Construction Contract Leads

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

Sessions House

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

Email

cameron.croucher [at] kent.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ4 - Kent

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.kent.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.kent.gov.uk

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

SC22080 - A20 Coldharbour Roundabout

Reference number

DN604754

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 45000000 - Construction work

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

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 Clinical Commissioning Group, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils.

This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate.

The A20 Coldharbour Roundabout scheme requires the design and construction of a new larger roundabout to replace the existing signal-controlled roundabout junction on the A20 at Coldharbour Lane. The junction connects the A20 corridor to the Strategic Road Network at Junction 5 of the M20. The site is located 2km to the north-west of Maidstone, Kent on the A20 corridor between Allington and Aylesford.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £4,973,695.88

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 45000000 - Construction work

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKJ4 - Kent

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The value of the contract is above the Public Contract Regulations 2015 threshold for Works and therefore a multistage competitive tender process (with an option to negotiate if required) was used to procure the requirement.

This Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) process consisted of the following stages:

• Selection stage (Selection Questionnaire).

• Invitation to Tender.

• Negotiation Stage.

• Invitation to Submit Final Tender.

• Award.

The contract was awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) and will be awarded to a single supplier.

The CPN procedure was chosen as the optional negotiation stage is critical in delivering the most advantageous tender.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Price per Quality Point / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 100

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

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-008606

Section V. Award of contract

Contract No

SC22080

Lot No

1

Title

SC22080 - A20 Coldharbour Roundabout

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 January 2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

J Breheny Contractors Limited

1 Chancellor Close, Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate

Huntingdon

PE29 6EN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKJ4 - Kent

The contractor is an SME

No

V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £4,973,695.88

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Kent County Council

Sessions House

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

Country

United Kingdom

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