Civil Engineering Roads Maintenance and Associated Services

Concepts

• road maintenance works
• civil engineering roads maintenance and associated services
• inverness
• horticultural services
• provision of civil engineering roads maintenance
• civil engineering roads maintenance
• civil engineering works
• road construction
• new road construction
• maintenance of the forest road network

Location

Highlands and Islands: Please see lot map within PCS-Tender

Description

The Client requires the provision of civil engineering roads maintenance and associated services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The core civil engineering works are the maintenance of the forest road network. There may also be requirements for new road construction, road upgrades, bridge maintenance, and temporary bridge construction. The Client may utilise this contract for these requirements where it anticipates being able demonstrate value for money, or where it has urgent requirements that do not allow time for an alternative procurement procedure to be conducted – for example, as a result of a phytophthora ramorum outbreak. The Client, however, reserves the right to conduct alternative procurement procedures for these requirements where there are substantial works relating to any of these requirements and/or an opportunity to demonstrate better value for money. Additional information: The Client estimates a value range of 2,958,000 GBP to 3,846,000 GBP for this lot and will endeavour to provide works to at least the lower value of this range throughout the service period (including extension option). Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
• 77300000 - Horticultural services
• 45233120 - Road construction works
• 45233142 - Road-repair works
• 45233220 - Surface work for roads
• 45221110 - Bridge construction work
• 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
• 45221100 - Construction work for bridges

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Any bidder that receives a score of zero (0) or one (1) for one or more technical questions will be excluded from the tender. Any bidder that receives an overall technical score of below 50% out of 100% (of the 60% overall quality weighting) will be excluded from the tender. The Client may modify the contract, irrespective of the monetary value of modifications, within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1), and specifically under Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, should operational reasons require it. Reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to: - a change (increase or decrease) in the Client’s budget to deliver the service; - a change in government policy; - a change in public procurement policy; - a change to the Client’s core road specification; - a change to the Key Performance Indicators; - a change to the reporting requirements; - climate emergency initiatives or developments related to roads maintenance and associated services; or - additional unforeseeable requirements related to roads maintenance and associated services. In the event of a modification being required, the pricing shall be as per the applicable contract rates at the time of the modification. The Police Service of Scotland has identified that this is a business area which may be attractive or vulnerable to exploitation by serious organised crime groups. Bidders will be required to complete a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime in order to submit a tender. The Scottish Government Supplier Journey: https://www.supplierjourney.scot/ The Buyer Help and Guidance on PCS-T here: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/buyerhelp.h... The Supplier Developer Programme is available to assist Suppliers with public procurement including training events: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/buyers/forestry-and-land-scotland-45/ (SC Ref:729100)