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title: "W835 - Highway Resource Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e972"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Derby City Council"
published: "2026-08-21"
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# W835 - Highway Resource Support

Buyer: Derby City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e972

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## Summary

Derby City Council procured highway resource support services to supplement its internal workforce and deliver its approved work programme. The requirement is for additional labour resources supporting highway-related work, including architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000). The work is delivered for Derby City Council in the United Kingdom. This is a service requirement rather than a supply or construction works contract in its own right: the core need is additional workforce capacity to support the council’s operational delivery. The council is the buyer and the selected supplier is a Derby-based construction company, indicating a requirement that can be delivered by an organisation able to provide labour resources for highway and associated technical activities.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a direct award to Tarby Construction LTD. The stated rationale was that the requirement provides additional or repeat labour support following an earlier competitive process, while also addressing extreme and unavoidable urgency caused by resource shortages and workload demands. The award value is £200,000 excluding VAT and £240,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 21 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. There is one completed lot. The lot was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. A contract signature was scheduled for 21 August 2026. The award is recorded as pending.

For a supplier assessing future demand from Derby City Council, this procurement demonstrates a need for flexible labour capacity to supplement an internal highway workforce and maintain delivery of an approved work programme. A credible competitor would need to provide suitably experienced construction, engineering or inspection personnel, mobilise quickly, and integrate effectively with the council’s existing team. The buyer’s justification emphasises continuity, productivity and avoiding disruption, so evidence of dependable resource availability, responsive mobilisation and successful delivery of comparable highway support would be important. The requirement was considered suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, suggesting that smaller organisations with relevant workforce capacity may compete, either independently or through suitable delivery partnerships. Relevant firms should monitor this buyer’s recurring need for additional highway resources.

## Notice

To support the internal team with labour resources to enable the work programme to be delivered.

### Procurement Information

Additional or Repeat Goods, Services or Works Following a Competitive Procedure - The requirement is for additional labour resource support to supplement the existing workforce and enable the internal team to deliver the approved work programme. These services are a continuation of support currently being provided and are of the same nature and scope as those previously procured through a competitive process. Procuring further resource from the existing provider will ensure continuity of service, minimise mobilisation time, maintain productivity, and avoid disruption to planned works and operational delivery. Extreme and Unavoidable Urgency - There is an immediate operational requirement for additional labour resources to support the delivery of the work programme. The urgency has arisen from resource shortages and workload demands that could not reasonably have been foreseen and cannot be accommodated within existing staffing levels. Delays associated with conducting a full procurement exercise would adversely impact service delivery, programme milestones, and operational performance. Therefore, the procurement of additional resource is necessary to address the urgent requirement and ensure critical works can continue without interruption.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079839-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Derby City Council |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 2FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Tarby Construction LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 11:49 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079839-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079839-2026
  21st August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.derby.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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