Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Manchester City Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £221,832
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Highways consultancy services (CPV 71311210)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 012494-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 May 2023
- Published2 May 2023Published the same day
Description
By conducting a further competition under ESPO 664_21 Consultancy Services, Lot 5 Highways, Traffic and Transport, the Council are seeking to procure the services of a Managing Consultant as defined in the ESPO User Guide. Consultancy services are required for an experienced highways maintenance specialist who has the ability to be involved in the following activities:- • To lead the identification and prioritisation of an annual highways maintenance carriageway and footway programme of work. • To check and validate Gaist roadscape intelligence to inform the initial draft list of schemes. • To design individual maintenance schemes including their proposed treatments. • Working with contractors to develop programmes of work, traffic management proposals, and establishing the appropriate permits to work. • Checking works during construction and giving instructions to contractors and sign off upon completion.
About the supplier
Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03269195).