Published date: 14 October 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads - 45233000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£450,000,000 to £550,000,000

Procurement reference

DN418770

Published date

14 October 2022

Closing date

25 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

4 September 2036

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Highways network infrastructure maintenance and management services; traffic signalisation and intelligent transport services; county structures maintenance and regulatory functions.

This tender was split into two lots:

Lot 1 covered the area of West Northamptonshire comprising the former districts and boroughs of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire.

Lot 2 covered the area of North Northamptonshire comprising the former districts and boroughs of Kettering, Corby, East Northants and Wellingborough.

The objective of the procurement is to appoint a qualified competent service provider to deliver high quality value for money highways maintenance and other related services, including potential for design on behalf of North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as "NNC").

The procurement covers the provision of:

• highways asset management;
• highway reactive maintenance and emergency service;
• highway routine maintenance (both revenue and capital);
• traffic signal maintenance;
• severe weather service (including winter service);
• third party liability claims (red & green);
• urban traffic management control;
• highways capital projects design and implementation (minor improvement schemes); and
• highways bridges and structures design and works.

NNC has the option to expand the delivery by the service provider at any time during the contract term to cover the following possible highways and related services:
• major highways capital projects;
• maintenance of non-highway and highway assets including: roads and footways; bridges and structures, drainage systems; balancing ponds, bus parking areas, cycleways, footpaths/public rights of ways, surface and multi-storey car parks;
• street cleansing;
• arboricultural works;
• verge maintenance and
• grounds maintenance.

The procurement does not cover NNC's functions relating to street lighting which are delivered through a separate arrangement. There are several service areas that are currently planned to be delivered directly by NNC but NNC has the option to expand the scope of delivery at any point during the contract term to include any or all of these services:
• client transport planning and provision;
• transport policy and strategy;
• highways development management;
• capital project delivery co-ordination;
• New Roads and Street Works Act 1991;
• regulation & enforcement;
• investigations, searches and definitive maps;
• travel choices;
• parking enforcement;
• community liaison

Values and contract period are based on the full term of contract which is 14 years in total - but this includes a conditional optional extensions are available for up to a further seven years.

More information

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Additional text

This opportunity for the provision of Highways Services is being undertaken and awarded as part of a collaborative procurement opportunity between West Northamptonshire Council (Lot 1) and North Northamptonshire Council (Lot 2), for which West Northamptonshire Council are the lead authority for this procurement.

Award information

Awarded date

1 July 2022

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

4 September 2036

Total value of contract

£234,056,360.72

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Kier Highways Limited

Address

2nd Floor Optimum House Clippers Quay
Salford
M50 3XP

Reference

Companies House number: 05606089

Value of contract

£234,056,360.72

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

This contract for the provision of Highways Services was undertaken and awarded as part of a collaborative procurement opportunity between West Northamptonshire Council (Lot 1) and North Northamptonshire Council (Lot 2), for which West Northamptonshire Council are the lead authority for this procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

North Northamptonshire Procurement Team

Address

The Cube, George Street
CORBY
NN17 1QG
England

Telephone

0300 126 3000

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Website

https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk