Official UK procurement notice
Highways Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)·Consortium: 17 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBlackpool Council are establishing a lotted - Highways surfacing and highways civil engineering works framework.
The framework will enable call off contracts to be entered into in the manner described within the tender documents.
The framework will consist of two lots:
Lot 1 - Highways Surfacing - re-surfacing and re-construction of the highway network using conventional surfacing materials consisting of flexible and rigid pavement treatments (hot, warm and cold mix asphalts/concrete) and associated works such as, but not limited to road markings and signs, kerbs, drainages, barriers etc.
Lot 2 - Highways Civils - Civil Engineering Works includes construction of improvement works on or associated with the highway network that may include the following; Earthworks - excavation, embankment construction, soil stabilisation, ground improvement, Drainage works - installation and renewal of surface water and foul water drainage systems, gullies, manholes, culverts, soakaways, attenuation features, Structures - construction, maintenance, and strengthening of highway-related structures such as retaining walls, culverts, small bridges, underpasses, Kerbing and footways - new construction and reconstruction of kerbs, footways, cycleways, pedestrian crossings, and paved areas, Carriageway construction - full-depth reconstruction, junction realignments, new road construction
(excluding surfacing-only works covered under Lot 1), Traffic management and safety features - installation of safety barriers, guardrails, traffic islands, bollards, street lighting foundations, Environmental and landscaping works - reinstatement of verges, topsoiling, seeding, planting, and other mitigation measures linked to highway improvements, Utility works interface - coordination of civil works around statutory undertakers' Apparatus and chambers
The framework will consist of up to 4 Suppliers for lot 1 and up to 4 Suppliers for lot 2 in line with the tender documents.
The indicative range of call off contracts that may be entered into is typically expected to be in the range as set out below:
- Lot 1 - Highways Surfacing - £100,000 - £5,000,000
- Lot 2 - Highways Civils - £100,000 - £1,500,000
The mechanism for awarding contracts from the framework is set out in the published framework information which details a selection procedure to decide which of the suppliers will be instructed to submit a quotation for a work order and a quotation procedure for obtaining a quotation from a Supplier. Quotations may be obtained either by requesting a quotation without secondary competition in which a Supplier is instructed to submit a quotation for the work in a Work Order or by requesting quotations with secondary competition in which more than one supplier is instructed to submit a quotation for the work in a work order.
The Contracting Authority is Blackpool Council. In addition to the Contracting Authority the framework will be made available to Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Lancashire Combined County Authority and all current and future members and associate members of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA).
The current members of AGMA are:
Bolton Council, Bury Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council,
Tameside Council, Trafford Council and Wigan Council.
The Associate Members of AGMA are:
Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council, Cheshire East and Warrington Borough Council plus Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Waste Disposal
Authority.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement has not been undertaken specifically in relation to this opportunity. The requirement is for conventional highways surfacing and civil engineering works via a standard specification of requirements.
CPV: Access road construction work · Carriageway resurfacing works · Construction work for elevated highways · Construction work for highways · Construction work for highways, roads · Crossroad construction work · Cycle path construction work · Dual carriageway construction work · Footpath construction work · Foundation work for footpaths · Foundation work for highways · Foundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpaths · +26 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 18 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (2.3 per place) · 7 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
- Buyer regions
- UKD
Who may buy through it
The Contracting Authority is Blackpool Council. In addition to the Contracting Authority the framework will be made available to Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Lancashire Combined County Authority and all current and future members and associate members of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (as set out below).
The current members of AGMA are:
Bolton Council, Bury Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Council, Trafford Council and Wigan Council.
The Associate Members of AGMA are:
Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council, Cheshire East and Warrington Borough Council plus Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority.
Published description of the framework
Up to 4 tenderers will be awarded a place on each lot of the framework.
Tenderers may apply for one or both lots.
The call off and selection procedure is set out within the Framework Information provided with the tender information and is available on Blackpool Council's e-tendering portal
The published framework information sets out the selection procedure to decide which of the suppliers will be instructed to submit a quotation for a work order and a quotation procedure for obtaining a quotation from a Supplier. Quotations may be obtained either by requesting a quotation without secondary competition in which a Supplier is instructed to submit a quotation for the work in a Work Order or by requesting quotations with secondary competition in which more than one supplier is instructed to submit a quotation for the work in a work order.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Highways SurfacingAwardedPublished value£120,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
The conditions of participation are set out in the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
The conditions of participation are set out in the tender documentation
Lot #2Highways Engineering WorksAwardedPublished value£80,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are as detailed within the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation are as detailed within the tender documents
What 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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality assessed method statements
- Social Value: Price of social value offer based on per £100,000 of contract awards
- Price: Priced standard schedule of rates
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Highways Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, 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
- The Contracting Authority is Blackpool Council. In addition to the Contracting Authority the framework will be made available to Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Lancashire Combined County Authority and all current and future members and associate members of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (as set out below). The current members of AGMA are: Bolton Council, Bury Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Council, Trafford Council and Wigan Council. The Associate Members of AGMA are: Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council, Cheshire East and Warrington Borough Council plus Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Dec 2025, 15:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 10:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN798756- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082161- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f433Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices shall be submitted electronically
- Risks
The English Devolution White Paper set out the government's vision for simpler local government structures in order to lead to better outcomes for residents, improved local accountability and savings which can then be reinvested in public services. All councils in 2-tier areas and small neighbouring unitary authorities have been invited to develop proposals for unitary local government with the aim of bringing together lower and upper tier local government services in new unitary councils to deliver local government reorganisation. It is likely that within the duration of this contract there may be further development of local government reorganisation that could result in the area and scope of coverage of this contract changing. It is not clear at this stage what the reorganisation will look like. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to modify, review or amend the framework or any contracts awarded as may become appropriate in order to effectively respond to any future requirements as a result of local government reorganisation.
In the event that during the life of this framework there are any changes to any related technical legislation, regulations, guidance or practice that may result in a requirement to modify this framework then the Contracting Authority reserve the right to modify, review or amend the contract as may be appropriate.
The programme of works is subject to change and is impacted by factors such as funding provision and external funding applications. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to amend their requirements for works up or down as may be required subject to availability of funding.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be made electronically via Blackpool Council's Procurement Portal ProActis: The Chest - procontract.due-north.com ↗
Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 2 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published313 days ago11 Dec 2025, 15:54 GMT
- Clarification questions by277 days ago16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends253 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by221 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent49 days ago2 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published49 days ago2 Sept 2026, 10:29 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 15:54 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT8 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT+14 days · was 26 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Sept 2026, 10:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2026, 10:29 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The submission deadline for the tender opportunity had been extended by 2 weeks. The submission deadline is now 9th February 2026 at 3pm.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Highways Surfacing1 award | |||
| Associated Asphalt Contracting Limited, DSD Construction LtdSME, J. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDSME, Multipave (NW) LimitedSMEHighways Surfacing Works1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 | £120,000,000 | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Highways Engineering Works1 award | |||
| AE Yates Ltd, Associated Asphalt Contracting Limited, George Cox & Sons LimitedSME, P. CASEY (LAND RECLAMATION) LIMITEDHighways Civil Engineering Work1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 | £80,000,000 | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Highways Surfacing | 17final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Highways Engineering Works | 18final-stage tenders | 14 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonASSOCIATED ASPHALT CONTRACTING LTD · Greater London · all lots
- wonMULTIPAVE (NW) LIMITEDSME · North West England · 1
- wonDSD CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDSME · North West England · 1
- wonJ. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDSME · North West England · all lots
- wonGEORGE COX & SONS LIMITEDSME · North West England · 2
- wonP. CASEY (LAND RECLAMATION) LIMITED · North West England · 2
- wonA E YATES LIMITED · North West England · 2
- did not winARGYLE (NORTH WEST) CONSTRUCTION LTD.SME · North West England · all lots
- did not winBETHELL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · all lots
- did not winDOWHIGH LIMITEDSME · North West England · all lots
- did not winHANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED · South East England · 1
- did not winHOLCIM UK LIMITED · East Midlands · 1
- did not winHUYTON ASPHALT LIMITEDSME · North West England · 1
- did not winI. & H. BROWN LIMITED · Scotland · all lots
- did not winJ J O'Grady Ltd · North West England · 1
- did not winLochwynd LimitedSME · Scotland · all lots
- did not winMULTEVO LIMITEDSME · North West England · 1
- did not winPP O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITED · North West England · all lots
- did not winTARMAC TRADING LIMITED · West Midlands · 1
- did not winTOPPESFIELD LIMITED · East of England · 1
- did not winERIC WRIGHT CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED · North West England · 2
- did not winHARRY BARKER (IRELETH AND ASKAM) PROPERTIES LIMITED · North West England · 2
- did not winHUYTON ASPHALT CIVILS LTDSME · North West England · 2
- did not winJ MCCANN & CO LIMITED · East Midlands · 2
- did not winNMS CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDSME · North West England · 2
- did not winMCFOUR LIMITED · West Midlands · 2
- did not winROSGAL LIMITEDSME · North West England · 2
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
17 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Cheshire East CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Lancashire Combined County AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Lancashire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Manchester City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Rochdale Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Salford Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Trafford CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Transport for Greater ManchesterContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Warrington Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Wigan CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Framework contractors & participating bidders
27 commercial parties on the notice · 7 awarded- A E YATES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ARGYLE (NORTH WEST) CONSTRUCTION LTD.Bidder / tenderer
- ASSOCIATED ASPHALT CONTRACTING LTDFramework contractor
- BETHELL CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- DOWHIGH LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- DSD CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ERIC WRIGHT CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GEORGE COX & SONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HARRY BARKER (IRELETH AND ASKAM) PROPERTIES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Show 17 more suppliers
- HOLCIM UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HUYTON ASPHALT CIVILS LTDBidder / tenderer
- HUYTON ASPHALT LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- I. & H. BROWN LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- J J O'Grady LtdBidder / tenderer
- J MCCANN & CO LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- J. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Lochwynd LimitedBidder / tenderer
- MCFOUR LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MULTEVO LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MULTIPAVE (NW) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- NMS CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- P. CASEY (LAND RECLAMATION) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PP O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ROSGAL LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TARMAC TRADING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TOPPESFIELD LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender