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Published 23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST

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Technical and Highways Works Framework

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)

Open framework scheme5 lotsWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)+3 more Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000,000envelope for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Open framework scheme until 4 Nov 202615:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Clarification cut-off 28 Oct 202615:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Framework period 3 yrsup to 6 yrs 11 mo with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 3all categories · n=19 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A framework to deliver technical and highways works to the City of Salford. This will be an open framework whereby our intention is to open the framework at years 3 and 6. The Authority estimates that the total value of this framework to be around £300m (ex VAT). The Lot values are estimates based on the total framework value. A framework is no guarantee of work.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Bridge · Construction work · Construction-related services · Engineering services · Highway materials · Horticultural services · Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment · Structures of bridges

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 6 yrs 11 mo from 1 Apr 2027
Scheme runs until
31 Mar 2035
Published description of the framework

Ranking system and Further Competition

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Minor CivilsRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000,000
The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake HC projects which cover a range of minor highway improvement works including resurfacing of minor and major roads and footways and small network management improvement works to support the delivery of their Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (HIAMP). For works up to £150k plus BCIS Index. Suppliers will be ranked on their submission scores. The highest scoring supplier will be offered the work first, if they are unable to complete the co…
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 6 yrs 11 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£100,000,000 exc. VAT · £120,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
3 year extension and then a further 2 years
Authority reference
1a
34929000 Highway materials45000000 Construction work50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment71300000 Engineering services71500000 Construction-related services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Major CivilsRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£90,000,000
The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake the design and delivery of Highway alteration improvements across the whole project lifecycle. HD will be the primary users and Lot Lead for Lot 1B. HD projects range from minor safety interventions to EG: install standalone crossing facilities, up to large scale active travel corridors and major remodelling of junctions. Any works over £150k to a maximum of the current FTS Threshold value at the time of each further competition. The budgets may fl…
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 6 yrs 11 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£90,000,000 exc. VAT · £108,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
3 year extension and then a further 2 years
Authority reference
1ab
45000000 Construction work50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment71300000 Engineering services71500000 Construction-related services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #3Specialist Surface TreatmentRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£20,000,000
The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake all labour, supervision, plant, materials, traffic management, testing, temporary works and ancillary activities necessary to complete the Works in accordance with the Service Specification, Pricing Schedule and the relevant Call-Off Contract. Further competition only and budgets can fluctuate on an annual basis.
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 6 yrs 11 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£20,000,000 exc. VAT · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
3 year extension and then a further 2 years
Authority reference
2b
45000000 Construction work50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment71300000 Engineering services71500000 Construction-related services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #4Structures and BridgesRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£30,000,000
The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake general structures works projects including the construction of new highway structures and the maintenance and strengthening of existing highway structures. The type of structures would include retaining walls, bridges, footbridges, subways and signal gantry's. The highest ranked supplier will be offered the contract first for works under £75k plus BCIS index, Further competitions will be conducted for any works from £75k plus BCIS index to a maxi…
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 6 yrs 11 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£30,000,000 exc. VAT · £36,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
3 year extension and then a further 2 years
Authority reference
3c
44212100 Bridge44212120 Structures of bridges45000000 Construction work50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment71300000 Engineering services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #5Landscape and Associated Works 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£60,000,000
The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake Landscape and Associated Works projects including the construction of a diverse range of new hard and soft landscape projects inclusive of appropriate maintenance periods upon completion. The highest ranked supplier will be offered the contract first for works under £75k plus BCIS index, Further competitions will be conducted for any works from £75k plus BCIS index to a maximum of the FTS Threshold Values Inclusive of VAT current when letting each …
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£60,000,000 exc. VAT · £72,000,000 inc. VAT
50230000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment50870000 Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services77300000 Horticultural services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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
How bids are scored · same split on all 5 lots
Quality: 35%Price: 50%Social value: 15%

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Salford City Council buys Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment (CPV 5020) — and who usually turns up

Salford City Council’s own published record, next to the North West England market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment (CPV 5020) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Salford City Council

framework/DPS notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 5020 · 1 in division 50 · 10 in all categories (7 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 19 lots.

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

3all categories · 24m · n=19 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 19 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

11%all categories · 24m · n=19 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 8 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateall categories · 24m · n=8 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 9 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

67dall categories · 24m · n=9 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 123 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=123 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 3 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%all categories · 36m · n=3 notices
How procedures are run moderate · n=3
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Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

Based on 10 notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • Open 100%
  • Selective 0%
  • Limited 0%
  • Direct 0%

10 notices · all categories. Open and selective are competed (they feed the bid and price figures above); limited and direct are not; notices publishing no route are outside all four.

The market · delivery region

North West England · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment (CPV 5020)

framework/DPS notices delivered in North West England in 36 months: 3 in CPV 5020 (3 competed) · 195 in division 50 (166 competed, 28 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 50), last 36 months: 153 lots. 40 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 7) and 113 from older notices (bids received, middle 7).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

7division 50 · 36m · n=153 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 50), last 36 months: 153 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

5%division 50 · 36m · n=153 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Nothing published for this region in this sector: not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

—not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 50), last 36 months: 30 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

82ddivision 50 · 36m · n=30 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 50), last 36 months: 82 lots.

Last 36 months.

72%division 50 · 36m · n=82 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 5020), last 36 months: 4 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

100%CPV 5020 · 36m · n=4 awards
Bids per lot · history, not this notice’s lots robust · n=153
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 153 lots on 62 contested notices · division 50, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 5%
  • 2–3 8%
  • 4–6 32%
  • 7+ 55%

Median 7 · 153 lots on 62 contested notices · division 50.

How procedures are run moderate · n=3
i

Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

Based on 3 notices · CPV 5020, last 36 months.

  • Open 67%
  • Selective 33%
  • Limited 0%
  • Direct 0%

3 notices · CPV 5020. Open and selective are competed (they feed the bid and price figures above); limited and direct are not; notices publishing no route are outside all four.

robust · n=8
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

This notice gives one total for several lots, so we show the percentage but do not turn it into pounds.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Salford City Council (all categories, n=8 pairs) land a median at estimate. Applied to each lot’s own published value in the lot table below — the notice total (£300,000,000) is an envelope for 5 lots and is not converted.
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Who you are likely to meet
i

Who you may be up against.

Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.

A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.

Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list

Already supplying a similar contract to Salford City Council
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Who holds similar work with this buyer now.

Winners of this buyer’s earlier contracts that match this tender by title, lot, buyer and category.

SupplierEarlier contractLotAward valueMatch
PROTEK FENCING LIMITEDPrior contractTechnical and Highways Works FrameworkVehicle Restraint System Inspection, Installation and Repair Servicepanel · total69% match
COATING SERVICES LIMITEDPrior contractTechnical and Highways Works FrameworkVehicle Restraint System Inspection, Installation and Repair Servicepanel · total69% match
General Utilities North West LtdPrior contractTechnical and Highways Works FrameworkDrainage Investigation and Repair Servicespanel · total69% match
No Dig Drainage Solutions LtdPrior contractTechnical and Highways Works FrameworkDrainage Investigation and Repair Servicespanel · total69% match

Earlier contracts of this authority that the nightly matcher links to this notice by title, lot, buyer and CPV. Open the contract before treating anyone as the incumbent. 15 other members of “Technical and Highways Works Framework” sit in categories unrelated to this notice and are not listed.

By lot · 4 lots
i

Likely bidders for each lot.

For each lot: the previous winner, suppliers with history on this lot, and suppliers strong in this category.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

LotAwarded / admittedLikely suppliers
From winners of the previous framework cycle (not a lot assignment on this notice).—
From winners of the previous framework cycle (not a lot assignment on this notice).—
From winners of the previous framework cycle (not a lot assignment on this notice).—

Ranked by CPV market fit, scale and buyer history — historical public-sector wins, not the published bidder list or a predicted field. Lots with the same shortlist are grouped.

Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price
i

Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.

Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

SupplierEvidenceLast awardTheir award vs estimateRelevance
A E YATES LIMITED Large12 class wins · 2 lots for this buyer1 months agono comparable pairs85%
Eric Wright Civil Engineering Large10 class wins · 2 lots for this buyer6 months agono comparable pairs75%
COLAS LIMITED Large17 class wins · 2 lots for this buyerthis monthno comparable pairs67%
Galliford Try Construction Limited Large41 class winsthis monthno comparable pairs57%
F Parkinson Ltd Large11 class wins2 months agono comparable pairs56%

Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s median on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 5020 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.

Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

What this replaces
i

The earlier contract this tender most likely replaces.

Matched on title, category and buyer. The match percentage says how close the titles are.

100% title match.

A likely match, not a published link.

The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (100% title match) — the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid

Technical and Highways Works Framework — winner not published; no contract end date published.

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
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Open framework scheme
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
S1232
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBridgeConstruction workConstruction-related servicesEngineering servicesHighway materialsHorticultural servicesRepair and maintenance services of playground equipmentRepair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipmentRepair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment+1 more
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d7a Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Expression of interest (EOI)
—
Appointment period ends
4 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
28 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
success fee · N/A
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ DN780443

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 12:52 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTMarket Engagement Questionnaire from 30th June 2025 and a Supplier Engagement Day from 30th July 2025
  4. Tender notice published1 day ago
    23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  5. Clarification questions byin 34 days
    28 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT
  6. Admission / appointment period endsin 41 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    4 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected byin 116 days
    18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract startsin 188 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BSTUK4
  2. Published value published: £300,000,000
    23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  3. Status changed to active
    23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 4 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
    23 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST+415 days · was 15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Planned procurement notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 15:18 BSTUK3
  6. Procurement method changed
    30 Jun 2025, 15:18 BST
  7. Deadline published: 15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    30 Jun 2025, 15:18 BST
  8. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 14:57 BSTUK2
  9. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 12:52 BSTUK1
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 22 May 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Salford City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRCJ-7674-MRWM Civic Centre Chorley Road Swinton, Manchester, North West, M27 5DA [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender