CP1044-15 Devon County Council’s, Somerset County Council’s and Plymouth City Council’s Highways Maintenance Services

Tender description

Devon County Council (DCC), Somerset County Council (SCC) and Plymouth City Council (PCC) areundertaking a joint procurement exercise for the provision of each Authority's new Highway Term MaintenanceContract (TMC). The procurement includes three specific lots: lot 1 will cover the administrative area of DCC, lot2 will cover the administrative area of SCC, lot 3 will cover the administrative area of PCC. Specifications acrossthese lots have been standardised where possible, however lots will contain requirements which are Authorityspecific. The Authorities will seek to identify the potential benefits of a single provider potentially undertaking (upto) all three contracts; a single provider will be appointed where it is more economically advantageous to each ofthe Authorities, applying the award criteria published in the Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders. The Authorities will work collaboratively with the provider(s) and each other to realise additional benefits andfacilitate the successful delivery of the contracts. The contract term for each authority will be seven years from 1st April 2017, with opportunities to extend for further periods of up to three further years. Additionally there will be a six month contractual mobilisation period for the contracts, to begin from 1st October 2016, leading up to service delivery commencement for each Lot, at1st April 2017. Further information regarding the contract or purchase(s) is contained in the Procurement Documents which can be accessed from the etendering portal specified in I.1: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk The submission of tenders and requests to participate will be via the etendering portal specified in I.1:www.suppliyingthesouthwest.org.uk Type of procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation. The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations.