Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 1 May 2025, 14:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Highways Term Service Contract

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£127,886,400≈ £18m / year · £127,886,400 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025
Next notice expected 4 Jun 2025
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · up to 1 Apr 2038 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Highways Term Service Contract includes, but it not limited to the following;

(a) Capital Investment works including

  • Council road safety, congestion alleviation and parking management capital schemes
  • Capital schemes funded from Transport for London (TfL) for Local Implementation Plan (LiP)
  • Externally funded on/off highways works
  • Council off- highways works such as Housing revenue repairs, depot ( Harlington road depot) repair

(b)Routine & Reactive term service works

  • Cyclical drain and gully cleansing / planned ditch clearing
  • Reactive maintenance - potholes repairs, footway defects, street furniture
  • Installation of new domestic & heavy vehicle crossovers

The Contract will be for an initial term of seven (7) years with an extendable option for a period of five (5) years, giving a total of twelve (12) years (the Term).

The option to extend, for a period of five (5) years is subject to full service and commercial review.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2032, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Carriageway resurfacing works · Cycle path construction work · Drainage works · Footpath construction work · Foundation work for footpaths · Gully cleaning and emptying services · Gully emptiers · Highway maintenance work · Paving and asphalting works · Road-maintenance works · Road-repair works · Road-surface painting work · +4 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 yrsSMEPublished value£127,886,400
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 (7 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2038 with extensionsValue: £127,886,400 exc. VAT · £127,886,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial term of seven (7) years with an extendable option for a period of five (5) years, giving a total of twelve (12) years (the Term). The option to extend is for a period of five (5) years is subject to full service and commercial review.

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 60% of the marks available will be allocated to Price
  • Quality: 40% of the marks available will be allocated to Quality
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
Cancelled
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
Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2032
First published
1 May 2025, 14:22 BST
Last source update
19 Dec 2025, 17:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049653
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Carriageway resurfacing worksCycle path construction workDrainage worksFootpath construction workFoundation work for footpathsGully cleaning and emptying servicesGully emptiersHighway maintenance workPaving and asphalting worksRoad-maintenance works
+6 moreRoad-repair worksRoad-surface painting work
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b70 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

1 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    1 May 2025, 14:22 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    4 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 18:45 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by313 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published312 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 17:03 GMT
  8. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    1 May 2025, 14:22 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 08:53 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated
    12 Aug 2025, 08:53 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 18:45 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value updated
    18 Aug 2025, 18:45 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    18 Aug 2025, 18:45 BST
  7. Deadline published: 19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
    18 Aug 2025, 18:45 BST
  8. Procurement termination notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 17:03 GMT
    UK12
  9. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2025, 17:03 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 1 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—19 Dec 2025CancelledThe Council has received a formal legal challenge to the present procurement process under UK4 Tender Notice (2025/S 000-049653). Having considered the potential risks associated with that legal challenge, including associated delay and legal costs, the Council has decided that the present procurement process will be terminated. The Contracting Authority intends to re-issue a revised procurement opportunity which will be available for all potential suppliers to participate in once the requirements have been reviewed and confirmed.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Hillingdon

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHZZ-4724-NYPH Civic Centre, Uxbridge, London, UB8 1UWContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure