Official UK procurement notice
Highways Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has awarded a contract to Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited (BBCE), acting as agent of Balfour Beatty Group Limited under the SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework Agreement ("the Framework") to deliver the Southampton Highways Partnership (SHP) for a maximum period of 5 years.
The estimated values referred to in this notice are based on the
maximum 5-year contract period. The contract shall be delivered by Balfour Beatty Living Places Limited (BBLP) through an intercompany agreement or subcontracted arrangement between BBCE and BBLP. The Council is named as a Contracting Authority eligible to use the Framework and the Framework covers the main highways services required by the Council.
CPV: Bridge-inspection services · Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways · Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Gully cleaning and emptying services · Highways consultancy services · Highways engineering services · Load-bearing structure design services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment · Road signs · Road-inspection services · Snow-clearing services · Technical inspection services of engineering structures · +1 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice concerns the functions associated with highways related services including…Awarded
This notice concerns the functions associated with highways related services including the management, maintenance and operation of the city's highway network and structures for which the Council is responsible in its capacity as Highways Authority.
The services to be provided will include:
- Highway-related safety inspections, improvement and routine maintenance
- Highway asset and inventory management functions
- Highway and transport capital projects
- Highway and transport scheme design and delivery
- Winter monitoring and gritting service
- Network (traffic) monitoring, management and maintenance of activity on the highway including events and works
- Third party insurance claims management
- Highway-related customer services
- Highway-related professional services
- Highway incident response and out of hours service
- Management, inspections, maintenance and investment of highways structures (including bridges and associated infrastructure, foot bridges, highways culverts and
subways/underpasses)
- Gully cleansing and highway drainage maintenance
- Cleaning, maintenance and installation of non-illuminated traffic signs
- Management and operation of the Street Works permit scheme
- Performance and Business Support
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 May 2024, 08:13 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
- Authority reference
SCC-SMS-0832- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064713- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045773Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Council has entered into a contract with Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited (BBCE), acting as agent of Balfour Beatty Group Limited under the SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework ("the Framework") to deliver the Southampton Highways Partnership (SHP) for a maximum period of 5 years.
The estimated values referred to in this notice are based on the maximum 5-year contract period. It is intended that the services shall be delivered by Balfour Beatty Living Places Limited (BBLP) through an intercompany agreement or subcontracted arrangement between BBCE and BBLP. The Council is named as a Contracting Authority eligible to use the Framework and the Framework covers the main highways services required by the Council.
Accordingly, the Council has considered that public procurement law permits the award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice to be permissible on the grounds of Regulation 99(3) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
In the context of the severe financial constraints the Council is experiencing, it is likely that the Council's spend on highways services during the current to medium term will be significantly less than in previous years, which may affect the ability to secure a
competitive commercial arrangement for the longer term. A shorter-term contract will allow time for the Council to stabilise financially and present to the market a more commercially compelling offer.
The Council's current financial situation has also affected the level of resource which can be allocated to the highways project which increases risk to delivering a procurement process within the required timescales and quality of the resulting contract. This has obvious disadvantages and risks for the Council and potential bidders and has contributed to the identification of the use of the Framework and reduced contract term as the appropriate option. It is intended that the market engagement for the subsequent highways contract shall commence in 2027 with a procurement process starting in 2028.
Publisher note: If any person wishes to raise with the Council concerns or comments about the content of this notice then they should do so within 30 calendar days from the day after the date of dispatch of this notice using the contact details set out in Section I.1 above.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated13 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour BeattySubcontracting: declared | £60,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Balfour BeattySubcontracting: declared | £60,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 064713-2025-1 · Balfour Beatty
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2025
- Value
- £60,000,000
- Status
- active
Contract 014450-2024-1 · Balfour Beatty
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2024
- Value
- £60,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited (BBCE)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.