Tender: Supply of Highway Maintenance Operatives, Vehicles and Equipment – Leicestershire County Council Framework 2026

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Leicestershire County Council is seeking suppliers to provide suitably trained highway maintenance operatives with vehicles and equipment on an ad-hoc basis to supplement its directly employed workforce under an NEC4 Framework Contract. Required works include pothole repairs and minor carriageway and footway repairs, kerb/edging/channel installation or repair, highway drainage and gully/ironwork maintenance, brickwork, fencing, cable ducting and other minor civils works. The Council anticipates (but does not guarantee) a need for eight teams of two operatives with 7.5t drop side lorries and two operated backhoe/loader excavators; all teams will work under the direct instruction and supervision of the Council's employees. Up to five organisations will be appointed, the maximum contract duration is 48 months and maximum expenditure is £12,000,000; rates and prices will be adjusted for inflation quarterly in accordance with Document 2 - Contract Data and services and pricing are detailed in Document 2 and Document 4.