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003234 Road Markings

Durham County Council

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29 Jul 2026 at 16:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured road-marking works across County Durham. The requirement covers highway maintenance work associated with road markings, delivered for the council as the public-sector buyer. The procurement was arranged as a single lot and relates to the council’s wider highway network. The awarded work is classified as works rather than goods or general services, so it is relevant to contractors able to carry out road-marking and associated highway maintenance activities at county scale. Delivery is within County Durham, under the council’s responsibility. The selected supplier, WJ North Limited, is a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist SME with the relevant operational capability.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a competitive selective process below the relevant threshold, using a framework agreement. WJ North Limited was awarded the single lot. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028, with one 24-month renewal option allowing a maximum period to 30 June 2030. Its value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT and £4,800,000 including VAT. The award was made on a competitive basis under the framework. The contract is active, and the award is active. The arrangement therefore records a completed council procurement and an established supplier relationship rather than a current bidding opportunity.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from Durham County Council for specialist road-marking and highway maintenance delivery across County Durham. A credible future competitor would need practical capability in road-marking works, the equipment and workforce to operate across a county-wide highway network, and sufficient capacity to deliver a substantial, multi-year requirement. Experience of working safely and reliably on public roads would be commercially relevant, as would the ability to perform under a framework agreement and compete through its call-off route. The successful supplier is an SME, so the requirement is not evidenced as being limited to major national contractors. Firms with comparable highway maintenance experience, operational resilience and public-sector delivery credentials would be the closest competitors when this requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

003234 Road Markings

Notice Description

Road Markings for County Durham

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d6dd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071860-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45233139 - Highway maintenance work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WJ North Ltd

Further Information

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