Decision details

Delegation to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport was made at the Cabinet meeting of 22 April 2025 to award the construction contract for the Exceat bridge replacement scheme.

The appointment of a contractor for the construction stage of the Exceat bridge replacement scheme is required to build the new bridge.

Following the procurement process under the Hampshire Gen5 framework, which invited six suppliers to submit bids for the construction of the new bridge, the Exceat Bridge Replacement Project Team and Board have reviewed the bid evaluations and have provided a recommendation to the Director of Communities, Economy, and Transport to make the final contract award decision.

The Director of Communities, Economy, and Transport has agreed Jackson Civil Engineering Group Limited be awarded the construction contract to build the new bridge at Exceat.

The Director took the decision based on a procurement report which detailed the review of the tender submissions and recommended that the contract be awarded to the bidder who achieved the highest overall score, attaining both the highest quality score and the lowest price score.