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Oxfordshire County Council Highway Maintenance Contract

Oxfordshire County Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3000 miles of highway, 2600 miles of public rights of way. Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025, following a period of mobilisation. The Contract will be for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years. The services are the maintenance and improvement of the Council’s highway network and include: Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways, footways, cycleways, drainage systems, structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings, street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way. Emergency response to incidents on the highway network Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance Capital maintenance including surfacing, surface dressing and surface treatments The construction of highway improvement works up to an estimate construction value of £750,000 per scheme Design services for the maintenance and improvement works

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Milestone Infrastructure Limited

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Contract value
£840m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Mar 2025
Award ID
010577-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Stevenage , Hertfordshire, UKJ14, SG1 2ST, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45233139 — Highway maintenance work
  • CPV45233100 — Construction work for highways, roads
  • CPVS45233139-AA01 — Metal
  • CPV45233140 — Roadworks
  • CPV45233141 — Road-maintenance works
  • CPV45233142 — Road-repair works
  • CPV45233150 — Traffic-calming works
  • CPV45233161 — Footpath construction work
  • CPV45233162 — Cycle path construction work
  • CPV45233200 — Various surface works
  • CPV45233210 — Surface work for highways
  • CPV45233220 — Surface work for roads
  • CPV45233221 — Road-surface painting work
  • CPV45233222 — Paving and asphalting works
  • CPV45233223 — Carriageway resurfacing works
  • CPV45233229 — Verge maintenance work

Lots

  • Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3,000 miles of highway, 2,600 miles of public rights of way. Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025 for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years. The contract is for the services summarised below: • Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways, footways, cycleways, drainage systems, structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings, street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way. • Emergency response to incidents on the highway network • Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance • Delivery of the capital maintenance/renewal schemes. • Structures – maintenance and improvement works. • Small new infrastructure and improvement works (below a value of approx. £750k). • Arboricultural service and support. • Countryside and Public Rights Of Way maintenance. • Traffic & Event Management.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN696397
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Short Description
Section
II.1.4

New Value

Text
Oxfordshire County Council is currently in the process of retendering its highway maintenance contract to come into effect on 1st April 2025. It is expected the new contract will have an expected duration of 8 years plus extensions. As part of this retendering exercise the Council wishes to invite all parties interested in this contract to join them for an industry event on 20th July 2023 between 14:15 – 17:00 at County Hall in Oxford city centre. Please limit the number of attendees to 3 Maximum per supplier. If you wish to attend please contact Phil.Whitfield@oxfordshire.gov.uk with the names of those attending. The purpose of the event will be to present details of the Councils procurement strategy, to explore key areas of the specification and scope with industry partners and to hold a questions and answers session around the contract.

Old Value

Text
Oxfordshire County Council is currently in the process of retendering its highway maintenance contract to come into effect on 1st April 2025. It is expected the new contract will have an expected duration of 8 years plus extensions. As part of this retendering exercise the Council wishes to invite all parties interested in this contract to join them for an industry event on 20th July 2023 between 14:15 – 17:00 at County Hall in Oxford city centre. Please limit the number of attendees to 3 Maximum per supplier. If you wish to attend please contact Phil.Whitfield@oxfordshire.gov.uk with the names of those attending. The purpose of the event will be to present details of the Councils procurement strategy, to explore key areas of the specification and scope with industry partners and to hold a questions and answers session around the contract.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Successive Reduction
Yes
No Negotiation Necessary
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
19 Feb 2024, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
2 Oct 2023, 00:00

Classification

Id
45233139
Scheme
CPV
Description
Highway maintenance work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45233139-AA01
Scheme
CPVS
Description
Metal

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3,000 miles of highway, 2,600 miles of public rights of way. Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025 for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years. The contract is for the services summarised below: • Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways, footways, cycleways, drainage systems, structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings, street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way. • Emergency response to incidents on the highway network • Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance • Delivery of the capital maintenance/renewal schemes. • Structures – maintenance and improvement works. • Small new infrastructure and improvement works (below a value of approx. £750k). • Arboricultural service and support. • Countryside and Public Rights Of Way maintenance. • Traffic & Event Management.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5
Minimum Candidates
3

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
51.6
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
14
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
34.4

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,880

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
The Council will select the highest-scoring three (3) compliant Economic Operators to be invited to proceed to the initial tender stage of the procurement but in the event that either the fourth or the fourth and the fifth ranked Suppliers score within 5 (five) percentage points of the third placed bidder then all four or five Suppliers (as applicable) will be taken through to the next stage.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Entry 2
Region
UKJ14
Entry 3
Region
UKJ14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45233100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for highways, roads
Entry 2
Id
45233140
Scheme
CPV
Description
Roadworks
Entry 3
Id
45233141
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road-maintenance works
Entry 4
Id
45233142
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road-repair works
Entry 5
Id
45233150
Scheme
CPV
Description
Traffic-calming works
Entry 6
Id
45233161
Scheme
CPV
Description
Footpath construction work
Entry 7
Id
45233162
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cycle path construction work
Entry 8
Id
45233200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Various surface works
Entry 9
Id
45233210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surface work for highways
Entry 10
Id
45233220
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surface work for roads
Entry 11
Id
45233221
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road-surface painting work
Entry 12
Id
45233222
Scheme
CPV
Description
Paving and asphalting works
Entry 13
Id
45233223
Scheme
CPV
Description
Carriageway resurfacing works
Entry 14
Id
45233229
Scheme
CPV
Description
Verge maintenance work

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-7163
Name
Oxfordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX1 1ND
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, New Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Oxfordshire County Council

Contact

Name
Ms Verity Roberts
Telephone
+44 7393001061
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-3852
Name
Oxfordshire County Council

Roles

processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKJ14
Locality
Oxford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Oxfordshire County Council

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-61177
Name
High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
High Court of Justice

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-141322
Name
Milestone Infrastructure Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ14
Locality
Stevenage , Hertfordshire
Postal Code
SG1 2ST
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abel Smith House , Gunnels Wood Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Milestone Infrastructure Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
010577-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-141322
Name
Milestone Infrastructure Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
010577-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
010577-2025-1
Date Signed
20 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
840,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxford · UKJ14 · OX1 1ND · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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