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 13 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
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- 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
Procurements
81Awards
64Suppliers it has used most for construction
- Multevo Limited3 contracts
- George Cox & Sons2 contracts
- JDR Construction and Groundworks Ltd2 contracts
- A J Bretherton Groundworks & Plant1 contract
- Altitude Services Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open construction tenders- £40mframework ceiling
- £75kestimated
- £32mframework ceiling
- £160kestimated
- £24kestimated
From notice 030979-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.