Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System for Norfolk Trails Infrastructure Maintenance
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council manages approximately 2,400 miles of Public Rights of Way consisting of footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways and byways open to all traffic. This includes the installation, ongoing maintenance and replacement of the countryside furniture and to deliver access improvements on the countryside assets within Norfolk.The DPS seeks to source a number of external contractors that have capacity and ability to deliver any number of small-scale works projects.The DPS covers 3 Lots: Lot 1 – Surfacing and DrainageLot 2 – Countryside Construction Lot 3 – Signage and Waymarking
CPV: Bench seats · Boardwalk construction work · Cycle path construction work · Drainage and surface works · Footpath construction work · Resurfacing works · Signage
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Surfacing and Drainage
This lot covers delivering a range of access improvements across the network, including installation of individual drainage schemes on routes that have been identified in order to better manage increasing amounts of surface water. In addition, this lot includes the installation of improved surfacing on routes. This is likely to be hard surfaces which are to deliver access improvements for all users including people with access issues, cyclists and horse riders. Each of the schemes will have specific deliverables targeted at overall access improvements.
Lot #2Countryside Construction
This Lot covers smaller scale projects and will include the construction and installation of a range of countryside furniture to improve access for all users to the network. This is likely to include: gates, boardwalks, steps, bridleway steps, benches, and specific individual projects.
Lot #3Signage and Waymarking
This Lot covers the installation of signage and waymarking on the network. The signage usually used across the network is timber finger posts and waymarkers and there will be specific deliverables within each signage project all of which will be detailed within each individual call for competition.
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- “Dynamic Purchasing System for Norfolk Trails Infrastructure Maintenance” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Norfolk County Council buys Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523), and who usually turns up
Norfolk County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East of England.
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Half of these awards were announced within 81 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid0% / 0%
2–326% / 8%
4–622% / 77%
7+52% / 15%
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Lot #1Surfacing and DrainageCPV 45233161Estimate not published
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4–658%
7+33%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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BAM Nuttall LimitedLarge | £44m10 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £9.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 53% below n=3 |
| £1.7bn8 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £160m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £30k2 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £33k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £28k1 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | 1 live · £28k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Countryside ConstructionCPV 45233161Estimate not published
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1 bid1%
2–37%
4–661%
7+31%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £18m12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £503k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.7bn8 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £160m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £3.3m8 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £2.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 2% below n=2 | |
| £667m11 awards in 36m · last this month | None on file | 37% below n=2 | |
| £240k2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £12m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% above n=2 |
Lot #3Signage and WaymarkingCPV 45233161Estimate not published
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1 bid1%
2–312%
4–658%
7+28%
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £418m14 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £503m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=2 | |
| £1.7bn8 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £160m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £4.0m63 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | 1 live · £4.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £579k4 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £335k8 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Sept 2021, 12:24 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2021, 09:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Nov 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NCCT42268- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025658- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e569Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
Publisher note: To participate in this procurement, applicants must be registered on our e-procurement system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once the project has been published, which we envisage will be in the next month or so, you will be able to see the this tender under the ‘tenders’ section and ‘express an interest’ to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected]
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 25 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Sept 2021 → 25 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected27 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published14 Oct 2021, 09:56 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 34 days · period end, not a bid countdown25 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 34 days25 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2021- Published value published: £500,00014 Oct 2021, 09:56 BST
- Status changed to active14 Oct 2021, 09:56 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Oct 2021, 09:56 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT14 Oct 2021, 09:56 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NplawReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria