Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Highways Aggregates and Bitumen Products
Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework for the supply of Highways Aggregates, such as, but not limited to Type 1, clean stone, Cement, Tarmac, Drums of Tac Coat, Bulk Building Sand, Type 1 MOT, Post Fix, Buff 10mm - Dust (Bridleways), Pothole Repair Aggregates and other associated aggregates.
The Council is looking to put in place a Framework with up to 2 Suppliers, either with 1 Supplier for bitumen products and 1 Supplier for dry aggregates or a single Supplier for both. Separate basket of goods will be priced to determine the winner for both Lots.
Suppliers may bid for 1 or both Lots.
Lot 1 - Bituminous Products
Lot 2 - Dry Aggregates
The Council currently spends circa £400,000 - £500,000 plus VAT per annum on the various aggregates for highways maintenance. This figure does not guarantee the value of the new framework and shall be considered as historical information only, though the majority of previous spend was on bitumen products.
Each of the Suppliers must be able to deliver to sites throughout the Oldham Borough as well as being able to cater for collections from premises reasonably local to Oldham Borough Council depot at Moorhey Street, Oldham, OL4 1JF.
The Council may also use this Contract for the purchase of aggregates that are not required for highways use.
CPV: Aggregates · Macadam, tarmac and tar sands
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
- 4 yrs from 1 Jun 2026
Published description of the framework
A priced basket of goods will be evaluated for each Lot.
If more than 1 Supplier is awarded to the Framework, on any occasion where either Supplier cannot provide a product in their category, the Council reserves the right to request and obtain such items from the other Supplier.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Bituminous ProductsPublished value£2,000,000
Road tars and other oil based products for highways use
- Technical & professional ability
Each of the Suppliers must be able to deliver to sites throughout the Oldham Borough as well as being able to cater for collections from premises reasonably local to Oldham Borough Council depot at Moorhey Street, Oldham, OL4 1JF.
Lot #2Dry AggregatesPublished value£1,000,000
Dry aggregates such as, but not limited to Bulk Building Sand, Type 1 MOT, Post Fix, Buff 10mm - Dust (Bridleways),
- Technical & professional ability
Each of the Suppliers must be able to deliver to sites throughout the Oldham Borough as well as being able to cater for collections from premises reasonably local to Oldham Borough Council depot at Moorhey Street, Oldham, OL4 1JF.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 20%
- Cost: 70%
- Social Values: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Availability etc.
- Cost: Basket cost
- Social Values: Social values
- Technical & professional ability
Each of the Suppliers must be able to deliver to sites throughout the Oldham Borough as well as being able to cater for collections from premises reasonably local to Oldham Borough Council depot at Moorhey Street, Oldham, OL4 1JF.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply of Highways Aggregates and Bitumen Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 14:02 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
DN774097- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071305- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051df5Find a Tender
- Risks
Each of the Suppliers must be able to deliver to sites throughout the Oldham Borough as well as being able to cater for collections from premises reasonably local to Oldham Borough Council depot at Moorhey Street, Oldham, OL4 1JF.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender documents are accessible free of charge at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ - Tender reference DN774097
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 14:02 BST
- Next notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published357 days ago5 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Clarification questions by324 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends317 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 14:02 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published5 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £3,000,0005 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Status changed to active5 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT5 Nov 2025, 14:43 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender