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Highways surface dressing framework

Blackburn with Darwen · Local or regional public body

In brief

Blackburn with Darwen has announced plans to buy construction and highways work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £4,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 9 bids per contract for this buyer (from 15 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £4,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Framework agreement for the provision of highways dressing work

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 030979-2026

Last time this was bought

Highways Minor Works Framework

Won by
Bethell Construction Limited, Multevo Limited, A J Bretherton Groundworks & Plant
Awarded
1 March 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
28 February 2028

Matched on Blackburn with Darwen, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Blackburn with DarwenLast 12 months

Procurements

87

Awards

68

Suppliers it has used most for construction

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From notice 030979-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.