This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Feb 2026 at 11:46

Tender

16 Jan 2025 at 18:50

Summary of the contracting process

The County of Herefordshire District Council has awarded a contract for public realm services, including construction, foundation, and surface works for highways and roads. The procurement process was conducted using a competitive procedure with negotiation. The successful tender, valued at £11,784,765.19 excluding VAT, aligns with the contract notice estimate and will be delivered by M Group Highways Ltd. The contract commences on 1st June 2026 with an initial term of around seven years, potentially extending to a maximum of ten years. The award, dated 19th February 2026, requires services within the Herefordshire region (UKG11), covering network resilience, winter maintenance, street cleaning, and more. The process has reached the award stage as of 2026, February 24th.

This contract offers significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in construction, road maintenance, and public infrastructure services. With a focus on quality and social value alongside price, companies skilled in delivering diverse public realm services such as winter maintenance, drainage, and street lighting can benefit from this opportunity. The competitive procedure implies potential benefits for businesses keen on strategic negotiations. Enterprises that specialise in large-scale infrastructure projects or have expertise in local and regional authority service contracts would be particularly well-suited to compete for similar opportunities or expansions on the awarded contract.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Herefordshire Council - Award of New Public Realm Services Contract

Notice Description

The County of Herefordshire District Council ("the Council") has awarded a contract for the provision of public realm works and services ("Public Realm Services").

Lot Information

Lot 1

The County of Herefordshire District Council ("the Council") has awarded a contract for the provision of public realm works and services ("Public Realm Services"). The contract is awarded for an initial term of 6 (six) years and 10 (ten) months thereafter there will be options to extend the term for a period of up to a maximum (from the commencement date) of 10 (ten) years. The successful contractor is to deliver the Public Realm Services commencing from 1st June 2026 which will include, but not be limited to, the following "core services": (i) Network resilience & civil emergencies services; (ii) Winter service; (iii) Reactive maintenance (potholes & patching); (iv) Carriageway & footway maintenance programmes; (v) Drainage (gully cleansing & land drainage); (vi) Street lighting, illuminated signs and traffic signals; (vii) Structures (maintenance of bridges and culverts); (viii) Street cleaning (bin emptying, fly tipping & road sweeping); (ix) Fleet management and mechanical workshop; (x) Parks and open spaces (highways verges and trees); (xi) Bereavement Services (cemeteries & burials); (xii) Bus shelter maintenance; (xiii) Public art maintenance; and (xiv) Public right of way works. Additional information: As specified in the draft Invitation to Submit Initial Tender, which was made available when the Contract Notice was published, the award criteria for this contract may be further split into 58 (Quality) : 12 (Social Value) : 30 (Price).

Options: The contract is awarded for an initial term of 6 (six) years and 10 (ten) months thereafter there will be options to extend the term for a period of up to a maximum (from the commencement date) of 10 (ten) years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d3ea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016405-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles

34928500 - Street-lighting equipment

34928510 - Street-lighting columns

43325000 - Park and playground equipment

44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials

45000000 - Construction work

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

50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

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

71510000 - Site-investigation services

71520000 - Construction supervision services

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

71540000 - Construction management services

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Feb 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The County of Herefordshire District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HEREFORD
Postcode
HR4 0LE
Postcode Area
Hereford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
Delivery Location
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of

Local Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Electoral Ward
Widemarsh
Westminster Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

M Group Highways Ltd.

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