Orders.

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “London Highway Maintenance and Projects Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Apr 2021, 13:38 BST
Last source update
14 Apr 2021, 13:38 BST
Authority reference
tfl_scp_001746a
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007811
Classification (CPV)
Bridge renewal construction workBus garage construction workBus station construction workCommissioning of public lighting installationsConstruction work for highways, roadsDrainage worksEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksGround investigation workGround-drainage workHighway maintenance work
+5 moreLaying of pavingRoad-construction materials
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f4 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

TfL observed a standstill period for a minimum of 10 calendar days from when the contract award decision was notified to bidders. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period provided time for unsuccessful bidders to challenge the award decision before the framework agreements were entered into.

Publisher note: The procurement process has been conducted by TfL (a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA)) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on behalf of itself, other members of the GLA (including London Legacy Development Corporation, Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, the London Fire Commissioner and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime), London Boroughs and the City of London. These contracting authorities, and any private developers whose developments impact on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN), may (but are not obliged to) call-off Core Services and instruct Task Orders under these frameworks. The total value (excluding VAT) stated in Section II.1.7 is the total estimated maximum value of the works and/or services anticipated across all 3 frameworks. The values (excluding VAT) stated in Sections V.2.4 are the total estimated maximum values of the works and/or services anticipated across each of the Lots. The estimated values do not include works that may be instructed by private developers.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 18 Mar 2021

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • London Highway Maintenance and Projects Framework - Central Area

    Signed
    18 Mar 2021
    Value
    £551,000,000
    Status
    active
  • London Highway Maintenance and Projects Framework - North Area

    Signed
    8 Mar 2021
    Value
    £501,000,000
    Status
    active
  • London Highway Maintenance and Projects Framework - South Area

    Signed
    8 Mar 2021
    Value
    £371,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Central Area2bids · 2 electronic0——
2 · North Area4bids · 4 electronic0——
3 · South Area2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, London, SE1 8NJContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.