Tender: Sefton Council Carriageway Resurfacing Contract — 8‑Year Highway and Footway Maintenance

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Sefton Council is seeking a supplier for an 8-year carriageway resurfacing and highway/footway maintenance contract across the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton. The contract will be tendered using the open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 and comprises an initial 5-year period with up to three 1-year extensions offered following satisfactory performance reviews in line with agreed KPIs. The Council is open to innovative delivery methods, including partnerships between suppliers, and work will be delivered at separate sites detailed in Task Orders located anywhere within the borough. Anticipated works include carriageway resurfacing; cold planning with reuse, recycling and disposal of arisings; adjustment and replacement of utility chamber covers and frames; general footway and carriageway patching, repair, reconstruction and refurbishment; reinstatement and replacement of road markings and road studs; drainage improvements including road gully and pipework replacement; public information and stakeholder communications; confined space entry; implementation and monitoring of traffic management with compliance with Traffic Management Act noticing requirements; utility searches; design of proprietary materials, products or methodologies where required; and site investigations including drainage CCTV and road coring. The Council will monitor contractor performance using KPIs and performance will determine whether extensions are offered; participation does not guarantee any specific volume of work.