Technical and Highways Works Framework

The City of Salford is establishing a Technical and Highways Works Framework to provide a flexible and open procurement mechanism for a wide spectrum of civil engineering, design, construction and maintenance activities across the metropolitan area. The framework, which will be refreshed at three‑year and six‑year intervals, is intended to secure qualified and experienced contractors who can deliver projects ranging from routine resurfacing to complex infrastructure improvements in support of the Council’s Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (HIAMP). A competitive ranking system will determine the allocation of call‑offs, with the highest scoring supplier offered work first and subsequent parcels offered to lower‑ranked bidders if necessary.

The framework comprises several distinct lots covering diverse road and structure categories. Lot 1 focuses on minor highway improvements such as resurfacing of roads and footways and small network management projects; Lot 2 is devoted to the design and delivery of highway alteration works of varying scale, from safety interventions to major junction remodelling; Lot 3 covers comprehensive labour, supervision, plant, traffic management and ancillary activities required for all contract deliverables. Lot 4 concentrates on general structural works, including the construction and strengthening of bridges, retaining walls, footbridges, subways and signal gantries, while Lot 4d targets landscape and associated works, from hard and soft landscaping to ongoing maintenance. All contract values are subject to the current financial thresholds of the FTS and the BCIS index, and procurement budgets will be reviewed annually.

Contract awards will be determined by a weighted evaluation that apportions 50 % weight to price, 35 % to quality and 15 % to social value. Eligible contractors must submit proposals in compliance with the sole language requirement of English and will be assessed on their submission scores. All works shall comply with the UK’s BS 8004:20 and current British Standards for civil engineering and environmental management.

A framework to deliver technical and highways works to the City of Salford. This will be an open framework whereby our intention is to open the framework at years 3 and 6. The Authority estimates that the total value of this framework to be around £300m (ex VAT). The Lot values are estimates based on the total framework value. A framework is no guarantee of work.

Contract location: UKD3
Communication: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ DN780443
Enquiry deadline: 2026-10-28T15:00:00Z
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ DN780443
Tenders may be submitted electronically: allowed
Award decision date (estimated): 2027-01-18T23:59:59Z

Lot: 1
Description: The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake HC projects which cover a range of minor highway improvement works including resurfacing of minor and major roads and footways and small network management improvement works to support the delivery of their Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (HIAMP). For works up to £150k plus BCIS Index. Suppliers will be ranked on their submission scores. The highest scoring supplier will be offered the work first, if they are unable to complete the contract, the second ranked supplier will be offered the work and so on. The budgets may fluctuate on an annual basis.
Lot value (estimated)
100.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
120.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 2
Description: The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake the design and delivery of Highway alteration improvements across the whole project lifecycle. HD will be the primary users and Lot Lead for Lot 1B. HD projects range from minor safety interventions to EG: install standalone crossing facilities, up to large scale active travel corridors and major remodelling of junctions. Any works over £150k to a maximum of the current FTS Threshold value at the time of each further competition. The budgets may fluctuate on an annual basis.
Lot value (estimated)
90.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
108.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 3
Description: The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake all labour, supervision, plant, materials, traffic management, testing, temporary works and ancillary activities necessary to complete the Works in accordance with the Service Specification, Pricing Schedule and the relevant Call-Off Contract. Further competition only and budgets can fluctuate on an annual basis.
Lot value (estimated)
20.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
24.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 4
Description: The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake general structures works projects including the construction of new highway structures and the maintenance and strengthening of existing highway structures. The type of structures would include retaining walls, bridges, footbridges, subways and signal gantry's. The highest ranked supplier will be offered the contract first for works under £75k plus BCIS index, Further competitions will be conducted for any works from £75k plus BCIS index to a maximum of the FTS Threshold Values Inclusive of VAT current when letting each further competition. Budgets will fluctuate annually.
Lot value (estimated)
30.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
36.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 4d
Description: The Council requires suitably qualified and experienced contractors who are interested in gaining approval onto a Framework Agreement to undertake Landscape and Associated Works projects including the construction of a diverse range of new hard and soft landscape projects inclusive of appropriate maintenance periods upon completion. The highest ranked supplier will be offered the contract first for works under £75k plus BCIS index, Further competitions will be conducted for any works from £75k plus BCIS index to a maximum of the FTS Threshold Values Inclusive of VAT current when letting each further competition. Budgets will fluctuate annually.
Lot value (estimated)
60.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
72.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Award criteria:

Name	Type	Weighting
Price	price	50%
Quality	quality	35%
Social Value	quality	15%

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En