Official UK procurement notice
Highways Works Framework Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation
Authority: Metropolitan borough of Bury (Local council)
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScope includes, but is not limited to highways construction, maintenance, civil engineering, protective coatings, road markings, and pavement testing services.
LOT 1 - Minor and Reactive Maintenance
LOT 2 - Preventive Maintenance
LOT 3 - Carriageway Surfacing
LOT 4 - Lining (including anti-skid and coloured surface overlay)
LOT 5 - Street Lighting
LOT 6 - Major Civils
LOT 7 - CCTV & Jetting Inspection
LOT 8.1 - Highway Structures up to £150K
LOT 8.2 - Highway Structures £150k to £750K
LOT 8.3 - Highway Structures over £750K
LOT 9 - Coring
CPV: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Engineering works and construction works · Groundwater pollution drainage services · Gully cleaning and emptying services · Highway maintenance work · Installation work of illumination and signalling systems · Road markings · Road-maintenance works · Road-repair works · Road-surface painting work · Roadworks · Sewer cleaning services · +6 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework
The Authority intends to appoint up to three Suppliers per Lot, and appointed suppliers will be eligible to receive call off and/or direct award opportunities during the term of the Framework. Details of how work will be awarded under the Framework, including the call off process and allocation mechanisms, will be fully set out in Stage 2 as part of the tender documentation.
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £13,426,574: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Minor and Reactive Maintenanceceiling above
Dropped crossings (batch delivery), drainage works (routine and urgent), traffic calming, reactive patching and safety works.
Typical project values: £10k-£250k.
Lot #2Preventive MaintenancePublished value£25,174,826
Surface dressing (£750k-£1m p.a.), footway slurry sealing (~£200k p.a.), asphalt preservation and in-situ recycling.
Typical project values: £50k-£1m.
Lot #3Carriageway SurfacingPublished value£1,678,322
Planing and resurfacing, full-width surfacing, ironwork adjustments, Patching.
Typical project values: £100k-£2.5m.
Lot #4Lining / Anti-skid / Coloured Surfacingceiling above
Road markings, high-friction surfacing, coloured surfacing and cycle lane treatments.
Typical project values: £5k-£50k.
Lot #5Street LightingPublished value£839,161
Column and lantern replacement, LED upgrades, cabling and feeder pillars.
Typical project values:
o One-off column replacement (side street incl. TM): ~£1.2k
o One-off column replacement (main road incl. TM): ~£2.0k
o Small replacement schemes (10 columns): ~£12k-£20k
o Large replacement schemes (≈130 columns): ~£260k
Lot #6Major CivilsPublished value£5,034,966
Junction improvements, highway realignment, active travel corridors, CRSTS-type schemes.
Typical project values: £250k-£10m+.
Lot #7CCTV & Jetting InspectionPublished value£419,581
Drainage CCTV surveys, jetting, cleansing and condition assessments.
Typical project values: £2k-£25k.
Lot #8CoringPublished value£60,000
Pavement coring, materials testing and site investigations.
Typical project values: £1k-£5k.
Lot #9Highway Structures (≤£150k)Published value£2,400,000
Minor structural repairs, parapet works, bearings and routine maintenance.
Typical project values: £10k-£150k.
Lot #10Highway Structures £150k-£750kPublished value£9,000,000
Deck repairs, waterproofing systems, joint replacement and structural repairs.
Typical project values: £150k-£750k.
Lot #11Highway Structures over £750kPublished value£18,000,000
Typical project values: £750k-£5m+.
Major refurbishments, strengthening works and bridge replacement schemes.
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).
- “Highways Works Framework Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 17:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
PROC25-26-179- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008664- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f6dfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Dec 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published310 days ago16 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Tender notice published265 days ago30 Jan 2026, 17:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by242 days ago21 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends237 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by202 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Next notice expected142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published16 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 17:05 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £140,000,00030 Jan 2026, 17:05 GMTwas £60,000,000
- Status changed to active30 Jan 2026, 17:05 GMT
- Deadline moved to 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT30 Jan 2026, 17:05 GMT-124 days · was 1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender