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title: "Herefordshire Council - Award of New Public Realm Services Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d3ea"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2026-02-24"
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# Herefordshire Council - Award of New Public Realm Services Contract

Buyer: THE COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d3ea

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## Summary

The County of Herefordshire District Council has awarded a contract for public realm services, including construction, foundation, and surface works for highways and roads. The procurement process was conducted using a competitive procedure with negotiation. The successful tender, valued at £11,784,765.19 excluding VAT, aligns with the contract notice estimate and will be delivered by M Group Highways Ltd. The contract commences on 1st June 2026 with an initial term of around seven years, potentially extending to a maximum of ten years. The award, dated 19th February 2026, requires services within the Herefordshire region (UKG11), covering network resilience, winter maintenance, street cleaning, and more. The process has reached the award stage as of 2026, February 24th.

This contract offers significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in construction, road maintenance, and public infrastructure services. With a focus on quality and social value alongside price, companies skilled in delivering diverse public realm services such as winter maintenance, drainage, and street lighting can benefit from this opportunity. The competitive procedure implies potential benefits for businesses keen on strategic negotiations. Enterprises that specialise in large-scale infrastructure projects or have expertise in local and regional authority service contracts would be particularly well-suited to compete for similar opportunities or expansions on the awarded contract.

## Notice

The County of Herefordshire District Council ("the Council") has awarded a contract for the provision of public realm works and services ("Public Realm Services").

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The County of Herefordshire District Council ("the Council") has awarded a contract for the provision of public realm works and services ("Public Realm Services"). The contract is awarded for an initial term of 6 (six) years and 10 (ten) months thereafter there will be options to extend the term for a period of up to a maximum (from the commencement date) of 10 (ten) years. The successful contractor is to deliver the Public Realm Services commencing from 1st June 2026 which will include, but not be limited to, the following "core services": (i) Network resilience & civil emergencies services; (ii) Winter service; (iii) Reactive maintenance (potholes & patching); (iv) Carriageway & footway maintenance programmes; (v) Drainage (gully cleansing & land drainage); (vi) Street lighting, illuminated signs and traffic signals; (vii) Structures (maintenance of bridges and culverts); (viii) Street cleaning (bin emptying, fly tipping & road sweeping); (ix) Fleet management and mechanical workshop; (x) Parks and open spaces (highways verges and trees); (xi) Bereavement Services (cemeteries & burials); (xii) Bus shelter maintenance; (xiii) Public art maintenance; and (xiv) Public right of way works. Additional information: As specified in the draft Invitation to Submit Initial Tender, which was made available when the Contract Notice was published, the award criteria for this contract may be further split into 58 (Quality) : 12 (Social Value) : 30 (Price).

Options: The contract is awarded for an initial term of 6 (six) years and 10 (ten) months thereafter there will be options to extend the term for a period of up to a maximum (from the commencement date) of 10 (ten) years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016405-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| 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 | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | HEREFORD |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode | HR4 0LE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of |
| Local authority | Herefordshire, County of |
| Electoral ward | Widemarsh |
| Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire |
| Delivery location | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | M GROUP HIGHWAYS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 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
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles
- 34928500 - Street-lighting equipment
- 34928510 - Street-lighting columns
- 43325000 - Park and playground equipment
- 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
- 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
- 71520000 - Construction supervision services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

## Release History

- 24 Feb 2026 at 11:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016405-2026
- 16 Jan 2025 at 18:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001585-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=1a8a2f06-05d4-ef11-8133-005056b64545
- https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk

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