Professional services to support the delivery of an annual highway structures management service

Worcestershire County Council is seeking the provision of professional services for annual highway structures management service, with the potential for Associated Services

Work involves municipal, highways and transportation engineering, surveys and inspections but does not include any physical works.

The contract requires a supplier who will bring their experience and innovative solutions to deliver added value. In order to achieve this we would expect our suppliers to:

Deliver services to optimum time, quality and cost efficiency

Demonstrate proactive shared ownership of projects/service delivery

Deliver continuous improvement founded upon agreed performance and benchmarking criteria

Promote and sustain an open, co-operative and business-like culture

Integrate public and private sector skills in delivering services

Support the Authority's capability and promote core skills development

Create development opportunities for employees

The contract will be a single supplier contract, under NEC4 Professional Service Contract Option C target contract for a duration of five years with the potential to extend for up to a further five years, dependent upon performance and value to WCC, expected to be effective from mid-2022.

The contract will not be exclusive and WCC reserves the right to procure services outside the contract.

It is envisaged that the spend will be in the order of £1m per year, but this will vary. This value is given for guidance purposes only and does not form a contractual commitment. Beyond the Core Service, there is no guarantee as to the volume or value of the Associated Services within the life of this contract.