--- title: "Oxfordshire County Council Highway Maintenance Contract" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-03-21" --- # Oxfordshire County Council Highway Maintenance Contract Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e1284448-5811-4ea7-a8d5-f15da846adb1.json) ## Summary Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract, worth £840 million, to Milestone Infrastructure Limited. The contract, which falls under the industry category of construction work for highways and roads (CPV code 45233100), includes routine and reactive maintenance, winter services, emergency response, and small infrastructure improvements. The operational services will start on 1st April 2025, following a mobilisation period, and the contract will initially run for 8 years with an option to extend up to a total of 14 years, concluding on 31st March 2033. This procurement adopted a competitive dialogue method and reached the award stage on 21st March 2025. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in highway and road maintenance, emergency response, and winter services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) are particularly encouraged to get involved, as the contract includes various sub-categories like road-repair works, traffic-calming works, and footpath and cycle path construction. The large scale and long duration of the contract offer substantial growth potential for enterprises capable of delivering high-quality maintenance and improvement services across Oxfordshire’s extensive highway network. ## Notice Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3000 miles of highway, 2600 miles of public rights of way. Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025, following a period of mobilisation. The Contract will be for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years. The services are the maintenance and improvement of the Council's highway network and include: * Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways, footways, cycleways, drainage systems, structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings, street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way. * Emergency response to incidents on the highway network * Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance * Delivery of the capital maintenance/renewal schemes. * Structures - maintenance and improvement works. * Small new infrastructure and improvement works (below a value of approx. PS750k). * Arboricultural service and support. * Countryside and Public Rights Of Way maintenance. * Traffic & Event Management. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6adead2-2acf-4d99-af53-c36cf8620e7a | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialog | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | 3 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Mar 2025 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2033 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £840,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £840,000,000 | | 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 | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MILESTONE INFRASTRUCTURE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads - 45233140 - Roadworks - 45233141 - Road-maintenance works - 45233142 - Road-repair works - 45233150 - Traffic-calming works - 45233161 - Footpath construction work - 45233162 - Cycle path construction work - 45233200 - Various surface works - 45233221 - Road-surface painting work - 45233222 - Paving and asphalting works - 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works - 45233229 - Verge maintenance work ## Release History - 21 Mar 2025 at 10:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6adead2-2acf-4d99-af53-c36cf8620e7a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6adead2-2acf-4d99-af53-c36cf8620e7a 21st March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=02bd3f6c-3a73-ee11-8124-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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