This notice relates to the procurement of the Maintenance and Response 2 (M&R2) framework, which will deliver maintenance and reactive services for National Highways, across the strategic road network (SRN). The SRN is one of the biggest and most important pieces of infrastructure in the country, and is comprised of more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads which are at the core of our national transport system.
The M&R2 framework will consist of seven location based lots and, following the procurement exercise, a single supplier will be appointed to deliver the services in each location. Each successful supplier will also be appointed to an overarching framework agreement, to provide resilience across the network in the event of supplier failure.
National Highways is looking for suitable suppliers to provide and undertake:
- cyclical maintenance,
- reactive maintenance to address urgent needs,
- incident response,
- severe weather operations and winter maintenance,
- operational roadside technology maintenance and schemes, and
- selected asset renewal works including but not limited to; road markings, soft estate, lighting, road signs, road restraint systems and fencing.
Further details regarding previous market engagement events, as well as an updated presentation on our proposed strategy, can be found on the project's external sharepoint site - https://highways.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/NationalHighwaysProcurement-MaterialforExternalRelease/IgCmPhC4_IKvS4vnf17Vn_ERAW7qqqsR9UeGBtfZxLa6ZJQ?e=4lG9lc
Further details regarding previous market engagement events, as well as an updated presentation on our proposed strategy, can be found on the project's external sharepoint site - https://highways.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/NationalHighwaysProcurement-MaterialforExternalRelease/IgCmPhC4_IKvS4vnf17Vn_ERAW7qqqsR9UeGBtfZxLa6ZJQ?e=4lG9lc
Further contract and procurement details can be found in the conditions of participation documents published on the National Highways eSourcing Portal, specifically the Information Memorandum.
Replacement contract for the existing Historical Railways Estate Works Framework which expires in 2027.
The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) is a collection of over 3,100 structures and assets which were once part of Britain's rail network, with many structures that are over 100 years old. These structures reside within England, Scotland & Wales.
Once managed by BRB (Residuary) Limited, which was dissolved in 2013, National Highways has been responsible for looking after these structures on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT) since September 2013.
The Estate is made up of a wide variety of structures and other assets that National Highways is required to maintain and make safe, so the work generally involves repairs, strengthening, restoration and cyclical maintenance/surveys/inspections.
National Highways cannot provide these services in-house and therefore is required to outsource these activities to compliant suppliers.
Further Details relating to HRE is available on the National Highways website: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/historical-railways-estate/about-the-hre/
Scope of Works includes:
Major:
- Demolition
- Waterproofing
- Masonry brickwork and stonework repairs
- Repair and protective treatment of metallic structures
Minor:
- Clearance of vegetation
- Masonry brickwork and stonework repairs and pointing
- Stabilisation of loose masonry
- Providing safety or security fencing
- Reactive response to unauthorised access
Emergency Response:
- The ability to attend site within 4 hours
- Make the site safe and carry out minor repairs
- Bridge strikes/crashes, flooding, storm damage etc.
