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Highways Infrastructure Contract

Architectural
construction
engineering and inspection services
+8 more
South East (UKJ41)
Published value
£110,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Medway Council: "Highways Infrastructure Contract". Published status: planning. Published value: £110,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMedway CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£110,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Medway Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Medway Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.2Bids / Report
23.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
HCRG Care Services LimitedTop vendor: 95.3% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 49 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
HCRG Care Services Limited1 win£42,670,000
Caring Hands - KING'S CHURCH MEDWAY1 win£1,000,000
Libra Partnership Ltd1 win£1,000,000
Diabetes Digital Media (DDM)1 win£80,000
SSG SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP LTD1 win£33,120
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMedway Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
Last source update30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067753
What is being bought
Medway Council manages a significant highway network asset with a gross replacement value of approximately £2 billion, comprising: •845km of adopted highway •1,100km (approximately) of adopted footway •27,007 streetlights •406 bridges and retaining walls •The Medway Tunnel — a critical asset with a high consequence of failure profile) •Approximately 91,000 other highway assets including street furniture The scale, complexity and critical asset profile of Medway's network, including the Medway Tunnel, makes this a significant and technically demanding network to operate and manage. The current term maintenance contract is delivered by Volker Highways and commenced in August 2017. The contract runs to 31st July 2027, creating a clear procurement programme requirement for the successor contract to be in place in advance of this date, with a likely procurement commencement early Summer 2026.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £110,000,000
    30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
  2. Status changed to planning
    30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
  2. Procedure published
    30 Mar 2026, 09:49 BST
  3. engagement
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    Medway Council will host an open virtual Market Engagement Workshop during the week commencing 13th April 2026. The precise date and time will be confirmed upon registration — interested organisations should register their interest using the contact details provided in Section 6 of this notice to receive workshop invitations and joining instructions. The workshop will be open to all interested suppliers across all tiers and will cover: •Background to Medway Council and its strategic context for the procurement •Overview of the current HIC, network profile, and key assets (including the Medway Tunnel) •Summary of the contract options in-scope and key considerations for the future contract landscape. •Medway's approach to social value, sustainability, innovation, and digital technology •Indicative procurement timetable and anticipated process, including the Competitive Flexible Procedure •Open Q&A session The workshop is intended to provide all interested organisations with a consistent and transparent briefing on the opportunity before any further engagement sessions take place. Further Targeted Engagement A Questionnaire will be provided to all supplier who register and shall complete and return prior to the Engagement Workshop. This questionnaire will provide the Council with important insights that will help to shape the future contract. Suppliers are not obliged to complete the questionnaire and any nil-responses will not be taken into account. Medway Council may opt to undertake a series of further targeted engagement sessions with interested suppliers on specific contract topics.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Medway Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWYH-3898-LDQR
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  • Medway Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR
    Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, UKJ41, ME4 4TR, GB
    nigel.ford@medway.gov.uk
    01634332088
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published