Official UK procurement notice
Highways Maintenance Works - A3 Civil and Highway Engineering
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to appoint a supplier (the "Contractor") for the provision of Highway Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvements works which is divided into 3 sections as follows -
(i) Schemes / Footway Refurbishments
(ii) Vehicle Crossings
(iii) Drainage Investigation and Repairs / Coastal Protection
A single supplier will be awarded under this procurement.
The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years, to conclude on 31 March 2029. There is the potential for a contract extension, for up to 2 years in annual increments.
- No preliminary market engagement: N/A, this has previously been carried out under ocds-h6vhtk-055657
CPV: Coastal-defence works · Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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 (Technical): 50%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality (Technical)
- Social Value
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Please access the tender documents for further information via The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)
- Technical & professional ability
Please access the tender documents for further information via The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Dec 2025, 19:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN799366- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079527- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ee54Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Access to tenders documentation is free and available with the supplier's username and password on The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
Timeline
3 Dec 2025 → 7 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published328 days ago3 Dec 2025, 19:04 GMT
- Clarification questions by293 days ago7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline288 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by243 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent217 days ago25 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published216 days ago25 Mar 2026, 12:44 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends203 days ago7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025- Tender notice published3 Dec 2025, 19:04 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Mar 2026, 12:44 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2026, 12:44 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambrianway LtdSME13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2029 · up to 12 Apr 2031Extensions: There is the potential for a contract extension, for up to 2 years in annual increments. | £35,000,000 | 25 Mar 2026standstill to 7 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCAMBRIANWAY LIMITEDSME · North West England
- did not winC AND D SURFACING LIMITED · North West England
- did not winHUYTON ASPHALT CIVILS LTDSME · North West England
- did not winSEP DRAINAGE LTD · North East England
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- C AND D SURFACING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CAMBRIANWAY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- HUYTON ASPHALT CIVILS LTDBidder / tenderer
- SEP DRAINAGE LTDBidder / 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