REG’s Road maintenance procurement: delivery model selection guidelines [PDF, 11 MB] are sufficient for most situations, but those looking for additional insights into road maintenance procurement may benefit from the HMEP Toolkit for selecting road maintenance delivery models(external link).
The Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) Toolkit is available at www.hmepprct.co.uk(external link) and includes a guidance document(external link).
The HMEP Toolkit takes you through the following process to determine the best delivery model for your local authority.
The HMEP Toolkit will ask you to:
You need to be aware that New Zealand’s legislation, roading sector and market is different to the United Kingdom and you will need to take this into account using the HMEP Toolkit. The key differences are:
The main maintenance, renewals and operation delivery model options for New Zealand are listed below and referenced to the model name used in the HMEP Toolkit. The following four options, or combination of, are available:
| New Zealand model definition | HMEP Toolkit model definition |
|---|---|
| Traditional The client controls the work programme. |
Multiple providers Authority procures individual services from different providers such as surface dressing, gully emptying, street lighting, etc. Client retains some elements of service such as strategy, performance management etc. |
| Performance The supplier controls the work programme to meet the client performance measures. |
Single provider Most services transferred to private sector partner. Client retains some elements of service such as strategy, performance management etc. |
| Alliance The client and contractor work for the best outcome as a virtual organisation – open book cost reimbursable with pain gain mechanism and joint work programme. Modern alliances can be price contestable. |
Not included |
| Framework panel The client controls the work programme and uses a number of short listed suppliers who distribute the work after submitting prices. |
Framework Assumes more than one provider with similar skill set to allow mini competitions to be held for appointment against work packages. |
