Buckinghamshire Highways Service

Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is the Highway Authority responsible for maintaining the highway network in Buckinghamshire. The Council’s current integrated services contract is due to expire on 31 March 2023. The new service delivery model will include a Term Maintenance Contract to include routine and reactive maintenance, minor improvement works and winter services; a Term Consultancy Contract; and two separate framework arrangements.

This Contract Award Notice relates to the Term Maintenance Contract only (“the Contract”).

Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is the Highway Authority responsible for maintaining the highway network in Buckinghamshire. This includes the maintenance, renewal and improvement of carriageways, footways, cycleways, structures, drainage systems, vehicle restraint systems, street lighting, traffic signals and other associated assets; and the carrying out of winter maintenance services. The Council’s current integrated services contract is due to expire on 31 March 2023 and therefore the Council commenced the procurement of its replacement service provision in 2021. The new service delivery model will include a Term Maintenance Contract to include routine and reactive maintenance, minor improvement works and winter services; a Term Consultancy Contract to include design and other professional services; and two separate framework arrangements.

This Contract Award Notice relates to the Term Maintenance Contract only (“the Contract”).

The Contract is for an initial term of eight (8) years subject to extension and is based on the NEC4 Term Service Contract (as appropriately amended and augmented by the Council). Additional information: The estimated value ranges stated correspond to a 12 year contract period.

As the contract was awarded to the MEAT tender, the lowest submitted price was not necessarily equal to the lowest end of the range stated.

Where the notice states 2 tenders received - this refers to final tenders.

The contract has an estimated value of between £20m - £25m per annum. The total contract value over the full 12 years is estimated to be circa £240m – £300m

The volumes /quantities are not guaranteed and the actual value will vary from year to year.

The contract allows for BCIS indexation each year of the contract which is not included in the stated estimated value ranges.