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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 034-074072/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Northumberland County Council
Postal address: County Hall
Town: Morpeth
Postal code: NE61 2EF
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mr Chris Baty
Telephone: +44 1670622577
Email: christopher.baty@northumberland.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: SPS00100 Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Traffic Management Services

Reference number: DN323947
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 63712700
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The Contracting Authority is looking to establish a Framework Agreement to allow for the provision of Traffic Management Services across the county of Northumberland.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Contracting Authority is looking to establish a Framework Agreement to allow for the provision of Traffic Management Services across the county of Northumberland.
The establishment of this Framework Agreement is as an additional resource to the Contracting Authority’s internal Traffic Management resource.
The services required under the Framework Agreement will encompass a variety of traffic management work, including road closures, diversions and temporary traffic signals on single and dual carriageway roads throughout Northumberland, event management and any necessary emergency call out requirements.
As this is to be a Framework Agreement there is no guarantee as to the level of business, volume or spend that will result.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 10000000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:Options to extend by a further 2 x 12 months.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
II.2.14) Additional information: The estimated range of the Framework Agreement value is 4 000 000 GBP to 10 000 000 GBP.
The Contracting Authority issuing the Pro-Contract E-tendering portal to conduct the procurement process. The Pro-Contract E-tendering portal can be accessed at

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:5IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2018-03-19 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2018-03-19 Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:January 2021 (if both options to extend are exercised).
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Northumberland County Council – Shared Procurement Service
Postal address: County Hall
Town: Morpeth
Postal code: NE61 2EF
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2018-02-15