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title: "Provision of Core Surfacing 2024- 2027"
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# Provision of Core Surfacing 2024- 2027

Buyer: CUMBERLAND COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90a47d8c-a522-4281-8774-9e9695f71c38

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## Summary

The Cumberland Council has awarded a contract for the "Provision of Core Surfacing 2024-2027" to DSD Construction Ltd. The project involves maintaining and repairing existing highways, including inlay, overlay, and reconstruction. The contract, valued at £50 million, falls under the "Construction work" category. The contract period is from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2027.

This tender by Cumberland Council for highway surfacing presents significant business growth opportunities for construction companies specialising in road infrastructure projects. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the construction sector are well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties can access the tender documents on www.the-chest.org.uk by searching for the contract reference DN704649. The deadline for expressing interest is February 22, 2024.

## Notice

The Council is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR") for the purpose of procuring the works described in the Specification (Works). The highways team within Cumberland Council is responsible for a PS7.2 billion highways asset comprising: O 3,400km carriageway including: O 672 km of A Class Roads (Primary Route Network); O 2,940 km of B and C Class Roads (Non- Primary Route Network); O 4,150 km of Unclassified roads O 2,000km footways and cycle ways O 75,000 highway gullies O 35,000 street lighting columns O 1,050 structures (bridges, culverts) The Works are anticipated to include delivery of Core Highway Surfacing schemes within the geographical area of Cumberland Council. The schemes will generally involve the maintenance and repair of existing highways including, inlay, overlay and partial or full reconstruction. The Works will generally not consist of patching, or small-scale resurfacing schemes although patching may form part of wider surfacing schemes. The Contract terms and conditions will be based on the NEC3 Term Service Contract template with the Council standard X and Z clauses and any schemes procured will be the subject of a Task Order. Typical individual Task Order values vary from PS50,000 to PS250,000 but may be less than PS10,000 or in excess PS1m. The Contractor will be required to work with the Client in a collaborative fashion broadly following the principles of ISO 4400. This contract requires compliance with the National Highways Sector Scheme 16 (NHSS16) which covers the Quality Management of the Laying of Asphalt Mixes. Any Tender which does not meet NHSS16 will not be assessed and will not be awarded the contract. Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN704649) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1bef766-655f-4b0e-9bbf-c152d6225750 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 7 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CUMBERLAND COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARLISLE |
| Post town | Carlisle |
| Postcode | CA1 1RD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Carlisle |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DSD CONSTRUCTION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2024 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1bef766-655f-4b0e-9bbf-c152d6225750
- 15 Jan 2024 at 11:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e57c5a2-2383-4c61-a136-c6ee7b34e7c6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1bef766-655f-4b0e-9bbf-c152d6225750
  19th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e57c5a2-2383-4c61-a136-c6ee7b34e7c6
  15th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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