Published date: 18 May 2021

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


Closing: 29 April 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£97,000,000 to £166,000,000

Procurement reference

OXFS001-DN530639-90431047

Published date

18 May 2021

Closing date

29 April 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Highways Contract is for the contractor to develop, with the Council, a high performing comprehensive highways service. The Highways Contract encompasses highway maintenance, design, construction, transport planning consultancy, with other services including but not limited to vehicle and grounds maintenance.
On 13 July 2010 the Council entered into the Highways Contract with Atkins Limited ("Atkins") to provide the above works following a tender process commenced by contract notice 2008/S 210-279078 dated 29 October 2008. The Highways Contract is for a contract period of 10 years commencing 1 April 2010, extendable by up to a further 10 years. So far, the contract has been extended by three years so that the contract period expires end of March 2023. The values set out in this Contract Award Notice represent the higher in the range of estimated remaining value of the Highways Contract across the possible remaining term.
In 2013 Atkins contracted to sell its highways maintenance business to Skanska Construction UK Limited ("Skanska"). The sale proceeded by way of an asset sale and it also included the transfer of customer contracts, including the Highways Contract. The Highways Contract permitted assignment by Atkins of the benefit of the Contract with the consent of the Council. Atkins requested consent to assign the benefit of the Contract to Skanska and the Council consented to such assignment. The Highways Contract also provided that the original Provider should remain legally responsible for performance of the Contract, even if the benefit of the Contract is assigned. The Council relied on this provision.
A VEAT notice was published in OJEU in September 2013.
Skanska have contracted to sell its highways maintenance business to Milestone Infrastructure Limited ("Milestone"). The sale was by way of an asset sale, and includes plant and equipment required to operate the highways maintenance business of Skanska, the transfer of leases or rights to use properties and facilities previously used by the highways maintenance business, and the transfer of approximately 1,200 employees, including around 80 in the central management and business support functions. It also includes the transfer of customer contracts, including the Highways Contract with the Council. The sale to Milestone completed on 30th April 2021. The Council has entered into a contract in the form of a Deed of Novation to novate the underlying Highways Contract (the "Contract") to Milestone Infrastructure Limited. The novation took effect on the completion of the sale on 30th April 2021.
In addition, the Council published a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (2021/S 000-005447) with respect to the novation of the Contract on 17th March 2021 in Find a Tender.
Full List of CPV Codes:
45000000
45221110
50000000
50100000
71000000
77000000

Award information

Awarded date

30 April 2021

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£166,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Milestone Infrastructure Ltd

Address

Abel Smith House, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, SG1 2ST

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Keylock

Address

County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
United Kingdom

Email

Amy.Keylock@Oxfordshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk