Award

WCC - Highways Maintenance Contract

  • Warwickshire County Council
  • Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Coventry City Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001634

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051854 (view related notices)

Published 8 January 2026, 5:23pm



Scope

Reference

WCC - 22600

Description

Warwickshire County Council (WCC), Coventry City Council (CCC) and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) are the respective highway authorities for Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull.

This contract is a joint procurement to deliver a wide range of highway maintenance and improvement services for all three authorities.

The Contractor is to provide highway maintenance and other related services (the Services) to improve and maintain the Total Network on behalf of WCC, CCC and SMBC.

The objectives are to:

• Maintain and improve the condition of the road network and associated assets.

• Ensure the safety of road users

• Minimise disruption to traffic

• Deliver value for money

• Protect the environment


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £900,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

8 January 2026

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

8 January 2026

Standstill period

  • End: 26 January 2026
  • 13 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

9 February 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 4 May 2026 to 3 May 2033
  • Possible extension to 3 May 2039
  • 13 years

Description of possible extension:

The initial contract term will be 7 years with the option to extend by up to a maximum 72 months.

Main procurement category

Works

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

The satisfactory performance of the contract may be jeopardised by the following risks, which by their nature, are unable to be addressed in the contract as awarded:

The changing needs and requirements of the Council and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. Increases or decreases in funding - such as reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council's budget setting processes, or as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract, but which are provided to increase the volume and scope of services delivered

Changes in legislation or national guidance

The identification of additional service recipients, not originally captured by the scope of the contract.

Opportunities offered by emerging/new technologies.

Materialisation of any of the identified risks may result in a permitted modification under Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.

The highways contract shall bind respective successors and permitted assigns of WCC. A public authority may become a successor to WCC or to a Non-Lead Authority by reason

of the Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008 or otherwise.

If more than one public authority succeeds WCC, prior to such succession, WCC notifies the Contractor of the successor to be the Client.

CPV classifications

  • 45000000 - Construction work

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Unsuccessful suppliers


Submission

Submission type

Tenders


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Suppliers

BALFOUR BEATTY LIVING PLACES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02067112
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHCY-5219-TLDG

The Curve Building Axis Business Park

Langley

SL3 8AG

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1

M GROUP HIGHWAYS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 13007933
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJXG-2338-PQGJ

Abel Smith House

Stevenage

SG1 2ST

United Kingdom

Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02756434
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMYN-9317-XCXP

Albion House

Horsham

RH12 2RW

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ28 - West Sussex (North East)

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No


Contracting authorities

Warwickshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTN-5446-NMXW

Shire Hall

Warwick

CV34 4SA

United Kingdom

Region: UKG13 - Warwickshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGWC-7578-LYDG

Council House, Manor Square

Solihull

B91 3QB

United Kingdom

Region: UKG32 - Solihull

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Coventry City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMJC-6861-XJPP

Council House, Earl Street

Coventry

CV1 5RR

United Kingdom

Region: UKG33 - Coventry

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government


Contact organisation

Contact Warwickshire County Council for any enquiries.