Scope
Description
This is notification of an upcoming opportunity, in which Slough Borough Council intends to undertake a procurement exercise aimed at setting up a Framework to procure the services of contractors to undertake emergency maintenance, site investigations, minor & major highways and transport works
It is anticipated that framework will comprise of 5 lots as follows ( which are subject to change before tender is issue)
1) Lot 1 - Minor Works Construction Project - value range £500,000.00 per contract
2) Lot 2 - Minor Works Construction Projects - value ranges £500,000.00 to £2,000,000.00 per contract
3) Lot 3 - Major Construction Projects - value ranges £2,000,000.00 to £10,000,000.00 per contract
4) Lot 4 - Re-active maintenance works up to the value of £100,000.00 per contract
5) Lot 5 - Carriageway Resurfacing Works up to the value of £1,000,000.00 per contract
Each lot will list a number of contractors whose services are to be procured to deliver these works via mini competitions or Direct Awards, and call off contracts are to be awarded using Engineering Construction Contracts (ECC) NEC4 Option A or B
Contract duration will be for a period of 3 years, with option to extend it for a further 2 year, on an annual basis of 1 + 1
Indicative Procurement Timelines are
Issue of Tender Documents & Tender Notice - w/c 7 July 2025
Tender Return - End of August 2025
Tender Evaluation - September to December 2025
Internal Governance/Statutory Approvals - January/March 2026
Anticipated Contract Award Notice - April / May 2026
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £50,000,000 excluding VAT
- £60,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 4 May 2026 to 24 April 2030
- Possible extension to 24 April 2031
- 4 years, 11 months, 21 days
Description of possible extension:
An additional year to the overall contract term
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
- 45233130 - Construction work for highways
- 45233131 - Construction work for elevated highways
- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233300 - Foundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpaths
- 45233310 - Foundation work for highways
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
Unlimited
Justification for framework term over 4 years
Contract to be extended to allow for a fresh procurement exercise
Framework operation description
Call offs and Direct Awards
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
11 July 2025
Enquiry deadline
22 August 2025, 1:00pm
Tender submission deadline
29 August 2025, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders must be submitted via the In-Tend e-Sourcing portal.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
19 March 2026
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Slough Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMLW-2634-YYNX
Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road
Slough
SL1 2EL
United Kingdom
Email: SBCProcurement@slough.gov.uk
Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government