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Highways Maintenance Works - Multi-Lot

Wirral Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Jan 2026 at 21:33

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Aug 2025 at 01:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

01 Jul 2025 at 00:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wirral Council recently awarded contracts for the "Highways Maintenance Works - Multi-Lot" project, which focuses on maintenance work in the highways sector primarily in the UKD74 region. The procurement process has reached the award stage as of 7th January 2026, with contracts granted for two lots. Lot 1, concerning Surface Dressing & Micro Carriageway Surfacing, and Lot 2, involving Structural Carriageway Resurfacing, have been awarded to KIELY BROS. LIMITED and HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED, respectively. The contracts will commence on 1st February 2026 and are set to run until 31st January 2029. The procurement used an open procedure method, ensuring a competitive environment for tenderers.

This tender opportunity presents substantial growth avenues for businesses within the construction industry, particularly those specialising in road and surface works. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were actively encouraged to participate, as evidenced by their significant engagement during the bidding process. The contract's focus on diverse areas within highway maintenance, such as surface dressing and structural resurfacing, provides numerous prospects for companies with expertise in these specialised services. Businesses equipped with technological innovation in road surfacing or efficient service delivery can leverage these sectors to expand their market reach and establish long-term client relationships with sub-central government authorities like Wirral Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Highways Maintenance Works - Multi-Lot

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to appoint suppliers for Highways Maintenance Works, which is split into two (2) lots, Lot 1 - A1.1 Surface Dressing & Micro Carriageway Surfacing and Lot 2 - A2 Structural Carriageway Resurfacing. The work involved within Lot 1 - A.1.1 will involve carriageway surface dressing which will include post application processes to prevent chipping loss, pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials, and proprietary processes including re-application of carriageway markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management; and resurfacing of carriageways using specialist thin-layer micro surfacing materials, including pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials and proprietary processes, and re-application of carriageway markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 1. The work involved within Lot 2 - A2 will involve highway surfacing, including Hot Rolled Asphalt, Close Graded Asphalt Concrete, and other specialist asphalts as necessary, to base, binder, and surface levels, and proprietary processes including ironwork adjustment, re-application of carriageway markings, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 2.

Lot Information

A1.1 Surface Dressing & Micro Carriageway Surfacing

The work involved within Lot 1 - A.1.1 will involve carriageway surface dressing which will include post application processes to prevent chipping loss, pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials, and proprietary processes including re-application of carriageway markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management; and resurfacing of carriageways using specialist thin-layer micro surfacing materials, including pre-patching using conventional and specialist materials and proprietary processes, and re-application of carriageway markings, associated ironwork adjustments and renewal, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 1.

A2 Structural Carriageway Resurfacing

The work involved within Lot 2 - A2 will involve highway surfacing, including Hot Rolled Asphalt, Close Graded Asphalt Concrete, and other specialist asphalts as necessary, to base, binder, and surface levels, and proprietary processes including ironwork adjustment, re-application of carriageway markings, and all associated traffic and pedestrian management. A single supplier will be awarded the contract under Lot 2. Tenderers can submit a tender response for one or both Lots.

Planning Information

Wirral Borough Council (the "Council") has issued this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to raise awareness of forthcoming contract opportunities for the delivery of Highways Surfacing Type Works (the" Contracts") and to give interested parties the option to participate in a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise (the "Exercise"). The Council provides regular reactive and planned highways works along with other highway infrastructure works. The contracts the Council is seeking to procure, cover all aspects of major footway and surfacing schemes, along with preventative treatments. These are - • A1.1 - Surface Dressing and Micro Carriageway Surfacing & A2 - Carriageway Structural Resurfacing • A1.2 - Footway Slurry and Carriageway Micro Hand Patching • A1.3 - Carriageway and Footway Retread • A3 - Civil and Highway Engineering The Exercise document is available on The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk) for interested parties to respond to.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055657
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001253-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

44113810 - Surface dressing

45233200 - Various surface works

45233210 - Surface work for highways

45233220 - Surface work for roads

45233221 - Road-surface painting work

45233222 - Paving and asphalting works

45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works

45233251 - Resurfacing works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£24,500,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£24,500,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jan 20267 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
4 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
7 Jan 20267 months ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wirral Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALLASEY
Postcode
CH44 8ED
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD74 Wirral
Delivery Location
TLD74 Wirral
Local Authority
Wirral
Electoral Ward
Seacombe
Westminster Constituency
Wallasey

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED

KIELY BROS. LIMITED

Further Information

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