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Published 18 Dec 2024, 09:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce (3 Lots) Highways Day to Day Operatives; Drainage Work - Excavations; Drainage Work - High Pressure Jetting

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North West (UKD42)

Framework ceiling (notional)£2,200,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 31 Jan 2025awarded 11 Mar 2025

Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council is looking to appoint 3 ranked contractors on a framework (per lot) to supply skilled and trained operatives on a flexible and temporary basis to support the existing in-house team to deliver various works across the town.

Lot 1 Highways Day to Day Operatives – General maintenance of Highways and Public Realm.
Lot 2 Drainage Works – Excavation. Repairs to the Council’s drainage infrastructure, collapsed sewers, gully replacement and all other associated maintenance of the Council’s drainage assets.
Lot 3 Drainage works - High Pressure Jetting, de-silting, CCTV investigations, root cutting of the Councils drainage assets up to 1,200mm diameter

This contract covers day shifts for highways day to day maintenance. Overtime and weekend working may be a requirement.

The framework will operate between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for 1 year plus a further 1 year.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 11 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 9 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce (3 Lots) Highways Day to Day OperativesAwardedRenewal

Lot 1 - Highways Day to Day Operatives - General maintenance of the Highway & Public Realm

The intention is to carry out various aspects of the work e.g. laying block paving, kerbs, flagstones, general maintenance of highways assets. Laying tarmac/reinstating potholes. This work can take place across the town.

Typical duties will include:

Tarmac Laying
Concrete Laying
Kerbing, Flagging and Blocking
Maintenance and repair of Highway Related Assets
Work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Delivery: North West

Extensions: The framework will operate between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for 1 year plus a further 1 year (possible 48 month duration in total).Variant bids: not allowed

50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Lot #2Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - ExcavationsAwardedRenewal

Lot 2 - Drainage Work - Excavations

The intention is to investigate, identify, repair and record excavations onto Highways and other public sewers. This work can take place across the town.

Typical duties will include:

Excavation in made/unmade ground to locate and repair defective pipework
Connection of various sized pipes in varying materials
Backfill and reinstatement of the excavation
Record and submit detailed report of the repair

Drainage digs require a suitable wagon for tools and spoil along with a mini-excavator.

Delivery: North West

50230000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

Lot #3Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - High Pressure JettingAwardedRenewal

Lot 3 - Drainage Work –High Pressure Jetting

The intention is to investigate, identify, repair and record cctv surveys along with a detailed video report onto Highways and other sewers. This work can take place across the town.

Maintenance of other assets by means of de-silting (up to 1,200mm diameter as well as pumping station wet wells), root cutting of sewers, various diameters.

Delivery: North West

50230000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

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 3 lots

Quality: 30%Price: 50%Social value: 20%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: 30
Social Value: 20
Price: 50

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce (3 Lots) Highways Day to…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 18 Dec 2024, 09:53 GMT
Last source update: 24 Apr 2025, 16:50 BST
Award evaluation window: 31 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference: DN755706
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-016873
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance servicesRepair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
Delivery area: North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c8fa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

31 Jan 2025 → 24 Apr 2025 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
Bids opened
31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
Notice published
24 Apr 2025, 16:50 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
24 Apr 2025, 16:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 9admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 119 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots

Contracts signed 9latest 11 Mar 2025

9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - Excavations
Signed
11 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - Excavations
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11 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - Excavations
Signed
11 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - High Pressure Jetting
Signed
11 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - High Pressure Jetting
Signed
11 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - High Pressure Jetting
Signed
11 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Highways Day to Day Operatives;
Signed
4 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Highways Day to Day Operatives;
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4 Mar 2025
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Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Highways Day to Day Operatives;
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4 Mar 2025
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Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce (3 Lots) Highways Day to Day Operatives	6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad	5	—	£1 – £1,000,000
2 · Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - Excavations	7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad	6	—	£1 – £800,000
3 · Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce Drainage Work - High Pressure Jetting	11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad	9	—	£1 – £400,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£1 – £2,200,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 4, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice

Bethell Construction LimitedFramework contractor Manchester, North West
Bethell Group plcFramework contractor Manchester, North West
Clearway Drainage Systems LimitedFramework contractor Leigh, North West
LARKINS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor Kidderminster, West Midlands
Lanes Group LimitedFramework contractor Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber
Toman Contracting LimitedFramework contractor Egremont, North West
Ventbrook LtdFramework contractor Preston, North West
W. H. Tarmacadam limitedFramework contractor Blackpool, North West
Water Saving Techniques LtdFramework contractor Johnstone, Scotland

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications (1)

What it takes to win
i
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).