Construction work

Tender description

Highways England will be engaging with the market during February and March 2018 to support the development of the new procurement model to deliver the Smart Motorways Programme (SMP). This is under the wider Routes to Market (RtM) programme. Highways England is developing a new procurement model to deliver the Smart Motorways Programme (SMP). This falls under the wider Routes to Market (RtM) programme which is designing and developing procurement vehicles that will replace the Collaborative Delivery Framework (CDF), which will reach its headline (financial) value in 2018. The new SMP procurement model proposes new ways of working between Highways England and the supply chain, drawing on an incentive-driven commercial model & maturing towards an integrated operating model. To support the development of the new model, we will be engaging with the industry during February and March 2018 through market sounding workshops, information sessions and written feedback from the market. To register your interest in participating in the engagement exercise, please send an email to RTMYourQuestions@highwaysengland.co.uk, with the following information by 5 pm on the 8.2.2018 (please note registrations of interest cannot be received after this date): — Organisation name, website and key contact details, — Organisation size / turnover, — Industry / sector specialism, — Areas of experience / expertise. Please note that Highways England will supply further information on the dialogue points for discussion relating to the proposed model, as well as information on the different engagement methods, by mid-February to those who have registered an interest to the above email address by 8.2.2018. The opportunity to participate in the engagement exercise - as well as the information discussed and shared at each engagement touchpoint - will be openly available to all.