Research and development services and related consultancy services (№4329769)

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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      Highways England
      Lateral, City Square
      Leeds
      LS11 9AT
      United Kingdom
      E-mail: [email protected]
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      National or federal agency/office
      
   3. Main activity:
      General public services
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         Technical Partner for Future Road Investment Strategy.

         
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         73000000, 73000000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         We are seeking to procure technical advice and support for the Future RIS team in developing Highways England"s strategic planning capability (people, processes and systems) for the next Road Investment Strategy (RIS2).

         RIS2 is a critical activity which will set the plan for investment in England"s strategic roads for 2020-2025 and beyond. It is the first time the statutory process will be run in full so it will set important precedents for future RIS and it is time critical with a key deliverable — the Strategic Road Network Initial Report — due later this year.

         The successful supplier would be expected to have extensive experience of regulated infrastructure sectors and investment planning at national level. They would be required to be proficient in designing, developing and embedding relevant services namely strategy development, programme management, stakeholder engagement and communications and business improvement and transition to business as usual.

         
         
      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 6 944 201.00 GBP
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         73000000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         
      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         We are seeking to procure technical advice and support for the Future RIS team in developing Highways England"s strategic planning capability (people, processes and systems) for the next Road Investment Strategy (RIS2).

         RIS2 is a critical activity which will set the plan for investment in England"s strategic roads for 2020-2025 and beyond. It is the first time the statutory process will be run in full so it will set important precedents for future RIS and it is time critical with a key deliverable — the Strategic Road Network Initial Report — due later this year.

         The successful supplier would be expected to have extensive experience of regulated infrastructure sectors and investment planning at national level. They would be required to be proficient in designing, developing and embedding relevant services namely strategy development, programme management, stakeholder engagement and communications and business improvement and transition to business as usual.

         
         
      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
         Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
         Price - Weighting: 80:20
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      8. Additional information:
         
3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Open procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   1. Title:

      Technical Partner for Future Road Investment Strategy

      
      
   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2017-11-20
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 4
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         Arup
         West Midlands
         United Kingdom
         The contractor is an SME: no
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         
         Total value of the contract/lot: 6 944 201.00 GBP
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      
   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         Highways England
         Leeds
         United Kingdom
         
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
         
         
      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         
         
   3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2017-11-29