Change (11.1.4): The London Borough of Harrow is inviting tenders for the provision of Highways, Street
Lighting and Associated Infrastructure Works. → Highways, Street Lighting and Associated Works Procurement: Procurement Withdrawal
Change (11.2.4): The works to be provided under this contract consist of a comprehensive highways and
transport, maintenance and improvement service for the Council.
The Contractor may be required to undertake elements of the following tasks forming part of
the service in each Service Year (Core Tasks):
• Provision, maintenance and cleaning of road signs,
• Provision and maintenance of road markings and road studs (in accordance with the Plan
for Road Markings),
• Routine and Reactive highways asset repairs (in accordance with Code of Practice for
Highway Inspections),
• Drainage maintenance activities relating to all drainage assets (as defined in the Code of
Practice for Drainage maintenance),
• Bridges and highway structures routine and cyclic maintenance
• Vegetation and debris removal from bridges and highway structures, including removal of
blockages from watercourses,
• Winter Service Operations,
• Emergency response,
• Maintenance of Highways Electrical assets (in accordance with the Code of Practice for
Highways Electrical Maintenance).
The Contractor may also be required to undertake elements of the following types of
maintenance and improvement schemes, in each Service Year (Work Tasks):
• Highway and junction improvements,
• Bridges and highway structures reactive maintenance, improvements and upgrades,
• Drainage improvement schemes,
• Maintenance of traffic signals,
• Vehicle safety fencing,
• Traffic management and calming,
• Pedestrian and cycle infrastructure improvements,
• Public Rights of Way bridge Improvements and upgrades,
• Road space reallocation schemes,
• Public realm improvements,
• Car Park maintenance and improvement schemes,
• Facilitation and support for events,
• Public transport infrastructure including bus stops and bus priority measures,
• Accessibility improvements,
• Carriageway & footway construction, reconstruction/surfacing,
• Site investigation,
Contractor design,
• Asset inventory, inspections, data collection, surveys and analysis,
• Street lighting Improvements,
• Traffic signal Improvements,
• Verge maintenance and weed control,
• Hedge maintenance. → The recommendation to abandon the procurement is based on a financial evaluation of the cost of the new contract compared with extension of the existing arrangement which demonstrates that awarding a contract following the competitive process does not represent value for money at this time. In addition abandonment provides an opportunity for the Council to review its requirement for highways, street lighting and associated infrastructure works across all Council services to ensure these align with its strategic outcomes. A refreshed procurement strategy for procurement will be presented to Cabinet for approval.