Construction Contract Leads

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Cumberland Council

Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate

Carlisle

CA1 1RD

Email

procurement.capital [at] cumberland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1228226417

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD1 - Cumbria

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Provision of Core Surfacing 2024- 2027

Reference number

DN704649

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 45000000 - Construction work

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

The works are anticipated to include delivery of Core Highway Surfacing schemes within the geographical area of Cumberland Council. The schemes will generally involve the maintenance and repair of existing highways including, inlay, overlay and partial or full reconstruction. The work will generally not consist of patching or small scale resurfacing schemes although patching may form part of wider surfacing schemes.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £50,000,000

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKD1 - Cumbria

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”) for the purpose of procuring the works described in the Specification (Works).

The highways team within Cumberland Council is responsible for a £7.2 billion highways asset comprising:

Ø 3,400km carriageway including:

Ø 672 km of A Class Roads (Primary Route Network);

Ø 2,940 km of B and C Class Roads (Non- Primary Route Network);

Ø 4,150 km of Unclassified roads

Ø 2,000km footways and cycle ways

Ø 75,000 highway gullies

Ø 35,000 street lighting columns

Ø 1,050 structures (bridges, culverts)

The Works are anticipated to include delivery of Core Highway Surfacing schemes within the geographical area of Cumberland Council.

The schemes will generally involve the maintenance and repair of existing highways including, inlay, overlay and partial or full reconstruction. The Works will generally not consist of patching, or small-scale resurfacing schemes although patching may form part of wider surfacing schemes.

The Contract terms and conditions will be based on the NEC3 Term Service Contract template with the Council standard X and Z clauses and any schemes procured will be the subject of a Task Order. Typical individual Task Order values vary from £50,000 to £250,000 but may be less than £10,000 or in excess £1m.

The Contractor will be required to work with the Client in a collaborative fashion broadly following the principles of ISO 4400.

This contract requires compliance with the National Highways Sector Scheme 16 (NHSS16) which covers the Quality Management of the Laying of Asphalt Mixes. Any Tender which does not meet NHSS16 will not be assessed and will not be awarded the contract.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.

The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:

(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.

The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.

The value provided in Section II.1.7 is only an estimate.and would be the maximum contract spend.

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-001236

Section V. Award of contract

Title

Provision of Core Surfacing 2024- 2027

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 March 2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DSD Construction Ltd

Carlisle

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKD1 - Cumbria

The contractor is an SME

Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £50,000,000 taken into consideration

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court of England

London

Country

United Kingdom

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