Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Contract

Tender description

The Client requires the Consultant to deliver professional highways consultancy services (Services) in relation to development proposals for all relevant Client’s schemes, including but not limited to dealing with Client’s and / or Local Planning Authorities, Highways Authorities and other Consultees, as more fully described within the Scope. To deliver its highways schemes Client requires the services of an external consultant possessing specialist technical skill to supplement and support Client’s in-house teams and the Clients other providers. It shall be a mutual objective for both Client and Consultant to ensure that the professional highways services are: environmentally sustainable; strengthen the role of the local communities in the decision making process; sustainable in delivery, function and serviceability compliant with Gloucestershire County Council’s policies and standards provide excellent value for money. Consultant shall deliver the Services’ objectives in accordance with the Service Specifications. All costs shall be developed and submitted in accordance with the Pricing Schedules. The Services under this Contract consist of a comprehensive highways and transport, network and asset management design, maintenance and improvement services for Client. There is no grant of exclusivity to these Services and no guarantee is given of the value in any calendar year, or to the extent of Services required. Client reserves the right to seek and employ other routes for procurement of professional highways consultancy services on the basis of the capacity, capability, cost, complexity, political sensitivity, and resources. The extent of Services to be delivered through this Contract will be determined on value for money, complexity, capability, reputational risk and quality of the Services. It is in Consultant’s interests therefore to demonstrate that procurement through this Contract is the best option for Client. It is anticipated that the delivery of the Services will include supply of the staff to supplement, and collocate with the in-house teams. Keywords: Professional Services, Consultancy, Highways, Engineering