Framework Agreement for Highways in House Support Services

Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreement5 lotsWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Industrial machinery (42)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)

+1 more

Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Framework ceiling (notional)£23,208,976initial estimate £36,000,000 · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 2 value updates

Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025awarded 2 Apr 2026

Awarded to J B CIVILS LTD +5 more3 awards

Framework period 4 yrsends 4 Jan 2030 · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Procurement of labour and plant resources to support the existing in-house highway

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delivery service. The in-house highway service delivers the councils revenue works

consisting of reactive highway maintenance, drainage maintenance, out of hours call-out

and winter service. The proposed framework is to allow additional resources to be brought

in to assist in the delivery of there works at times of increased demand/workload. The

proposal will provide additional resilience to the highway service

CPV: Construction machinery and equipment · Construction work for highways, roads · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines · Fencing components · Highway maintenance work · Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator · Industrial machinery · Main road construction works · Road construction works · Road traffic-control equipment · Road-maintenance works · Road-repair works · +3 more

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Open framework
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Bids received: 10 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 4 yrs from 5 Jan 2026
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %): 1.50% of call-off value

Who may buy through it

In addition to Rochdale Council, this ITT is issued on behalf of all partner authorities within STAR Procurement and AGMA (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities) The participating councils include Stockport Council, St Helens Council, Tameside Council, Trafford Council, Knowsley Council, Bolton Council, Bury Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Council, Salford City Council, and Wigan Council, Blackpool Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Cheshire East Council, Warrington Borough Council & Lancashire County Council

Published description of the framework

Rochdale Council uses a basket of goods approach to evaluate supplier pricing. Each supplier submits unit prices for a predefined set of items, and the total basket cost is calculated to compare bids consistently.

Suppliers can apply for specific lots within the framework agreement. Bids are scored based on price and quality criteria, and the top three highest-scoring suppliers per lot are awarded a place on the framework.