National Highways are proposing to put in place a new category management Pavement Delivery Framework that will provide the supply of materials, plant and labour to carry out surfacing and pavement construction operations, for our Operations Directorate, including but not limited to: - bituminous and concrete repairs, - surface restoration techniques, - planing, - paving, - iron work adjustment and renewal, - Cold Applied Ultra-Thin Surfacing (CAUTS), - hydraulically bound mixtures, - in-situ and ex-situ recycling, - warm mix asphalt, - footway surfacing and asphalt kerbing and - temporary works. Other duties include but are not limited to: - provision of welfare facilities, - undertake Principal Contractor duties, - deliver Incident Response (Rapid Response), - framework mobilisation, - Early Contractor Involvement and - Community participation. This framework is open for use by National Highways and other Contracting Bodies which are appointed to the following National Highways contracts: - Concrete Reconstruction Framework (and its successor) Additional information: The Contracting Authority will use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction. To take part in this tender and access the documentation: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - visit https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue" - Enter your business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete - you will shortly receive an email with your unique password. 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal - Click the "PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of this page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can access any attachments by clicking the "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ITT Details" box. 3. Responding to the tender - Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ITT Details" , you can "Create Response" or "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining). You can use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). Submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.