Specialist Professional and Technical Service 3 (SPaTS3)

CPV: Development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Places

up to 6 suppliers · 9 bids received (1.5 per place) · 7 appointed (full)

Procedure method

Open procedure

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

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

29 Aug 2024, 16:16 BST

Last source update

1 Jul 2025, 08:52 BST

Award evaluation window

11 Oct 2024 – …

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-036276

Classification (CPV)

Development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-04967c Find a Tender

Publisher note: A six-year duration is necessary due to the extensive mobilisation period and investment costs required by suppliers to meet all obligations and deliver projects effectively, making a four-year duration insufficient. Additionally, SPaTS3 supports economic, environmental goals, and the government's objectives, including Carbon Net Zero, during Roads Period 3 (RIS3). The Contracting Authority will use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Information on how to take part in this Tender is detailed below: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) Visit - https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and click the link to register Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password. 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal - Click the 'PQQ/ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content (ITT_768 - Specialist Professional and Technical Service 3 (SPaTS3)). Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of this page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITT's page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can access any attachments by clicking the 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details box. 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can 'Create Response' or 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). Submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult online help or contact the eTendering help desk. You should also be aware that if your bid is successful the resulting contract will be published. In some circumstances, limited redactions will be made to tender documentation and/or contracts before they are published in order to comply with existing law, to protect commercial interests and for the protection of national security. Further information will be set out in the Tender Documents. Contract dates stated are indicative and may be subject to change. Expressions of interest must be submitted from the applicants' registered office address. Each member of a Joint Venture (JV) must submit a letter from their own registered office confirming all company names in the proposed JV. Applicants can only participate in one JV. This framework is enabled for the use of the following UK public sector organisations: 1. National Highways; 2. Department for Transport Where an enabled organisation transfers some or all of its functions to a successor organisation, following the date of dispatch of this Contract Notice, that successor organisation will also become an enabled organisation. National Highways reserves the right not to accept the highest scoring, or any, tender. Bidders should note that tenders are submitted at the supplier's own cost and risk. National Highways may cancel the competition or part of it for any reason, and bidders' costs will not be reimbursed. National Highways expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of this tendering exercise commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will National Highways be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Further information is provided in the procurement documents.

Appointment period ends

11 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Bid validity

360 days from the deadline

Bids opened

11 Oct 2024, 12:30 BST

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

• Amey OW LimitedFramework contractor01922327 3rd Floor, Chancery Exchange, 10 Furnival Street, London, UK, EC4A 1AB
• Arcadis Consulting (UK) LimitedFramework contractor02212959 80 Fenchurch Street, London, UK, EC3N 2ER
• AtkinsRéalis UK LimitedFramework contractor00688424 Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, UK, KT18 5BW
• Costain LimitedFramework contractor00610201 Costain Limited, Seventh Floor, 70 St Mary Axe, London, UK, EC3A 8BE
• Jacobs U.K. Limited.Framework contractor Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane, London, UK, SE1 2QG
• Ove Arup & Partners LimitedFramework contractor1312453 8 Fitzroy Street, London, UK, W1T 4BJ
• WSP UK LimitedFramework contractor01383511 WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London, UK