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PROJECT TITLE: UK-Bristol: management-related services

Project number: 2009/S 189-271735

Type: CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

 

I.1)

NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

Highways Agency, 2/27H Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Contact: For the attention of PDSWATT, UK-Bristol BS1 6HA. Tel.  +44 1173728481. E-mail: pd.swatt@highways.gsi.gov.uk. Fax  +44 1173728465.

I.2)

TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

National or federal agency/office.

General public services.

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

 

II.1)

DESCRIPTION

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

UK-Bristol: 2/1237 - NRTS specialist support consultant.

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

Services.

Service category: No 11.

II.1.3)

The notice involves:

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

The Highways Agency is the Network Operator for motorways and strategic roads in England and has for the last 30 years operated a telecommunications network dedicated solely to supporting its traffic systems.

To support its needs and its role as network operator, the Highways Agency has procured the provision of telecommunications services as a Public Private Partnership, known as the National Roads Telecommunication Services Project (NRTS Project). The project has built a new telecommunications network during 2006/07 based on fibre and copper cables and an Internet Protocol based transmission solution. The network supports a range of new IP, CCTV and telephony services and existing bespoke legacy services.

To support the Highways Agency with managing the NRTS contract an external Consultant will be required to provide specialist support services. The duties of the consultant shall include the following:

1. Provide technical expertise to evaluate the NRTS contractor's solutions for delivering and monitoring telecommunication services;

2. Provide technical support when auditing performance data for the telecommunications services delivered under the NRTS contract. 3. Develop requirements for new telecommunications services and systems and processes for monitoring the services.

4. Provision of support to assess the NRTS contractor's proposals when seeking structural, environmental and geotechnical approvals and other highways and civil engineering expertise,

5. Support the handback and transition into a "follow on" contract at the expiration of the current NRTS contract.

6. Provision of legal and financial advice relating to the development of PFI and similar contracts, payment mechanisms and performance regimes and advice on Highways, telecommunications and other relevant legislation and regulations. This advice may be called upon throughout the term of the contract in relation to the management and possible amendments to the existing NRTS contract. Legal and Financial support will also be required when developing a new procurement strategy, statement of requirements and contract documents for the NRTS follow-on contract.

The estimated value of the work is expected to be in the range of GBP5M to GBP 19 500 000 the reason for the range of estimated values is to allow for a range of possible outcomes of any review of the future procurement strategy for NRTS and the possible need to re-draft the NRTS requirements and contracts in the later part of the contract. The contract start date is anticipated to be Spring 2009.

Management-related services. General management consultancy services. Project management consultancy services. Management-related services.Project management consultancy services. General management consultancy services.

II.1.5)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

79420000, 79411000, 72224000.

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes.

II.2)

TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)

II.2.1)

Total final value of contract(s):

Value: 19 800 000 GBP.

Excluding VAT.

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

 

IV.1)

TYPE OF PROCEDURE

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure:

Restricted.

IV.2)

AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1)

Award criteria:

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

1. Quality. Weighting: 70.

2. Price. Weighting: 30.

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction was used:

No.

IV.3)

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the Contracting Authority:

Highways Agency reference number 2/1237 to be quoted in all communications.

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

Contract notice

Notice number in OJ: 2008/S 181-240765 of 12.9.2008.

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

 

TITLE: UK-Bristol: 2/1237 - NRTS specialist support consultant.

V.1)

DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD:

25.9.2009.

V.2)

NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:

3.

V.3)

NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED:

Mouchel Limited, Export House, Cawsey Way, UK-Woking GU21 6QX.

V.4)

INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT

Initial estimated total value of the contract:

Value: 19 800 000 GBP.

Excluding VAT.

V.5)

THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

 

VI.1)

CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:

No.

VI.2)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

GO reference: GO 09092914.

VI.3)

PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL:

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures:

See details at VI.3.2.

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals:

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Highways Agency will incorporate a minimum 15 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from Procurement Officer named in I.1.

If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to bring action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

VI.4)

DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 29.9.2009.

 

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