Published date: 20 December 2019

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 7 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Tunnel lighting - 34993100

  • Tunnel linings construction work - 45221248

  • Construction work for highways - 45233130

    • Highway maintenance work - 45233139

    • Roadworks - 45233140

    • Road-maintenance works - 45233141

    • Surface work for highways - 45233210

    • Electrical installation work - 45310000

    • Installation of signalling equipment - 45316200

    • Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment - 50230000

    • Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services - 50800000

    • Bridge and tunnel operation services - 63712300

    • Tunnel operation services - 63712320

    • Engineering services - 71300000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0 to £106,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_222602/808873

Published date

20 December 2019

Approach to market date

7 February 2020

Contract start date

2 November 2020

Contract end date

1 November 2028

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Highways England is looking for a suitable contractor to provide and undertake all routine and cyclic maintenance, incident response, defect rectification (when instructed by Highways England) and severe weather delivery on the all-purpose trunk roads and motorways within Highways England South-East Region (Area 4) in accordance to Highways England standards and objectives. Additional duties will also include the ongoing maintenance of two tunnels (A20 Roundhill & A27 Southwick), maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor's maintenance and response activities (including traffic management) during incidents and where instructed by Highways England and the maintenance of depots. Under the CDM Regulations 2015 the contractor will be Principal Contractor for all work they undertake unless instructed otherwise by the Service Manager. Highways England may consider amending the duties listed above and may remove or amend these as appropriate during the contract period.

The Service Period for the maintenance and response contract is for a duration of 8 years, and the successful provider will be expected to operate collaboratively with other service providers and stakeholders in order to achieve Highways England's objectives.

Highways England will be hosting a tender launch event, at a venue to be confirmed (location likely to be in close proximity to Maidstone); date of tender launch is anticipated to be on 14th January 2020. Expressions of interest are invited (limited to 2 attendees per tenderer) and a further email notification will be issued. Interested suppliers are requested to email, providing full names and contact details to Area4AssetDeliveryProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk no later than 10 January 2020.

A briefing note is available via https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk access 'View current opportunities and notices' and locate Maintenance and Response Contract (South East Region) Area 4 (Project_2158) to download the note to view.

More information

Links

Additional text

A briefing note is available via https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk access 'View current opportunities and notices' and locate Maintenance and Response Contract (South East Region) Area 4 (Project_2158) to download the note to view.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Pritchard

Address

Highways England, The Cube, 199, Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
England

Email

Area4AssetDeliveryProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk