Published date: 29 September 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.


Closing: 25 November 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

  • Engineering services - 71300000

  • Public relations services - 79416000

    • Safety consultancy services - 79417000

    • Project-management services other than for construction work - 79421000

    • Contract administration services - 79994000

    • Environmental impact assessment other than for construction - 90711000

    • Environmental planning - 90712000

    • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

    • Services related to noise pollution - 90742000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£10,000,000 to £30,000,000

Procurement reference

SOMRTD001-DN566991-64535263

Published date

29 September 2022

Closing date

25 November 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 July 2023

Contract end date

16 July 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The core of the services sought relate to a range of engineering, transportation, planning and related consultancy services to facilitate highways and transport delivery in Somerset.

A unitary Council will be created in Somerset from 1 April 2023 which will broaden the potential pipeline of place-based activity and infrastructure projects for which consultancy support may be required. This will be formed by combining Somerset County Council, Mendip District Council, Sedgemoor District Council, Somerset West and Taunton District Council and South Somerset District Council. These will form a single authority to be known as Somerset Council.

Project Provision - The Authority has a range of in-house resources to undertake much of their design, engineering requirements but has more limited resources for specialist activity such as transportation planning, traffic modelling, flood and water management and other specialist services. Support is required for these in-house resources on a call-off basis over a wide and diverse range of professional consultancy services with a core focus on highways and transportation but also including support from time to time for other place services.

Service Provision - From time-to-time the Authority may require the Supplier to provide embedded teams of suitably experienced staff to provide both statutory and non-statutory services. This could be one or more staff for a fixed period of time which could extend to several years or the term of the contract.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Brown

Address

County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
England

Telephone

+44 3001232224

Email

mark.brown@somerset.gov.uk

Website

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk