Gloucestershire Highways Professional Services Contract
Main contract details
To deliver its highways schemes Client requires the services of an external consultant possessing specialist technical skill to supplement and support Client’s in-house teams and the Clients other providers.
It shall be a mutual objective for both Client and Consultant to ensure that the professional highways services are:
environmentally sustainable;
strengthen the role of the local communities in the decision making process;
sustainable in delivery, function and serviceability
compliant with Gloucestershire County Council’s policies and standards
provide excellent value for money.
Consultant shall deliver the Services’ objectives in accordance with the Service Specifications.
All costs shall be developed and submitted in accordance with the Pricing Schedules.
The Services under this Contract consist of a comprehensive highways and transport, network and asset management design, maintenance and improvement services for Client. There is no grant of exclusivity to these Services and no guarantee is given of the value in any calendar year, or to the extent of Services required. Client reserves the right to seek and employ other routes for procurement of professional highways consultancy services on the basis of the capacity, capability, cost, complexity, political sensitivity, and resources.
The extent of Services to be delivered through this Contract will be determined on value for money, complexity, capability, reputational risk and quality of the Services. It is in Consultant’s interests therefore to demonstrate that procurement through this Contract is the best option for Client.
It is anticipated that the delivery of the Services will include supply of the staff to supplement, and collocate with the in-house teams.
Consultant shall, at the beginning of the Contract and at subsequent times throughout, provide Client with details of the key personnel proposed by Consultant to deliver the Services. This information will include details of their qualifications and experience.
Selection Questionnaire document is available with this advert once an Expression of Interest has been received.
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Key dates
Expression of interest window
From 07/09/2018 15:00 to 08/10/2018 12:00
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Contact details
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2TH
United Kingdom