Official UK procurement notice
VEAT Notice for Hertfordshire County Council Highway Service Term Contract
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contracting authority is not awarding a new contract This VEAT Notice is in respect of a proposed modification to Hertfordshire County Council's existing Highway Service Term Contract. See sections II.2.4 and IV.1.1 for further information.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction work for bridges · Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Foundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpaths · Gully cleaning and emptying services · Highway maintenance work · Installation of traffic lights · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment · Various surface works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This VEAT Notice relates to the permitted modification of a contract to deliver core…
This VEAT Notice relates to the permitted modification of a contract to deliver core services comprising routine, planned, cyclical and reactive maintenance and improvements which will include: Winter service, Street lighting - maintenance and refurbishment, Sign and bollard cleaning, Verge maintenance, Drainage and cyclical maintenance, Cat 1 (emergency response and reactive repairs), Cat 2 (responsive and planned proactive repairs), Cat 3 (elected Member planned discretionary works), Cat 4 (planned programmes of highways and civil engineering works).
The original contract was awarded in 2012 and extended in 2018 in accordance with the contract terms.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Feb 2023, 18:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2023, 18:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004956- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a6a8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This VEAT notice relates to a permitted modification to the contract originally awarded in 2012 (following a competitive award process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006). The Council considers that the modification is permitted by Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The 12 month extension of the contract does not render the contract materially different from the one initially concluded. There is no increase in price as the spend for a 12 month extension (£69,690,000) is within the original contract value. The scope of the contract has not been extended as the services provided remain the same. The Council does not consider that if the contract had been advertised with a term of 13 years, rather than 12 years, that there would have been any different candidates or participants, nor would the outcome have been different. The Council's decision in relation to the modification are in the public domain at the following links:
democracy.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx ↗
(Agenda for Cabinet on Monday, 16 January 2023, 2.00 pm | Hertfordshire County Council)
- Review procedure
Any applications to the High Court, in accordance with section VI.4.1 must be made in accordance with Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited | £800,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
VEAT Notice for Hertfordshire County Council Highway Service Term Contract · Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2012
- Value
- £800,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ringway Infrastructure Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.