Scope
Description
Westmorland and Furness Council is responsible for the strategic local services within the Council boundaries. The highways team within the Council is responsible for a highway's asset comprising over 4,343km of road:
• 507 km of A Class Roads (Primary Route Network);
• 1,606 km of B and C Class Roads (Non- Primary Route Network);
• 2,230 km of Unclassified roads
• 2,469 km of footways etc.
• The Council also maintains the following list of structures:
• 1075 council owned highway bridges
• 56 council owned highway footbridges
• 521 council owned and unknown ownership highway retaining walls.
• 384 council owned highway culverts
• 178 council owned highway culverts
In house operational teams carry out a variety of maintenance works across the county. Maintaining the safety of the public and the Council's staff is a key consideration in delivering these works. Often these works require only very basic temporary traffic management measures which are carried out by the in-house teams. However more substantial works or works on busier streets require temporary traffic management works that are beyond their expertise and qualifications and require equipment not held by the in-house teams. For these schemes external specialist contractors are required to carry out the required temporary traffic management.
Commercial tool
Establishes an open framework
Total value (estimated)
- £3,000,000 excluding VAT
- £3,600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027
- Possible extension to 31 October 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
2 x 12 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 63712700 - Traffic control services
Contract locations
- UKD12 - East Cumbria
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
Unlimited
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Establishing party only
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
7 July 2025
Tender submission deadline
1 August 2025, 11:59pm
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
22 September 2025
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Reduced tendering period
Yes
Qualifying planned procurement notice - minimum 10 days
Contracting authority
Westmorland and Furness Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYYD-1758-YNVR
South Lakeland House
Kendal
LA9 4DQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKD12 - East Cumbria
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government