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Published 17 Dec 2021, 07:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Highways Services Contract · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

WorksCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£1,600,000,000≈ £160m / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2022awarded 28 Jun 2023
Awarded to Milestone Infrastructure limited
Contract term 10 yrsends 30 Sept 2033 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council wishes to appoint an industry-leading service provider to become its partner in the delivery of the Council’s highways maintenance and professional services (Contract).The Council is looking to forge a long-term collaborative relationship with a service provider that delivers a Contract that actively supports the Council’s corporate objectives and provides added value to the County.At present, the majority of the Council's highways maintenance activities (including street lighting (SLS), intelligent transport systems (ITS) and professional services) are delivered through its existing highways contract which is due to expire in September 2023.The Council intends to put in place a new, flexible Contract to maximise the potential for success for both itself and the appointed service provider. The Contract will deliver both core highways maintenance services and certain professional services with a separate contract put in place for the provision of SLS and ITS

CPV: Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Highway maintenance work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Council wishes to put in place a new, exciting and flexible arrangement to…AwardedRenewal 10 yrsPublished value£1,600,000,000

The Council wishes to put in place a new, exciting and flexible arrangement to facilitate its highways activities. The current intention is to ensure that the new Contract encourages and facilitates the following:

  • Collaboration and partnership – the Council is keen to establish a partnership with the appointed service provider which embodies trust in service delivery and pricing, actively supports its objectives, promotes collaboration and embraces the needs of the Council as well as the people of the County of Suffolk.
  • Social considerations – in putting in place this important Contract, the Council will consider how it can bring Social Value benefits to its communities by ensuring these are embedded in the service specification, form part of its procurement decisions and are delivered through this Contract.
  • Climate Emergency – potential service providers will need to demonstrate how they will help the Council with its aim to be Carbon Net Zero by 2030. This will include reviewing and monitoring highway services activities to mitigate environmental impacts whilst actively working in accordance with the Council’s Climate Change Commercial Ask.
  • Environmental considerations – the Council also wishes to seek out opportunities within the highway maintenance services where it can make positive contributions to biodiversity and protecting the environment across Suffolk.
  • Communication and Engagement - communication for the highways service plays a key role in keeping customers and stakeholders informed about the different services being delivered (location and time) and informs the Council of defects, complaints and compliments.
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – the Council wants a service provider that is committed to ensuring fair and accessible opportunities for everyone from diverse backgrounds and promoting an inclusive culture and environment within the workplace. The Contract will provide for the delivery of both core highways maintenance services and professional services. Whilst the likely value of the professional services under the Contract is considerably lower than the value of the core maintenance services, the Council considers the quality and manner in which those professional services are delivered to be of equal importance to the overall success of the Contract and is committed to ensuring that the provider of those professional services engages directly with the Council and has an opportunity to influence the development of the Contract more generally particularly in the context of innovation, sustainability and social value. The service provider will provide professional services for small to medium size improvement and capital maintenance schemes as well as large and/or specialist type activities for specific tasks or programmes. Separate contracts will be put in place for the provision of SLS and ITS services in the first instance however, the Council reserves its right to bring those services into this Contract at a later date.
Contract period: 1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sept 2033 (10 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Suffolk
Extensions: The Contract shall include, but not be limited to, the following options:• to extend the scope of the Contract during its terms to cover SLS and/or ITS services or any other highway’s related services which aren’t currently part of the core service as described in the specification.• to extend the initial minimum term of the Contract from 10 years up to a maximum aggregate of 20 years.Such options are included in the Contract · The contract term will be up to a maximum of 20 years comprised of an initial minimum term of 10 years followed by an optional aggregate extension period of up to a further 10 years. The duration and number of extensions beyond the minimum term of 10 years shall be determined at the Council’s absolute discretion. The Council will explore the duration of any extensions as part of the negotiationsSecond stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

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
Yes
First published
17 Dec 2021, 07:44 GMT
Last source update
5 Oct 2023, 15:01 BST
Authority reference
2023/S 000-022488
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029413
Classification (CPV)
Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roadsHighway maintenance work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0302a9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The appointed supplier will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social, environmental and/or health & safety objectives. Accordingly certain award criteria and certain contract performance conditions will relate in particular to social, environmental, health & safety and/or other corporate social responsibility considerations. Further details can be found in the procurement documents and the Contract.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of Nigel Innis, Head of Legal for 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 Bidders.

Publisher note: Selection Questionnaire responses and tenders are to be completed electronically using the Portal: www.suffolksourcing.uk. Please note that a ‘request to participate’ for the purposes of this contract notice (in particular, Section IV.2.2) is by completion and return of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the stated deadline.Bidders will remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from Bidders in connection with taking 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. The Council is mindful of the issues presented by conflicts of interest and will be proactively managing any actual or potential conflicts that may arise during this procurement. The Council has identified that one of the prospective Bidders, Atkins, is a member of the same group as one of the technical advisors, Faithful & Gould (F&G), advising the Council in this procurement process. The Council is taking appropriate action to ensure that F&G and Atkins have put in place all the necessary information barriers and precautions to manage all actual, potential and/or perceived conflicts of interest should Atkins chose to bid for the Contract.The Council reserves the right at any time to: i) reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw this procurement at any stage; ii) award a contract without prior notice; iii) change the basis, the procedures and the time-scales set out or referred to within the procurement documents; iv) require a Bidder to clarify any submissions in writing and/or provide additional information (failure to respond adequately may result in disqualification); v) terminate the procurement process; and/or vi) amend the terms and conditions of the selection and evaluation process.All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties.The estimated value of the Contract identified in II.2.6) is only an estimate at this stage and has the potential to be higher. There is some uncertainty as to the total value for several reasons including: (i) the flexible approach being adopted which anticipates change and continuous improvement; (ii) the availability of central Government funding for future projects/schemes; and (iii) the significant impact that inflation could have on costs under the Contract.In relation to Section II.2.10, variant bids may be accepted by the Council. However, this will only be in circumstances where the form and content of the variant has been approved by the Council in advance.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

28 Mar 2022 → 5 Oct 2023 · 6 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    28 Mar 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    16 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  6. Notice published
    5 Oct 2023, 15:01 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2022
  1. Published value updated to £1,600,000,000
    28 Mar 2022, 17:03 BST
    was £1,000,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    28 Mar 2022, 17:03 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    28 Mar 2022, 17:03 BST
  4. Deadline published: 28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
    28 Mar 2022, 17:03 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    2 Aug 2023, 15:14 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextV.2.4£160,000,000£1,600,000,000

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-12: 1 release · 17 Dec 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £160,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Milestone Infrastructure limitedSuffolk Highway Services ContractSubcontracting: Some highways work will be subcontracted when appropriate or as part of the agreed delivery model——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, Russell Road, IPSWICH, East of England, IP1 2BXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party 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