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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Westmorland and Furness Council

South Lakeland House, Lowther Street

Kendal

LA9 4DQ

Contact

Ms Gwyneth Timson

Email

procurement2 [at] westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1768212268

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD12 - East Cumbria

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.the-chest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.the-chest.org.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

Core Surfacing in Westmorland and Furness for 2024-2027 (with the option of 3 X 1 year extensions)

Reference number

DN701616

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

The Council requires a single supplier to provide services anticipated to include delivery of Core Highway Surfacing schemes within the Westmorland and Furness Council area. The schemes will generally involve the maintenance and repair of existing highways including, inlay, overlay and partial or full reconstruction. The services will generally not consist of patching or small scale resurfacing schemes although patching may form part of wider surfacing schemes. Works include; the provision and maintenance of a traffic management system to enable the works to take place, the removal of existing road marking and road studs and planing out and disposal or recycling of existing surfacing where required, the laying of new surface systems, supplementary civils works such as drainage, kerbing etc. and the after care and the installation of new road marking and road studs.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £60,000,000

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKD12 - East Cumbria

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council requires a single supplier to provide services anticipated to include delivery of Core Highway Surfacing schemes within the Westmorland and Furness Council area. The schemes will generally involve the maintenance and repair of existing highways including, inlay, overlay and partial or full reconstruction. The services will generally not consist of patching or small scale resurfacing schemes although patching may form part of wider surfacing schemes. Works include; the provision and maintenance of a traffic management system to enable the works to take place, the removal of existing road marking and road studs and planing out and disposal or recycling of existing surfacing where required, the laying of new surface systems, supplementary civils works such as drainage, kerbing etc. and the after care and the installation of new road marking and road studs.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Finance / Weighting: 70

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £60,000,000

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

possible 3 x 12 months extensions

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

12 January 2024

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

12 January 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN701616) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland

and Furness 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. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an

estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this contract. Under this

procurement the contractor is required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement.

Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom

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