Annual SCRIM and SCANNER Surveys on the London Borough Principal Road Network

A Tender Notice
by TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
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Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
09 Mar 2021
Delivery
To 30 Nov 2024 (est.)
Deadline
08 Apr 2021 11:00

Concepts

Location

LONDON

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

2 buyers

Description

This contract is for the provision of two annual surveys to support investment decisions on London’s Borough Principal Road Network (BPRN): a) A provider of annual Sideways-Force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine (SCRIM) survey to identify areas of poor skid resistance on the BPRN; and b) A provider of annual Surface Condition Assessment of the National Network of Roads (SCANNER) survey to assess the road profile and any deformation issues on the BPRN. The anticipated duration of the contract is 36 months with an option to extend by up to 12 months. Procurement documentation can be accessed from the following electronic address: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register. TfL reserves the right to cancel or terminate this procurement at TfL's discretion and without liability to any applicant.

Lot Division

1 SCRIM Surveys

The service requirement for this Lot 1 includes but is not limited to an annual SCRIM Survey on the London Borough Principal Road Network (BPRN) and the provision of the survey data and other deliverables in the required format, described in the Specification. The service requirement also includes the collection of the condition data by the Service Provider as an optional service on the Borough non-principal road networks (i.e. B, C and U Roads). The Service Provider is required to provide all the equipment necessary to carry out the surveys. The Service Provider shall carry out all necessary validation and processing of the survey data in order to provide the results in a Highway Maintenance Data Interface Format (HMDIF) file suitable for loading into the Authority’s United Kingdom Pavement Management System (UKPMS) and accurately fitting against the Authority’s Network in Geographical Information System (GIS) format. The Service Provider may also be required to provide forward facing video data taken at the time of the survey on each lane surveyed, referenced by section, chainage and date for ease of identification. The SCRIM Survey shall be carried out in accordance with the Highways England Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) CS 228 Skidding Resistance (formerly HD 28/15), the Transport for London Skid Resistance Policy This will be a single procurement for two framework agreements to be awarded to two suppliers, with the opportunity for each to be appointed to a respective lot, for SCRIM surveys in Lot 1 and SCANNER surveys in Lot 2. . If any supplier can demonstrate the capacity and capability to deliver both surveys and whose offer will represent the most economically advantageous offer overall, then a single framework agreement for both lots may be awarded to a single supplier.

2 SCANNER Surveys

The service requirement for this Lot 2 includes but is not limited to an annual SCANNER Survey on the London Borough Principal Road Network (BPRN) and the provision of the survey data and other deliverables in the required format, described in the Specification. The service requirement also includes the collection of the condition data by the Service Provider as an optional service on the Borough non-principal road networks (i.e. B, C and U Roads). The Service Provider is required to provide all the equipment necessary to carry out the surveys. The Service Provider shall carry out all necessary validation and processing of the survey data in order to provide the results in a Highway Maintenance Data Interface Format (HMDIF) file suitable for loading into the Authority’s United Kingdom Pavement Management System (UKPMS) and accurately fitting against the Authority’s Network in Geographical Information System (GIS) format. The Service Provider may also be required to provide forward facing video data taken at the time of the survey on each lane surveyed, referenced by section, chainage and date for ease of identification. The SCANNER Survey shall be carried out in accordance with the latest version of the SCANNER User Guide and Specification (Volumes 1 to 5) published by the UK Roads Board. The network to be surveyed comprises of Mainline (Dual and Single carriageway) sections and Slip Road sections. This will be a single procurement for two framework agreements to be awarded to two suppliers, with the opportunity for each to be appointed to a respective lot, for SCRIM surveys in Lot 1 and SCANNER surveys in Lot 2. . If any supplier can demonstrate the capacity and capability to deliver both surveys and whose offer will represent the most economically advantageous offer overall, then a single framework agreement for both lots may be awarded to a single supplier.

Renewal Options

Option to extend by up to 12 months. Option to extend by up to 12 months.

CPV Codes

  • 71353000 - Surface surveying services
  • 71631480 - Road-inspection services

Indicators

  • Bids should cover one or more lots.
  • Bids should cover the whole contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

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