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Published 25 Jan 2022, 12:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Highways New Assets Framework Agreement 2024

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Framework ceiling (notional)£21,000,000initial estimate £150,000,000 · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 3 value updates
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2023awarded 1 Dec 2023
Next notice expected 1 Aug 2022

Re-procurement plannedHighways Structures Urgent & Minor Works Framework 2027 · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Somerset Council is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement with a Single appointed Supplier deliver highway improvement schemes and other work including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Safety Improvements / Traffic Calming
  • Active Travel
  • Public Transport Infrastructure / Mobility Hubs
  • Junction Improvements
  • Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
  • Third Party default works

These schemes will typically involve works of the following nature:

  • Signage
  • Roadmarkings
  • Carriageway treatment
  • Surfacing
  • Carriageway construction/ widening
  • Footway and cycleway construction/ widening
  • Kerbing (including high access and high containment)
  • Highway drainage
  • Street lighting
  • Electrical connections
  • Earthworks
  • Landscaping
  • Early Contractor Involvement / advice

And additionally a range of other works that may be required including, but not limited to:

  • Traffic signals
  • Highway structures
  • Vehicle restraint systems (pedestrian and vehicular)
  • Utilities diversions
  • Specialist equipment, including amongst others, roadside technology and environmental impact mitigation measures.

The form of contract will be a Framework Agreement as set out in Volume 0 of the procurement documents. Individual call-off arrangements titled ‘Task Orders’ will be issued in a form that incorporates the NEC4 Engineering Construction Short Contract.

CPV: Construction work for highways · Electrical installation work · Excavating and earthmoving work · Installation of street furniture · Surface work for roads

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 4 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1He Client’s Strategic Objectives are:AwardedPublished value£50,000,000

he Client’s Strategic Objectives are:

  • A network that is adapted and resilient to climate change with a reduced carbon output, both in usage and maintenance to contribute to the commitment for Somerset to be carbon neutral by 2030.
  • A safe, serviceable, and sustainable network that is fit for purpose for all users under all conditions and supports the development of the local economy.
  • A service based on the intelligent client model that develops and sustains collaborative partnerships that deliver the objectives of all partners.
  • A flexible and agile service that attracts and retains the best people and embraces best practice and new technologies to enable innovation.
  • Sustain a financially resilient service that adopts robust asset management principles and delivers best value with the resources available.
  • Optimise service efficiency and maximise income from commercialisation and external funding.
  • A service that maximises social value and provides valuable local opportunities for individuals and businesses.
  • An informed community that has high public satisfaction and is engaged and enabled to do more for themselves.

Framework Agreement

Estimated Framework Value is between £2m and £5.25m per annum with a total of up to £21m over the lifetime of the Framework Agreement.

The maximum estimated value of individual projects to be procured through this contract at the Task Order quotation stage is £1,000,000. However, the Client may, following consultation with the Contractor, use this framework for projects with an estimated value exceeding £1,000,000.

This will be a single supplier framework using the form of contract set out in the Framework Agreement in the procurement documents. Individual call-off contracts, titled ‘Task Orders’, will be issued in a form that incorporates the NEC4 Engineering Construction Short Contract. The Framework Agreement itself is NOT an NEC4 Framework Contract.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
45112000 Excavating and earthmoving work45233220 Surface work for roads45233293 Installation of street furniture45310000 Electrical installation work

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
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30
  • Social Value: 10
  • 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.
  • “Highways New Assets Framework Agreement 2024” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
Open procedure
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Jan 2022, 12:42 GMT
Last source update
22 Jan 2024, 11:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN590932
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002067
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for highwaysElectrical installation workExcavating and earthmoving workInstallation of street furnitureSurface work for roads
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030ef3 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This notice is issued by Somerset County Council. As of April 2023 Somerset’s five councils will be replaced by a single council delivering all council services to communities in the county. Somerset’s County and District Councils are now working together to deliver the new council for Somerset that will bring together existing council services. The five councils will also work with partners, City, Town and Parish Councils and residents to create a new council which delivers for everyone. Any contract or contracts awarded as a result of the proposed procurement exercises will be awarded by Somerset Council.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

1 Aug 2022 → 22 Jan 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    17 Feb 2023
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    22 Jan 2024, 11:56 GMT

Notice history

14 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2022
  1. Published value published: £150,000,000
    12 Dec 2022, 17:19 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    12 Dec 2022, 17:19 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    12 Dec 2022, 17:19 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
    12 Dec 2022, 17:19 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £50,000,000
    23 Jun 2023, 10:23 BST
    was £150,000,000
  6. Procurement method changed
    23 Jun 2023, 10:23 BST
  7. Deadline moved to 1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
    23 Jun 2023, 10:23 BST
    +224 days · was 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  8. Buyer details updated
    23 Jun 2023, 10:23 BST
  9. Deadline moved to 18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
    23 Jun 2023, 12:31 BST
    -14 days · was 1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  10. Published value updated to £21,000,000
    14 Jul 2023, 17:58 BST
    was £50,000,000
  11. Deadline moved to 22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
    14 Jul 2023, 17:58 BST
    +35 days · was 18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  12. Status changed to complete
    1 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
  13. Procurement method changed
    1 Dec 2023, 11:34 GMT
  14. Procurement method changed
    22 Jan 2024, 11:56 GMT
Routine re-releases (9)
  • 2023-12: 1 release · 1 Dec 2023
  • 2023-07: 1 release · 14 Jul 2023
  • 2023-06: 2 releases · 23 Jun 2023, 23 Jun 2023
  • 2022-12: 1 release · 12 Dec 2022
  • 2022-01: 1 release · 25 Jan 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 1 Dec 2023

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

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £50,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 002067-2024-1

    Signed
    1 Dec 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 035454-2023-1

    Signed
    28 Nov 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 035457-2023-1

    Signed
    28 Nov 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 035461-2023-1

    Signed
    24 Oct 2023
    Value
    £150,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
He Client’s Strategic Objectives are:4bids · 4 electronic3—£1 – £21,000,000
Whole notice———£1 – £21,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

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.