Official UK procurement notice
Civils Delivery Partnership. — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Via East Midlands LTD (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVia East Midlands Ltd (VIA) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a proposed Highways Maintenance and Civil Engineering Framework, which is anticipated to be advertised in November 2026.
The purpose of this engagement is to inform the development of the procurement strategy, scope of services, lot structure, contract requirements, and delivery model, while providing suppliers with early visibility of the Authority's future requirements.
The proposed framework is anticipated to be divided into two lots, with VIA intending to appoint up to three contractors to each lot. The current proposed lot structure is:
• Lot 1: Projects valued between £0 and £250,000
• Lot 2: Projects valued between £250,000 and £5,000,000
The framework is expected to have an initial term of three years, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months, subject to ongoing requirements and satisfactory performance.
The framework is anticipated to cover a broad range of highways maintenance and civil engineering activities. These may include:
• Early contractor involvement
• Attendance at progress, programme and financial review meetings
• Stakeholder engagement and liaison activities
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• Excavation and earthworks
• Ground stabilisation
• Drainage installation and maintenance
• Kerbing and edging works
• Footway and carriageway resurfacing
• Temporary works
• Construction, maintenance and repair of structures, including bridges and retaining walls
• Traffic management services, or working alongside traffic management arrangements provided by VIA
Contractors may also be expected to propose innovative construction methods, materials and plant, and fulfil the role of Principal Contractor in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
Examples of works that may be commissioned under the framework include:
• Highway Improvements: Section 278 works, junction improvements, kerbing and edging works
• Drainage and Flood Alleviation: Surface water drainage installation, occasional foul drainage works, ditch clearance, local land drainage improvements and drainage relining
• Footways and Cycleways: Footway improvement schemes, construction of dedicated active travel routes and dropped kerb installations
• Signals and Street Lighting: Installation of ducting, NAL sockets and associated civil engineering works
• Ground Stabilisation Works
• New Infrastructure: Car parks, carriageways and footways
• Bridge Works: New bridge construction, refurbishment and repair works
• Retaining Walls: Construction, maintenance and repair works
CPV: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 12:12 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 12:12 BST
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077767
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today22 Sept 2026, 12:12 BST
- Market engagementin 39 days31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
At this stage, no formal market engagement questionnaire or supporting documentation have been issued. VIA welcomes expressions of interest and requests for further information from interested suppliers. Suppliers are invited to contact the procurement team at [email protected] to discuss the more…
proposed opportunity and provide initial feedback regarding market capacity, capability and appetite. In addition, VIA may engage directly with suppliers operating within the relevant market sectors to obtain feedback that will help inform the development of the procurement and resulting framework arrangement. Participation in this preliminary market engagement exercise will not provide any supplier with an advantage in any subsequent procurement process and does not commit VIA to commence or proceed with any future procurement opportunity. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. - Contract startsin 190 days1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Sept 2026, 12:12 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender