Official UK procurement notice
CPU 7320 Highways Planned Carriageway Maintenance Framework
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Framework ceiling (notional)£25,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Apr 2026awarded 16 Jun 2026
Awarded to Aggregate Industries UK Ltd +2 more
Framework period 4 yrsends 10 May 2030 · starts 11 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNottingham City Council sought tenders from suitably experienced and qualified contractors for inclusion on a framework to deliver works in respect of Planned Carriageway Maintenance works within the boundaries of Nottingham City Council.
It is expected that the framework duration will be for four years.
The framework will have an estimated total value of £30,000,000. (VAT inclusive)
The Council is appointing 3 Contractors to this Framework
CPV: Construction work for elevated highways · Construction work for highways · Construction work for highways, roads · Highway maintenance work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 11 May 2026
Published description of the framework
Call-offs from the framework will be made by either Direct Awards by Basket of Rates or Further Competition, according to the following criteria:
- Where the project has an estimated value below £300,000 and can be priced solely using the rates set out in the Pricing Schedule, contracts will be awarded as Direct Awards by Basket of Rates
- For all other projects, contracts will be awarded following a Further Competition
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CPU 7320 Highways Planned Carriageway Maintenance Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 10:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 May 2026
- Authority reference
CPU 7320- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017251- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552b0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Appointment period ends
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Jun 2025 → 3 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published24 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
- Tender notice published241 days ago26 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Next notice expected236 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends192 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by172 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts168 days ago11 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent132 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published52 days ago3 Sept 2026, 10:06 BST
Notice history
11 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Pipeline notice published24 Jun 2025, 14:49 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published1 Jul 2025, 15:49 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:49 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active26 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST26 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 15:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2026, 15:50 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jul 2026, 15:25 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published3 Sept 2026, 10:06 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
To clarify this is a Pipeline Notice
Updated dates.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 26 Feb 2026
- 2026-01: 1 release · 6 Jan 2026
- 2025-07: 1 release · 1 Jul 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 32 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Named bidders 7published on the award notice
Contracts signed 2latest 2 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Industries UK Ltd, Robinsons Paver Hire LtdSME, Thomas Bow Limited20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2030 | £25,000,000 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £25,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
CPU 732 Highways Planned Carriageway Maintenance Framework
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 7 Sept 2026 – 6 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Acceptance of Orders · Health and Safety · Carbon Generation and Reduction
- Acceptance of Orders, Availability to accept Employer's project briefs/orders
- Health and Safety, Number of Reportable Incidents (RIDDOR)
- Carbon Generation and Reduction, To evaluate the efforts of the supplier to reduce carbon on orders/contracts as part of this framework. To include transparent and incremental changes that show results of the Contractor's efforts to reduce carbon over the life of the framework.
Contract 1 · Aggregate Industries UK Ltd, Robinsons Paver Hire LtdSME, Thomas Bow Limited
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Acceptance of Orders · Health and Safety · Carbon Generation and Reduction
- Acceptance of Orders, Availability to accept Employer's project briefs/orders
- Health and Safety, Number of notifiable accidents (RIDDOR)
- Carbon Generation and Reduction, To evaluate the efforts of the supplier to reduce carbon on orders/contracts as part of this framework. To include transparent and incremental changes that show results of the Contractor's efforts to reduce carbon over the life of the framework.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonHOLCIM UK LIMITED · East Midlands
- wonTHOMAS BOW LIMITED · East Midlands
- wonROBINSON'S PAVER HIRE LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
- did not winHANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED · South East England
- did not winTARMAC TRADING LIMITED · West Midlands
- did not winCONNOR CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED · South West England
- did not winP.M. HARRIS LIMITED · East Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice · 3 awarded- CONNOR CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HOLCIM UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- P.M. HARRIS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ROBINSON'S PAVER HIRE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TARMAC TRADING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- THOMAS BOW LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (11)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender