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Oxfordshire County Council Highway Maintenance Contract

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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21 Mar 2025 at 10:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract, worth £840 million, to Milestone Infrastructure Limited. The contract, which falls under the industry category of construction work for highways and roads (CPV code 45233100), includes routine and reactive maintenance, winter services, emergency response, and small infrastructure improvements. The operational services will start on 1st April 2025, following a mobilisation period, and the contract will initially run for 8 years with an option to extend up to a total of 14 years, concluding on 31st March 2033. This procurement adopted a competitive dialogue method and reached the award stage on 21st March 2025.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in highway and road maintenance, emergency response, and winter services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) are particularly encouraged to get involved, as the contract includes various sub-categories like road-repair works, traffic-calming works, and footpath and cycle path construction. The large scale and long duration of the contract offer substantial growth potential for enterprises capable of delivering high-quality maintenance and improvement services across Oxfordshire’s extensive highway network.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Oxfordshire County Council Highway Maintenance Contract

Notice Description

Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3000 miles of highway, 2600 miles of public rights of way. Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025, following a period of mobilisation. The Contract will be for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years. The services are the maintenance and improvement of the Council's highway network and include: * Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways, footways, cycleways, drainage systems, structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings, street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way. * Emergency response to incidents on the highway network * Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance * Delivery of the capital maintenance/renewal schemes. * Structures - maintenance and improvement works. * Small new infrastructure and improvement works (below a value of approx. PS750k). * Arboricultural service and support. * Countryside and Public Rights Of Way maintenance. * Traffic & Event Management.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6adead2-2acf-4d99-af53-c36cf8620e7a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialog
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads

45233140 - Roadworks

45233141 - Road-maintenance works

45233142 - Road-repair works

45233150 - Traffic-calming works

45233161 - Footpath construction work

45233162 - Cycle path construction work

45233200 - Various surface works

45233221 - Road-surface painting work

45233222 - Paving and asphalting works

45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works

45233229 - Verge maintenance work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£840,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£840,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MILESTONE INFRASTRUCTURE

Further Information

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