Notice Information
Notice Title
New Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework-Herefordshire Council (2026-2030)
Notice Description
As part of preparations for the New Public Realm Service Herefordshire Council wishes to procure a new Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework. The new framework will be used for the delivery of highways and public realm schemes forming part of a mixed economy model approach for the Council and which will run alongside the new Public Realm Contract that will come into place on 1st June 2026. The estimated maximum total value of the contracts to be awarded across all Lots under during the Framework term is PS100,000,000 (excluding VAT). The estimated spend across individual Lots is included in the tender documents. There is no guarantee on the level of spend across any of the Lots and the estimated spend across individual Lots is subject to change during the lifetime of the framework.
Lot Information
Lot 1- General Civils Schemes (value less than PS500,000)
Lot 1 General Civils Schemes with an estimated Work Order value of less than PS500,000.
Lot 2- General Civils Schemes (PS500,000 - PS3,000,000)Lot 2 General Civils Schemes with an estimated Work Order value of between PS500,000 and PS3,000,000
Lot 3- Surfacing SchemesLot 3 Surfacing Schemes with an unlimited Work Order value.
Lot 4 - Surface Dressing and Other Thin Surface Treatment WorksLot 4 - Lot 4 - Surface Dressing and Other Thin Surface Treatment Works (Unlimited Work Order Value)
Lot 5 - Structures Schemes (up to PS1,000,000)Lot 5 - Structures Schemes with an estimated Work Order value of up to PS1,000,000
Lot 6 - Traffic Signal Improvement and Maintenance WorksLot 6 - Traffic Signal Improvement and Maintenance Works (Unlimited Work Order Value)
Lot 7 - Tree Surveys and InspectionsLot 7 - Tree Surveys and Inspections (unlimited order value)
Lot 8 - Tree WorksLot 8 - Tree Works (unlimited order value) The Contractor will undertake tree works across the County. The scope encompasses all public realm trees including highways, public rights of way, parks and open spaces (including play areas), cemetery and crematorium, housing, other areas owned by the Council.
Planning Information
Intention is to engage with and inform market of the Herefordshire Council's requirements, to assess the market's capacity and finalise its procurement strategy as well as enabling potential contractors to better understand and provide feedback on the proposed scope of the requirement. The event will be hosted online facilitated via MS Teams on Monday 27th October 2025, 10am. To secure your spot please email dominika.taylor@herefordshire.gov.uk or contact us via Pro-Contract (www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ) by Wednesday 22nd October, 5pm- providing your company name and email addresses of representatives who wish to attend (max 2 per supplier).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a3e5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003579-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
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
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- CPV Codes
34996100 - Traffic lights
44113810 - Surface dressing
45000000 - Construction work
45316210 - Installation of traffic monitoring equipment
45316212 - Installation of traffic lights
50232000 - Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights
71355000 - Surveying services
71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
77211300 - Tree-clearing services
77211400 - Tree-cutting services
77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
77230000 - Services incidental to forestry
77341000 - Tree pruning
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Feb 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 7 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 May 2026 - 14 May 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEREFORD
- Postcode
- HR4 0LE
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003579-2026
15th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062134-2025
3rd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060453-2025
29th September 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
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