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Published 18 Jun 2025, 12:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Minor and Major Highways Works Framework

Official notice

Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£50,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 23 Apr 2030 · up to 23 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 4 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is notification of an upcoming opportunity, in which Slough Borough Council intends to undertake a procurement exercise aimed at setting up a Framework to procure the services of contractors to undertake emergency maintenance, site investigations, minor & major highways and transport works

It is anticipated that framework will comprise of 5 lots as follows ( which are subject to change before tender is issue)

  1. Lot 1 - Minor Works Construction Project - value range £500,000.00 per contract
  2. Lot 2 - Minor Works Construction Projects - value ranges £500,000.00 to £2,000,000.00 per contract
  3. Lot 3 - Major Construction Projects - value ranges £2,000,000.00 to £10,000,000.00 per contract
  4. Lot 4 - Re-active maintenance works up to the value of £100,000.00 per contract

Sublots under Lot 4 are

Lot 4a – Adjustment of iron work

Lot 4b – Bridge Inspections

Lot 4c – Carriageway patching works

Lot 4d – Drainage cleansing & CCTV Management

Lot 4e – Site Investigations

Lot 4f -Supply of Traffic Management

Lot 4g – Road Markings

Lot 4h – Traffic Sign supply & installation

  1. Lot 5 - Carriageway Resurfacing Works up to the value of £1,000,000.00 per contract

Each lot will list a number of contractors whose services are to be procured to deliver these works via mini competitions or Direct Awards, and call off contracts are to be awarded using Engineering Construction Contracts (ECC) NEC4 Option A or B

Contract duration will be for a period of 3 years, with option to extend it for a further 2 year, on an annual basis of 1 + 1

Indicative Procurement Timelines are

Issue of Tender Documents & Tender Notice - By the end of October 2025

Tender Return - January 2026

Anticipated Contract Award Notice – May 2026

CPV: Construction work for elevated highways · Construction work for highways · Construction work for highways, roads · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Foundation work for highways · Foundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpaths · Highway maintenance work · Highways consultancy services · Highways engineering services · Surface work for highways

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 4 May 2026, Contract to be extended to allow for a fresh procurement exercise
Published description of the framework

Call offs and Direct Awards

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£50,000,000
Contract period: 4 May 2026 – 23 Apr 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 23 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £50,000,000 exc. VAT · £60,000,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: An additional year to the overall contract term
45230000 Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork45233000 Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads45233100 Construction work for highways, roads45233130 Construction work for highways45233131 Construction work for elevated highways45233139 Highway maintenance work

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Minor and Major Highways Works Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2025, 12:40 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2025, 13:11 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 May 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055387
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for elevated highwaysConstruction work for highwaysConstruction work for highways, roadsConstruction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatworkConstruction, foundation and surface works for highways, roadsFoundation work for highwaysFoundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpathsHighway maintenance workHighways consultancy servicesHighways engineering services
+1 moreSurface work for highways
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054efc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted via the In-Tend e-Sourcing portal.

SE Shared Services eSourcing Portal - Home

Timeline

18 Jun 2025 → 4 May 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 12:40 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 13:11 BST
  3. Clarification questions by372 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Tender notice expected360 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Admission / appointment period ends295 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Contract starts177 days ago
    4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by176 days ago
    4 May 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 12:40 BST
    UK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
    UK3
  3. Planned procurement notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 13:35 BST
    UK3
  4. Deadline moved to 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    13 Aug 2025, 13:35 BST
    +70 days · was 29 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  5. Planned procurement notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 13:11 BST
    UK3
  6. Deadline moved to 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    10 Sept 2025, 13:11 BST
    +59 days · was 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Dates have been changed

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 18 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Slough Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMLW-2634-YYNX Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, South East, SL1 2ELContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure