NEPO209 Highways Technical Surveys gives North East public sector organisations access to highway technical services.
The solution comprises the following lots, in which a maximum of three providers have been awarded to each lot:
- Lot 1 - SCANNER Surveys to assess the condition of named highways within the Tyne & Wear, Tees Valley and Durham County Council boundaries.
- Lot 2 – Other Machine Based Surveys to assess the condition of named highways within the Tyne & Wear, Tees Valley and Durham County Council boundaries. The providers may be requested to carry out SCRIM, Grip Tester, Deflectograph, Ground Penetrating Radar and Machine Based Inventory surveys.
- Lot 3 – Visual Surveys – Coverage – Some Classified road network; Majority is Unclassified road network – 20 – 25% of each authority’s Unc road network p.a.; FNS of footway network – 20 - 25% p.a.; Types – CVI – roads; DVIs – roads; FNS – footways and remote footpaths; AEI – roads and footways.
- Lot 4 – Process Data Reporting - Coverage – Whole network; Types – all surveys; Use – for Single Data Lists and HM Programme and Benchmarking.
All lots have been awarded on a ranked basis however there is the option to run a mini-competition when required.