Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Highways Resurfacing
Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework with up to 3 Suppliers for project based work for carriageway resurfacing and reconstruction.
In scope, but not limited to:
Full carriageway resurfacing,
Associated Footway works
Highways Drainage
High friction surfacing
Road markings
Historical spend circa £3,000,000+ per annum.
4 year framework term
CPV: Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 11 bids received (3.7 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 May 2026
Published description of the framework
A basket of priced items will be tendered, and the Council may then select the quantities of all goods and services required for each project and can select the most appropriate Supplier based on the total value of items in the basket.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£15,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum company turnover must be £2,000,000 per annum.
- Technical & professional ability
Should have or be able to demonstrate suitable experience/understanding in road surfacing.
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 30%
- Price: 60%
- Social Values: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: highways surfacing experience and company Health & Safety capabilities'
- Social Values: Completion of questionnaire on separate social values portal
- Price: Basket of services/requirements
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum company turnover must be £2,000,000 per annum.
- Technical & professional ability
Should have or be able to demonstrate suitable experience/understanding in road surfacing.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework for Highways Resurfacing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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
- 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
- 10 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2026, 20:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
ProContract The Chest Reference DN796677- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072323- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dd79Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms are 30 days.
The Council offers an Early Payment Scheme with a view to achieving greater efficiency in paying its suppliers, and as such improving its relationship with them. Details are included in the tender document set.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All completed tenders must be submitted via www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
Timeline
10 Nov 2025 → 17 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published351 days ago10 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by292 days ago7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends286 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by226 days ago14 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent112 days ago7 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published111 days ago7 Jul 2026, 20:08 BST
- Standstill ends101 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025- Tender notice published10 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Jul 2026, 20:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2026, 20:08 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd, J. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDSME, Rhodes & Sons Construction LtdSME3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2030 | £15,000,000 | 7 Jul 2026standstill to 17 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonJ. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDSME · North West England
- wonHANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED · South East England
- wonRHODES AND SONS CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDSME · North West England
- did not winARGYLE (NORTH WEST) CONSTRUCTION LTD.SME · North West England
- did not winHOLCIM UK LIMITED · East Midlands
- did not winMULTIPAVE (NW) LIMITEDSME · North West England
- did not winOVERHALL CONTRACTORS LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winPP O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITED · North West England
- did not winROWAN ASHWORTH LIMITEDSME · North West England
- did not winRETROSERVE LTD · East Midlands
- did not winTARMAC TRADING LIMITED · West Midlands
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
Framework contractors & participating bidders
11 commercial parties on the notice · 3 awarded- ARGYLE (NORTH WEST) CONSTRUCTION LTD.Bidder / tenderer
- HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HOLCIM UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- J. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MULTIPAVE (NW) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- OVERHALL CONTRACTORS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- PP O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- RETROSERVE LTDBidder / tenderer
- RHODES AND SONS CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ROWAN ASHWORTH LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TARMAC TRADING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender