Highways England · Awarded contract
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Award of Lower Thames Crossing Telecoms Contestable Detailed Design Contract to Instalcom Limited

Awarded 19 Feb 2021

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Awarded19 Feb 2021
Value£60,000.00
SupplierInstalcom Limited
AgencyHighways England
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryTelecommunications
Ended 4y 9mo ago1y term
Awarded 19 Feb 2021Expired 19 Feb 2022

About

Highways England awarded a contract to Instalcom Limited for contestable detailed design of telecommunications utility diversions for the Lower Thames Crossing project, specifically for contestable roads north.

The contract required ensuring that utility diversions would be capable of adoption in accordance with Instalcom's own standards, integrating contestable detailed design with relevant non-contestable design carried out by the relevant statutory undertaker, and complying with Instalcom's adoptable standards.

The contract value was below the procurement threshold at £60,000.

The award was made without competition because Instalcom, as the utility asset owner, holds exclusive rights over its telecommunications network cables and associated plant and equipment, and market engagement confirmed that no reasonable alternative existed as other design service providers would either decline to bid or introduce unaffordable risk pricing due to indemnity and contractual requirements.

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