Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
26 February 2025
Type
works
Overview
Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m.
The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils. The Council consists of four directorates: • Adult Social Care and Health • Children, Young People and Education • Growth, Environment and Transport • Chief Executive’s Department and Deputy Chief Executive's Department This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate.
In 2023, Kent County Council established a £15,000,000 Drainage Framework to facilitate the delivery of the Council's drainage works and maintenance. Three suppliers were appointed to the framework.
Key points
- Scheme works which may include new surface water drainage systems, including drains, pipe work, culverts, pumping stations, and/or new SUDS retro fit features, manholes / Catchpits, soakaways, gullies, improvement works to ponds and lagoons, etc.
- Routine maintenance, such as ironworks, ditching and siding, etc.
- Replace or repair damaged assets which may include broken pipes, deep bore of existing soakaways, broken covers, manholes, gullies, brickwork including headwalls, damaged culverts, etc.
- General Reinstatement works including carriageway repairs.
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Additional details
Work is awarded either via direct awards on a rotational basis or via mini-competition. The notice details the Council's intention to modify the framework in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The drainage works consist of providing labour/resources, plant, and materials to carry out all tasks associated with Highway Drainage Maintenance on both highway and non-highway sites. The framework commenced on 1st August 2023 and is due to expire on 31st July 2027.
Once modified, the total framework value will be £22,500,000; however, work is not guaranteed under the framework. This amount will be awarded among the three framework suppliers accordingly in accordance with the Framework rules.
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Award Details
Ferns Surfacing Limited
G&J Steele Plant Hire Limited
Steadline Limited
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Henderson & Taylor (Public Works) Limited
£33m
total awarded
- 2
Erith Contractors Limited
£22m
total awarded
- 3
Elm Surfacing Ltd
£17m
total awarded
- 4
G & J STEELE PLANT HIRE LIMITED
£17m
total awarded
- 5
C.W. SURFACING LTD
£17m
total awarded
Henderson & Taylor (Public Works) Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Kent County CouncilKey Dates
Published
26 February 2025
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