Official UK procurement notice
Highways Infrastructure Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Medway Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMedway 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.
- How the procedure runs: The Council is conducting this procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2024 for the purpose of procuring the Works and Services described in the Specification and associated contract documents.This ITT contains further information about the procurement process, the specification and assessment questions for Tenderers to complete. Each Tenderer's response (Tender) should be detailed enough to allow the Council to make an informed selection of the most appropriate solution. For further information about the Council and its One Medway Plan 2024 - 2028, goals and priorities, please refer to the Council website. www.medway.gov.uk. Medway Council manages a significant highway network asset with a gross replacement value of approximately £2 billion, comprising of: •845km of adopted highway •1,100km (approximately) of adopted footway •27,068 streetlights •182 bridges and retaining walls •36400 highway drainage assets •The Medway Tunnel •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 and runs to 31st July 2027.
CPV: Architectural, 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
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£110,000,000
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)
- Criterion 1: 60%
- Criterion 3: 10%
- Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Criterion 1: Quality
- Criterion 2: Price
- Criterion 3: Social Value Measure
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 09:47 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
HIC II- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088041- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067751Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Council is conducting this procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2024 for the purpose of procuring the Works and Services described in the Specification and associated contract documents.This ITT contains further information about the procurement process, the specification and assessment questions for Tenderers to complete. Each Tenderer's response (Tender) should be detailed enough to allow the Council to make an informed selection of the most appropriate solution.
For further information about the Council and its One Medway Plan 2024 - 2028, goals and priorities, please refer to the Council website. www.medway.gov.uk ↗.
Medway Council manages a significant highway network asset with a gross replacement value of approximately £2 billion, comprising of:
•845km of adopted highway
•1,100km (approximately) of adopted footway
•27,068 streetlights
•182 bridges and retaining walls
•36400 highway drainage assets
•The Medway Tunnel
•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 and runs to 31st July 2027.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 1 Aug 2027 · 9 dates- Planning notice published210 days ago30 Mar 2026, 09:47 BST
- Market engagement178 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
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.
- Next notice expected105 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
- Latest notice published25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 10:16 BST
- Clarification questions by14 days ago12 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline3 days ago23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 155 days31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 277 days1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Mar 2026, 09:47 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Apr 2026, 09:28 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Sept 2026, 09:45 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active17 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
- Tender notice published1 Oct 2026, 10:16 BSTUK4
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 30 Mar 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender