Dorset Council goals to enlist a tier one contractor to carry out a 10-year highways upkeep contract.
The council is in search of a “tier one contractor with in depth expertise of enormous development and freeway tasks who can ship a spread of freeway upkeep and infrastructure tasks”, it mentioned in a 17 April preliminary engagement discover.
The contract is because of start on 1 April 2027, with an optionally available five-year extension to 2037. It would cowl each routine and project-based upkeep of roads and infrastructure throughout the county. The contract shall be value £240m together with VAT.
Dorset Council added that it could welcome feedback on incentivisation, reciprocal commerce, and adaptability of service supply.
corporations have till 7 Could to finish a pre-market engagement questionnaire by way of the council’s e-tendering portal.
The procurement course of has not but begun, however the council expects to subject tender paperwork in March 2026.
The present discover is meant solely to gauge market curiosity and inform future procurement technique. Responses is not going to be used to evaluate bidders’ capabilities at tender stage.
Clarification questions may be submitted till midday on 25 April by means of the Supplying the South West portal. One-to-one conferences can also be organized to debate suggestions in additional element.
Supply: Gov.uk Find a Tender
