Public Rights of Way (PROW) Furniture and associated PROW and countryside access works.

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

Framework agreement5 lotsWorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD62)

Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 10 Nov 2025

Lots 5see the lot list below

Framework period 3 yrsends 14 Jan 2029 · up to 14 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 15 Jan 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Cheshire East Council is looking to create a framework for the installation of public rights of way (PROW) furniture and associated PROW and countryside access works. The framework will run for 3 years (from January 2026) with the option to extend for one further 12-month period. The PROW network within the borough of Cheshire East Council is currently managed by four area PROW Network Management & Enforcement Officers.

CPV: Erection of fencing · Erection of railings · Erection of road-barriers · Footbridge construction work · Ground-drainage work · Joinery work · Landscaping work

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework
Call-offs: call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Framework period: 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 15 Jan 2026

Published description of the framework

The Council intends to offer the top 10 scoring tenders from each Lot (of the ITT responses) a position on the Framework.

In the event that two or more submission receive the same scores (i.e. they are tied), the submission which scores highest for Q1 will be ranked highest. If this is not a determining factor, then the submission which scores highest on Q2 will be ranked highest and so on to the extent necessary through questions Q3 and Q4.

For the framework, the successful contractors will be ranked, with the contractor scoring the highest (quality + financial scores) being first. The top ranked contractor will be offered packages of work, where the provider does not have the capability and capacity, or is suspended or removed from the framework this work will be offered to the second ranked contractor and so on. The Supplier acknowledges that, in entering into this Framework Agreement, no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Authority for the Services and that the Authority is at all times entitled to enter into other contract and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any or all services which are the same as or similar to the Services.

The Supplier shall submit a fixed price (even if that price is nil) for each item of the lot they are bidding for as set out in the Pricing Schedule(s) which shall remain fixed for the duration of the Framework.

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value

Lot #1Small Scale WorksRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£105,000

This lot is for the works of Stile, Steel Kissing Gate, Timber Kissing Gate, Steel Pedestrian Gate, Timber Pedestrian Gate, Bridle Gate, 2 in1 Field Gate, Sleeper Bridge, Bridge Gate, Handrail, Steel fingerpost, Timber fingerpost and Timber waymark post

Contract period: 15 Jan 2026 – 14 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 14 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £105,000 exc. VAT · £126,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible