Tender

Highways Winter Service Framework

  • The Borough Council of Calderdale

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-021981

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051525

Published 15 May 2025, 7:11pm



Scope

Reference

Winter Services

Description

The Council is seeking to establish a Highways Winter Service Framework. The Framework will be divided into 8 Lots. Winter Service is such that the amount of work required will invariably change each year. The winter season runs from 1st October to 1st May and runs a 24/7 service. The Winter Service will be carried out using gritters, vehicles, associated winter services plant and appropriately-trained drivers provided by the contractor. The contractor may be allocated a type of salting route, patrol route or snow clearing routes under the separate Lots. The routes may be varied at any time during the contract period.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £5,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £6,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2029
  • 4 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles
  • 34144420 - Salt spreaders
  • 34144440 - Gritter vehicles
  • 34927100 - Road salt
  • 37411000 - Winter equipments
  • 43313000 - Snowploughs and snowblowers
  • 43313100 - Snowploughs
  • 43313200 - Snowblowers
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 45000000 - Construction work
  • 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

Contract locations

  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

Lot constraints

Maximum number of lots a supplier can bid for: 8

Maximum number of lots a supplier can be awarded: 8


Lot LOT-0001. Highways Winter Service Framework

Description

The Council is seeking to establish a Highways Winter Service Framework. The Framework will be divided into 8 Lots. Winter Service is such that the amount of work required will invariably change each year. The winter season runs from 1st October to 1st May and runs a 24/7 service. The Winter Service will be carried out using gritters, vehicles, associated winter services plant and appropriately-trained drivers provided by the contractor. The contractor may be allocated a type of salting route, patrol route or snow clearing routes under the separate Lots. The routes may be varied at any time during the contract period.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £5,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £6,000,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0002. Lot 1 - Carriageway Salting and Patrolling

Description

Lot 1 is for Carriageway Salting and Patrolling.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £4,400,000 excluding VAT
  • £5,280,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0003. Lot 2 - Vehicle Loader

Description

Lot 2 is for Vehicle Loading.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £250,000 excluding VAT
  • £300,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0004. Lot 3 - Carriageway Snow Plough

Description

Lot 3 is for Carriageway Snow Ploughing

Lot value (estimated)

  • £100,000 excluding VAT
  • £120,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0005. Lot 4 - Self Propelled Snow Blower

Description

Lot 4 is for Self Propelled Snow Blowing.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £10,000 excluding VAT
  • £12,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0006. Lot 5 - Attachable Snow Blower

Description

Lot 5 is for Attachable Snow Blowing.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £30,000 excluding VAT
  • £36,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0007. Lot 6 - Grab Wagon

Description

Lot 6 is for Grab Wagons.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £50,000 excluding VAT
  • £60,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0008. Lot 7 - Cycleway Gritter

Description

Lot 7 is for Cycleway Gritting.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £100,000 excluding VAT
  • £120,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot LOT-0009. Lot 8 - Narrow Roads Gritter

Description

Lot 8 is for Narrow Road Gritting.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £60,000 excluding VAT
  • £72,000 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Framework

Maximum number of suppliers

66

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

Information on how prices are determined is detailed in section 4 ('Prices for Services') of the overarching Framework Agreement and in section 11 ('Payment') of the Call-Off Terms and Conditions. The selection process for the award of contracts is detailed in section 6 ('Ordering Procedure') of the overarching Framework Agreement and in section 5 ('Supply of Services) of the Call-Off Terms and Conditions.

Award method when using the framework

Without competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

Establishing party only


Participation

Particular suitability

Lot LOT-0001. Highways Winter Service Framework

Lot LOT-0002. Lot 1 - Carriageway Salting and Patrolling

Lot LOT-0003. Lot 2 - Vehicle Loader

Lot LOT-0004. Lot 3 - Carriageway Snow Plough

Lot LOT-0005. Lot 4 - Self Propelled Snow Blower

Lot LOT-0006. Lot 5 - Attachable Snow Blower

Lot LOT-0007. Lot 6 - Grab Wagon

Lot LOT-0008. Lot 7 - Cycleway Gritter

Lot LOT-0009. Lot 8 - Narrow Roads Gritter

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

6 June 2025, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

13 June 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

24 June 2025


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Price Price 70%
Quality Quality 30%

Other information

Applicable trade agreements

  • Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice

TBC


Contracting authority

The Borough Council of Calderdale

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNQT-4842-NXXN

Town Hall, Crossley Street

Halifax

HX1 1UJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: David Greenwood

Telephone: +44 1422393107

Email: procurement@calderdale.gov.uk

Website: https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2

Region: UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government