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Highways and Public Realm Contract

Westminster City Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2026 at 16:53

Award Notice
TenderUpdate

26 Feb 2025 at 09:52

Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

25 Feb 2025 at 10:11

Tender Notice
Tender

20 Feb 2025 at 12:38

Tender Notice
Planning

21 Sep 2023 at 10:43

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Westminster City Council bought an integrated highways and public realm service, awarded to FM Conway Limited. The work covers maintenance, repair, renewal and improvement of roads and footways, including resurfacing, re-paving, street lighting, drainage, bridges, structures, statues and monuments, and security measures. It also includes routine and reactive works, smaller projects and public realm improvements; design and professional services; inspections; regulatory and operational support; management of pipe subways and tunnels; and highways and traffic software and data. Some work may be on land away from the public highway, including housing estates and schools. Delivery is principally across the City of Westminster, with some work outside its boundaries where the contract allows.

The procurement is complete: FM Conway Limited was selected and the contract was signed on 15 September 2026. It followed a competitive procedure with negotiation, using a selective process. The service period starts on 1 October 2026 and runs initially to 31 March 2035; the council may extend it by up to four years, with the maximum period ending on 31 March 2039. The estimated total value over the maximum period is £1.25 billion excluding VAT, including indexation; actual spend depends on the work ordered, budgets and indexation. The selection stage used pass/fail CAS requirements and scored technical questions. Award criteria listed quality/technical, price/commercial and responsible procurement, with respective stated weightings of 40%, 40% and 20%.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for Westminster City Council, this award signals demand for an integrated highways and public realm operator able to manage a broad, long-term programme, rather than a single trade package. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate capacity across road and footway maintenance and renewal, street lighting, drainage, structures, public realm projects and reactive work, alongside design, inspections and professional support. The scope also calls for coordination of operational and regulatory functions, tunnel and pipe subway management, and highways and traffic systems and data. The competitive process assessed technical quality as well as commercial and responsible procurement considerations; suppliers would need to show robust delivery capability and evidence that their approach meets the council’s technical requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Highways and Public Realm Contract

Notice Description

Award of a contract to FM Conway Limited for integrated highways and public realm maintenance, renewal, design and project delivery, principally within the City of Westminster. The initial service period is eight years and six months from 1 October 2026, with options to extend by up to four years in total.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Westminster City Council has appointed FM Conway Limited to deliver an integrated highways and public realm contract covering the repair, maintenance, renewal and improvement of highways infrastructure and associated assets. The scope includes carriageway resurfacing and footway re-paving; street lighting renewals; security and hostile vehicle mitigation; routine and reactive works; minor works and projects, including public realm improvements; bridges and structures; statues and monuments; and drainage works as further detailed in the Contract Notice and contract documents. The contract also includes design and professional services, structural and other inspections, regulatory and operational support, pipe subway and tunnel management, and the provision and management of highways and traffic software systems and data. It provides for relevant works and services on land outside the public highway, including housing estates, schools and other locations within the contractual scope. Furthermore, due to the term of the Contract and the nature of the contract, the Council reserves the right to include additional supporting and/or related works and services in the scope during the term of the contract and in accordance with its terms. The contract uses the NEC4 Term Service Contract, Main Option A, with bespoke amendments. The separate Audit and Asset Management Contract is outside this award. Additional information: The estimated value is PS725,000,000 excluding VAT for the initial eight years and six months, plus PS525,000,000 excluding VAT for extensions of up to four years, giving PS1,250,000,000 excluding VAT in total. These estimates include provision for indexation. Actual expenditure depends on the types and volumes of work instructed, budgets and contractual indexation and may be higher or lower. The est

Options: The initial service period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2035. The Council may, at its discretion and following reasonable consultation with the contractor, extend the service period by one or more periods totalling no more than four additional years. The maximum service period is therefore twelve years and six months, ending on 31 March 2039. . Task orders may be issued up to the end of the service period, with their delivery continuing afterwards as permitted by the contract.

Renewal: The overall maximum contract period is twelve and a half (12.5) years. This includes an initial period of eight and a half (8.5) years and the extension options of one or more extensions up to a total of four years .

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040289
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094935-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

34929000 - Highway materials

45221000 - Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways

45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads

45316000 - Installation work of illumination and signalling systems

50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

90641000 - Gully cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,250,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£1,250,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,250,000,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Sep 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2038 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2034 or 2038

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Westminster City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1E 6QP
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FM Conway Ltd

Further Information

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