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Published 1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Highways Maintenance Works - Multi-Lot

Official notice

Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD74)
Published estimate£24,500,000total for 2 lots · £29,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2025awarded 7 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to KIELY BROS LTD, Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Dec 2028 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to appoint suppliers for Highways Maintenance Works, which is split into two (2) lots, Lot 1 - A1.1 Surface Dressing & Micro Carriageway Surfacing and Lot 2 - A2 Structural Carriageway Resurfacing.

The work involved within Lot 1 - A.1.1 will involve carriageway surface dressing which will include post application processes to prevent chipping loss, pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials, and proprietary processes including re-application of carriageway markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management; and resurfacing of carriageways using

specialist thin-layer micro surfacing materials, including pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials and proprietary processes, and re-application of carriageway

markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 1.

The work involved within Lot 2 - A2 will involve highway surfacing, including Hot Rolled Asphalt, Close Graded Asphalt Concrete, and other specialist asphalts as necessary, to base, binder, and surface levels, and proprietary processes including ironwork

adjustment, re-application of carriageway markings, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 2.

CPV: Carriageway resurfacing works · Paving and asphalting works · Resurfacing works · Road-surface painting work · Surface dressing · Surface work for highways · Surface work for roads · Various surface works

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£24,500,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1A1.1 Surface Dressing & Micro Carriageway SurfacingAwarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£13,500,000

The work involved within Lot 1 - A.1.1 will involve carriageway surface dressing which will include post application processes to prevent chipping loss, pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials, and proprietary processes including re-application of carriageway markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management; and resurfacing of carriageways using specialist thin-layer micro surfacing materials, including pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials and proprietary processes, and re-application of carriageway markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 1.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £13,500,000 exc. VAT · £16,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
44113810 Surface dressing45233200 Various surface works45233210 Surface work for highways45233220 Surface work for roads45233221 Road-surface painting work45233222 Paving and asphalting works
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • 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 ↗)

Lot #2A2 Structural Carriageway ResurfacingAwarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£11,000,000

The work involved within Lot 2 - A2 will involve highway surfacing, including Hot Rolled Asphalt, Close Graded Asphalt Concrete, and other specialist asphalts as necessary, to base, binder, and surface levels, and proprietary processes including ironwork adjustment, re-application of carriageway markings, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 2.

Tenderers can submit a tender response for one or both Lots.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £11,000,000 exc. VAT · £13,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
44113810 Surface dressing45233200 Various surface works45233210 Surface work for highways45233220 Surface work for roads45233221 Road-surface painting work45233222 Paving and asphalting works
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • 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 ↗)

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 were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
Lot distribution rule: Each lot will be awarded to a single supplier. Suppliers can apply to tender for one or both lots.
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • 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 ↗)

What this means for your bid
  • 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
1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Last source update
7 Jan 2026, 21:33 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Oct 2025
Authority reference
DN780118
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045451
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Carriageway resurfacing worksPaving and asphalting worksResurfacing worksRoad-surface painting workSurface dressingSurface work for highwaysSurface work for roadsVarious surface works
Delivery area
North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055657 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Access to tenders documentation is free and available with the supplier's username and password on The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)

Timeline

1 Jul 2025 → 16 Jan 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Market engagement
    14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Wirral Borough Council (the "Council") has issued this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to raise awareness of forthcoming contract opportunities for the delivery of Highways Surfacing Type Works (the" Contracts") and to give interested parties the option to participate in a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise (the "Exercise").

    The Council provides regular reactive and planned highways works along with other highway infrastructure works. The contracts the Council is seeking to procure, cover all aspects of major footway and surfacing schemes, along with preventative treatments.

    These are -

    • A1.1 - Surface Dressing and Micro Carriageway Surfacing & A2 - Carriageway Structural Resurfacing
    • A1.2 - Footway Slurry and Carriageway Micro Hand Patching
    • A1.3 - Carriageway and Footway Retread
    • A3 - Civil and Highway Engineering

    The Exercise document is available on The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗) for interested parties to respond to.

  3. Tender notice published
    2 Aug 2025, 01:06 BST
  4. Next notice expected
    4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Clarification questions by
    26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by382 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  9. Assessment summaries sent293 days ago
    7 Jan 2026
  10. Latest notice published292 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 21:33 GMT
  11. Standstill ends283 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    2 Aug 2025, 01:06 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £24,500,000
    2 Aug 2025, 01:06 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    2 Aug 2025, 01:06 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    2 Aug 2025, 01:06 BST
  6. Deadline published: 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    2 Aug 2025, 01:06 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    7 Jan 2026, 21:33 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2026, 21:33 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £24,500,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 117 from SMEs
Named bidders 10published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · A1.1 Surface Dressing & Micro Carriageway Surfacing1 award
KIELY BROS LTD1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029£13,500,0007 Jan 2026standstill to 16 Jan 2026Standstill
Lot 2 · A2 Structural Carriageway Resurfacing1 award
Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029£11,000,0007 Jan 2026standstill to 16 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · A1.1 Surface Dressing & Micro Carriageway Surfacing3final-stage tenders10—
2 · A2 Structural Carriageway Resurfacing8final-stage tenders60—

Who bid

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

Wirral Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBCP-8675-BHWT Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, North West, CH44 8EDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

10 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded
  • CONNOR CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 06566309GB-PPON: PTZW-2993-XJBV The Packhorse, Frome, South West, BA11 1EQ
  • DOWHIGH LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 01210665GB-PPON: PBZC-9924-BJQD Park Lane West, Liverpool, North West, L30 6UH
  • EUROVIA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 07388667GB-PPON: PLBZ-5662-WMMQ Albion House, Springfield Road, Horsham,, Horsham, South East, RH12 2RW
  • GIBBS SURFACING (NORTHERN) LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 13940764GB-PPON: PBDC-7153-JJYW 21 Turnpike Road Blunsdon, Swindon, South West, SN26 7EA
  • HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00300002GB-PPON: PBRH-1354-LQWH Second Floor, Arena Court, Maidenhead, South East, SL6 8QZContact email
  • HJH COMMERCIAL CONSULTANTS LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 13157971GB-PPON: PZHX-3641-CBXQ Office 217, Prospect House Factory Road, Deeside, Wales, CH5 2QJ
  • HOLCIM UK LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 00245717GB-PPON: PJCZ-7276-HCPY Bardon Hill, Bardon Road, Coalville, East Midlands, LE67 1TL
  • HUYTON ASPHALT LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 01012629GB-PPON: PCVJ-9115-YTYR Huyton Asphalt Ltd, Huyton House Knowsley Industrial Park, Lees Road Kirkby Knowsley Industrial Park, Lees Road Kirkby, LIVERPOOL, North West, L33 7SE
  • KIELY BROS. LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03487871GB-PPON: PLTP-7638-LVWL 135 Cherrywood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 4XEContact email
  • MULTIPAVE (NW) LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 06143226GB-PPON: PVMT-8821-HNTW 12 Centurion Court, Leyland, North West, PR25 3UQ

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure