Official UK procurement notice
Lower Thames Crossing - Tunnels and Approaches
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's strategic road networks. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a proposed new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Essex through tunnels underneath the River Thames. The Programme will relieve the congested Dartford Crossing and approach roads and improve their performance by
providing sufficient north-south road capacity. On the south side of the River Thames, the new road will link the tunnel to the A2 and M2 in Kent. On the north side, it will link to the A13 and junction 29 of the M25 in the London Borough of Havering. There are Three Main Works contracts in this Programme. This procurement is for the Tunnels and Approaches contract only, which will interface with the other two Main Works contracts.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Project is to design and construct two highway tunnels beneath the River Thames…Awarded
The Project is to design and construct two highway tunnels beneath the River Thames and has been procured under the Competitive Dialogue Procedure. The contract governing the Project is based on the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) form of contract. The scope includes the portal structures, approach roads, the tunnel controls systems (MEICA) and a five year landscape maintenance and aftercare contract. At circa 16 metres in diameter, these tunnels will be some of the largest bored tunnels in the world. Each tunnel will feature a three-lane carriage way. Each tunnel will be circa 4km in length, with approximately 1km of approach roads from each portal connecting into the two neighbouring roads contracts.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Feb 2024, 18:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Feb 2024, 18:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004306- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043888Find a Tender
- Review procedure
National Highways incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill at the point information on award of the contract is communicate to tenderers.
Appeals must be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) as amended.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouygues Travaux Publics, J Murphy and Sons Limitedjoint awardLower Themes Crossing - Tunnels and Approaches | £1,344,687,196 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lower Themes Crossing - Tunnels and Approaches · Bouygues Travaux Publics, J Murphy and Sons Limited
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2023
- Value
- £1,344,687,196
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Bouygues Travaux PublicsAwarded supplier
- J Murphy & Sons LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.