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title: "SC24029 Highway Term Maintenance Contract 2026"
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# SC24029 Highway Term Maintenance Contract 2026

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04afcb

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "SC24029 Highway Term Maintenance Contract 2026" is underway, initiated by Kent County Council. This contracting opportunity falls within the services category, specifically focusing on the repair, maintenance, and associated services related to roads and other equipment. Located in the UKJ4 region, the process was officially launched on 21st October 2024 and is currently in the tender stage with a selection questionnaire deadline set for 25th November 2024. Following this, shortlisted candidates will submit the final tenders by December 2024. The contract will commence in November 2025 and has an initial term of 14 years, with options to extend up to 21 years, including a mobilisation period. The procurement method employed is a competitive procedure with negotiation, geared towards identifying the most economically advantageous tender using the Price per Quality Point evaluation method.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in highway maintenance and related services, valued at approximately £2 billion over the contract term. It encourages participation from small and medium-sized enterprises, offering them the chance to engage either as direct candidates, supply-chain partners, consortium members, or subcontractors. Businesses that specialise in winter service provision, drainage maintenance, and road equipment will find ample scope to contribute and expand their market presence. The contract also includes collaborations with several local authorities, broadening the potential for diverse projects and task orders, thus fostering business growth for companies equipped with the necessary resources and expertise in infrastructure services.

## Notice

Following a competitive procedure with negotiation under Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Procurement"), Kent County Council (the "Council") has appointed a service provider (the "Service Provider") to deliver a highways term maintenance contract (the "Contract"). The Council's highway term maintenance services are currently delivered through the Council's existing contract (the "Current HTMC"), which expires on 30 April 2026. The Council has entered into the Contract as of 19 November 2025 to allow sufficient time for implementation and to ensure service continuity from the expiry of the Current HTMC. The initial term of the Contract is 14 years (168 months) (plus a six (6) month mobilisation period during which Task Orders will be issued under the Contract for the initial term). There will be an option to extend the Contract by up to a maximum aggregate of seven (7) years (84 months). At the Final Tender Stage, the Council identified the most economically advantageous tender using the Price per Quality Point evaluation method. Please also see Section VI for additional information. This Procurement also includes the potential for the local authorities listed in Section II.2.11 below to have access to in order to deliver specific schemes/projects with the Service Provider.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Procurement was undertaken as a competitive procedure with negotiation under Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Following, three separate rounds of market engagement in January, June, and August 2024 the Procurement launched on 21 October 2024. The Council encouraged small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in the Procurement, either as Candidates, consortium members, supply-chain partners or sub-contractors. The Selection Questionnaire (the "SQ") Stage of the Procurement closed on 25 November 2024. An Invitation to Submit Initial Tender (the "ISIT") was released in December 2024 to the Candidates shortlisted at the SQ Stage (subsequently referred to as "Tenderers"). Only quality was evaluated during the Initial Tender Stage, and following this stage, the top three (3) ranked Tenderers were issued with an Invitation to Submit Detailed Tender (the "ISDT") and invited to the Detailed Tender Stage. At the Detailed Tender Stage, quality was evaluated and a detailed review of the Schedules of Rates was undertaken for the purposes of providing feedback to the Tenderers. The Council did not apply the Price Per Quality Point evaluation method at Detailed Tender Stage. All three (3) Tenderers were issued with an Invitation to Submit Final Tender (the "ISFT"). At the Final Tender Stage of the Procurement the Council evaluated the Tenderers' quality responses and used the Schedules of Rates to calculate the Tenderers' Price per Quality Point. The most economically advantageous Tenderer was determined by the Tenderer receiving the lowest Price per Quality Point. Additional information: The Current HTMC delivers a number of essential and statutory services, including the following: * Winter Service Provision - e.g. gritting/salting the road network during freezing conditions including ploughing during snow events. * Drainage Maintenance and Capital Projects - e.g. cyclical highway drainage cleansing, emergency response during storm events and capital drainage repair schemes. * Structures - e.g. bridge repairs, tunnel maintenance and management and construction of new structures. * Highway patching and small to medium-scale road asset renewal works - e.g. pothole repairs and larger surface defect repairs of the highway. * Pavement asset preservation services - e.g. carriageway and footway life extension treatments such as surface dressing. * Emergency Response - e.g. responding to emergencies across the network due to weather, emergency services support, vehicle collisions, and structural asset failure both in hours and out of hours, 24/7/365. * Highway Improvement Scheme Delivery - e.g. construction of schemes for crash remedial measures, engineering and traffic schemes and S.106 requirements. The below is a summary of the scope for the Contract: * Routine maintenance * Highways schemes * Structures and Tunnels maintenance * High Speed Road maintenance programme * Emergency and Out of Hours * Winter service * Drainage civil schemes * Drainage cleansing * Road and footway patching / pothole repairs * Small/Medium reactive road asset renewal * Signs maintenance * Lining maintenance * Barrier repairs * Asset improvements * Pavement asset preservation services * Professional services ((limited to design for civil engineering works to assist the delivery of projects) * Major Projects (up to PS5m) Due to the term of the Contract and the nature of the Services, the Council has reserved the right to include additional supporting and/or related services in the Scope during the term of the Contract and in accordance with its terms.

Options: The Contract provides for an extension of up to a maximum aggregate of seven (7) years (84 months), depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and the availability of further funding. The Contract includes a performance regime that may result in the adjustment of its term. The scope includes the potential for the following local authorities to have access to in order to deliver specific schemes/projects: 1. Ashford Borough Council 2. Canterbury City Council 3. Dartford Borough Council 4. Dover District Council 5. Folkestone and Hythe District Council 6. Gravesham Borough Council 7. Maidstone Borough Council 8. Medway Council 9. Sevenoaks District Council 10. Swale Borough Council 11. Thanet District Council 12. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 13. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080361-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | £2,000,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,000,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### 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
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles
- 34920000 - Road equipment
- 34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment
- 34990000 - Control, safety, signalling and light equipment
- 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2025 at 17:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080361-2025
- 21 Oct 2024 at 15:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034009-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=c175c11c-8d8f-ef11-8130-005056b64545
- https://www.kent.gov.uk

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