Official UK procurement notice
HE0915 M4 Junction 17 Improvement Works
Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK15)
Published estimate£24,000,000≈ £17m / year · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Awarded 7 Jun 2026
Awarded to MJ Church (Plant) Limited (a6 a9 a11)
Contract term 1 yr 5 moends 2 Oct 2027 · up to 2 Apr 2028 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWiltshire Council are procuring a contract for the delivery of the M4 Junction 17 improvement works, with a view to awarding the contract in early spring 2026. Scope of Works The proposed scheme includes:
- Installation of traffic signals on all roundabout approaches
- Carriageway widening throughout the junction
- Increasing the number of traffic lanes across the motorway bridges from two to three
- Widening of the circulatory carriageway The successful contractor must be capable of working on the National Highways network and experienced in delivering complex highway infrastructure improvements. Delivery Phases (estimated) The contract will be delivered in two phases:
- Phase 1 – Early Contractor Involvement (ECI): Spring 2026 – Autumn 2026
- Phase 2 – Construction: 2027 (subject to approval of the Full Business Case by the Department for Transport) Estimated Value
- £27 million (including VAT)
CPV: Construction work for highways, roads · Motorway construction works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 12:18 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 09:54 BST
- Authority reference
HE0915- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062071- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a6bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 May 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 12:18 BST
- Next notice expected2 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts175 days ago1 May 2026
- Latest notice published113 days ago2 Jul 2026, 09:54 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 12:18 BSTUK1
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 09:54 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 09:54 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jul 2026, 09:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £89,6001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Church (Plant) Limited (a6 a9 a11) | £89,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HE0915 M4 Junction 17 Improvement Works · MJ Church (Plant) Limited (a6 a9 a11)
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2026
- Value
- £89,600
- Period
- 7 Jun 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: ESI (Stage 1) Contract is below £5m
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- M J CHURCH (PLANT) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender