Professional Services
The purpose of the professional services workstream is to ensure that Midlands Highway Alliance Plus (MHA+) member authorities have easy and economical access to consultancy services. This is done by establishing a professional services framework that all MHA+ member authorities can use with ease; and incorporates (as far as is practicable) lessons learned, as well as their preferences and aspirations. This information was gathered during PSP 4 planning and development; feedback from surveys as well as the outcomes from ‘soft market testing’ undertaken in 2022/23.
Professional Services Partnership 4 (PSP 4) went ‘live’ on 28 August 2023. The three successful bidders for Lot 1: consultancy services are, Amey Consulting, Aecom and WSP, and the two successful bidders for Lot 2: temporary professional staff and secondments are Waterman Aspen and Matchtech. The scope of the PSP 4 framework is broad and intended to cover all aspects of local highway authorities’ work.
The PSP 4 supplier framework enables MHA+ members to identify collaborative opportunities that will maximise efficiencies across MHA+. Temporary professional staff and secondments enables member authorities to both maintain and deliver a range of services, including major highway improvements, town centre regeneration schemes, transport studies as well as maintenance and road safety projects
Click here to download the PSP 4 contact card that provides communication details for the supplier framework managers and the regional map.
For Framework and other PSP 4 Framework information click here
PSP 4 launch presentation click here
For Professional Services Partnership Framework events, click here.
Information on MHA+ membership subscription and ‘using the framework’ fees click here
Professional Services Partnership 3 (PSP 3) went live on 29 April 2019 and ended on 27 August 2023. It is anticipated that the PSP 3 framework will have delivered nearly £145m worth of engineering, environmental planning and design services in its four + year tenure . The two successful bidders for Lot 1 Professional service were (in alphabetical order) AECOM and Amey OW, and for Lot 2 Secondments (in alphabetical order) Matchtech and Waterman. AECOM and Waterman were the primary suppliers for their respective lots.
These PSP 3 framework documents are available as part of the PSP 3 Commission Manual documentation – click on the tab on the left hand side bar:
PSP 3 – framework guidance 2023
We have prepared a FAQ guide for MHA+ members using the PSP 3 framework following its extension (until 27 August 2023) click here to access
For access to specific PSP 3 commissioning documents – click on PSP 3 Commission Manual on the left hand side bar
PSP3 replaced Professional Services Partnership 2 (PSP 2), which was awarded to AECOM (formerly URS) on 28 April 2015. AECOM used a virtual partnership with Waterman for the secondment of professional and technical staff. The scheme delivered nearly £61 million worth of engineering, environmental, planning and design services in its four-year tenure.
The scope of the PSP 3 framework is broad and intended to cover all aspects of local highway authorities’ work.
The supplier framework allows the contractors to identify collaborative opportunities that will maximise efficiencies across the alliance. Secondments enable authorities to deliver a range of services, including major highway improvements, maintenance and road safety projects, town centre regeneration schemes and transport studies.
PSP 2, achieved savings of 12% on a turnover of £61 million – it was the third generation of frameworks procured by the MHA used by 22 of the MHA member authorities. It is based on the New Engineering Contract (NEC) Framework Contract and the Professional Services contract.
PSP 1, achieved savings of 12% on a turnover of £29 million – it was the second generation of frameworks procured by the MHA used by 14 of the MHA member authorities.
Click here to download the PSP 3 contact card that provides communication details for the supplier framework managers.
Alternatively, contact Karen Notman, Chair of the Professional Services workstream on 0116 305 2412 or karen.notman@leics.gov.uk