Published date: 22 January 2021

Last edited date: 30 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 18 November 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 November 2022)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Gantries - 34954000

  • Construction work - 45000000

  • Installation services (except software) - 51000000

    • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£10,000,000

Procurement reference

SMP Alliance - Gantries

Published date

22 January 2021

Closing date

5 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 April 2021

Contract end date

23 April 2026

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Private procurement rules

Supply chain notices are business-to-business transactions and are not bound by the same rules and restrictions as public sector contracts. The UK government is not responsible for the conduct of such procurement.

Description

On behalf of SMP Alliance working with Highways England (Costain Ltd, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, BMJV, Flour Ltd, Jacobs, WSP Ltd) we require gantry services to support our smart motorway programme.
This scope of works covers the provision of all necessary people, equipment, plant and materials for the design, construction and maintenance of gantry takedown and gantry erection works in connection with the Smart Motorways Programme (SMP) Alliance programme of works, including where applicable any temporary works design. The gantry supplier network shall also provide dedicated supervision at all times during delivery of the programme of works.

The gantry supplier network will be expected to work with the Alliance to;
- further develop the final gantry design solutions across the Alliances programme of works
- develop its fabrication, delivery and installation programme for gantry erection
- develop its gantry takedown programme

It is intended the gantry supplier network will form part of the SMP Alliances overall supplier network which will be embedded into the Alliance, operating in a truly integrated enterprise environment.

LOTS
There are two (2) lots available:
Lot 1 - Design Services
Lot 2 - Fabrication, delivery and installation of new / refurbished gantries & removal, demolition and disposal of existing gantry structure

The providers will be required to work nationally on a works allocation model supporting the Alliance partners.
We reserve the right to award some or all of the lots listed above. Please see the instructions to tenderers following conclusion of the registration period for more information.

MINIMUM STANDARDS
As part of this tender exercise, it is a requirement for the Lead or Sole Applicant to evidence alignment to the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) above the PAS91:2013 + A1: 2017 standard.
This can be achieved via a valid and in date membership with the following assessment bodies; Constructionline (Gold and Platinum Membership), Achilles (Building Confidence Membership), CHAS (Premier Membership) and Builders Profile (upgrade to Constructionline Gold). Lead Applicants who do not hold one of the aforementioned memberships will not be considered for this procurement.
Depending on the bidding model proposed by the applicant, any additional Applicant group members will be required to align to the PAS91:2013 + A1: 2017 standard.

INDICATIVE TIMELINE
Upon release of this notice there will be a two week period for potential applicants to register their interest by emailing the Smart Motorways Procurement inbox smpprocurement@highwaysengland.co.uk

Tenders will then be issued with a four (4) week return period
Evaluation and scoring will be carried out within 2 weeks of return date and contract award will then follow.

To register interest please email smpprocurement@highwaysengland.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Kiran Uppal

Address

2 Colmore Square
Colmore Row
Birmingham
B4 6BN
England

Email

kiran.uppal@highwaysengland.co.uk