Official UK procurement notice
Road Safety Audit Framework
Authority: Medway Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMedway Council (‘the Authority’) is a unitary authority based in Kent, consisting of the main towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, and Rainham.
The highway network in the Medway towns covers approximately 840km, with 110km of A roads, 37km of B roads, 97km of C road, and 596km of unclassified roads. A safe and effective transport network is therefore key to Medway’s sustainability, both economically and environmentally. To help achieve this the Council are inviting applications to join Medway Council’s Road Safety Audit Framework (MCRSAF).
The MCRSAF will allow the Authority, as the Overseeing Organisation, to quickly and efficiently commission an outside contractor to undertake road safety audits on behalf of the Authority for highway schemes and interventions. The aim is to have a pool of high-quality auditors that the Authority can call upon to undertake Road Safety Audits quickly, cost effectively, to a high standard, and in accordance with the requirements and methodology of GG119 of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, with the Authority acting as the Overseeing Organisation.
The Framework Contract is anticipated to commence on 1st November 2026 and will continue for a period of two years, with the option of extending the Framework Contract for an additional two years thereafter, via two separate one year extensions.
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CPV: Road-inspection services · Survey conduction services · Survey services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Nov 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 29 Oct 2030
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- NA
Published description of the framework
All consultants bidding for a place on the MCRSAF will be required to complete the pricing schedule set out in the ITQ3 Quotation document. The schedule requires bidders to provide fee ceiling prices for RSA stage 1, 2, and 3, for small, medium, and large/complex schemes. This pricing will form part of the evaluation of a consultant’s bid.
The Authority will not be paying disbursements as part of the award of commissions under this framework, such as travel costs. All consultants must ensure that any such costs are built into their schedule of rates set out in the completed pricing schedule.
The schedule of rates completed as part of the consultants bid to gain a place on the MCRSAF must be used when consultants submit their bids for any commissions offered, whether via direct award or mini competition. Where the Authority deems that a bid submitted has not used the consultants previously submitted schedule of rates they reserve the right to discount the bid received and not offer the commission award to that consultant.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£60,000
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)
- Criterion 2: 70%
- Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Road Safety Audit Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 13:22 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 13:22 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084873- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f47dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · NA
Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 13:22 BST
- Clarification questions by24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends21 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown5 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 5 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 13:22 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender