AwardedAwarded 15 June 2026

New Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework-Herefordshire Council (2026-2030)

In brief

Herefordshire Council awarded construction and grounds maintenance work to Cambrensis Civil Engineering Limited, M Group Highways Limited and Owen Pell Limited and 15 others on 15 June 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £100,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 15 May 2026.

It is split into 8 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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.

What the notice says

As part of preparations for the New Public Realm Service Herefordshire Council wishes to procure a new Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework. The new framework will be used for the delivery of highways and public realm schemes forming part of a mixed economy model approach for the Council and which will run alongside the new Public Realm Contract that will come into place on 1st June 2026. The estimated maximum total value of the contracts to be awarded across all Lots under during the Framework term is £100,000,000 (excluding VAT). The estimated spend across individual Lots is included in the tender documents. There is no guarantee on the level of spend across any of the Lots and the estimated spend across individual Lots is subject to change during the lifetime of the framework.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1- General Civils Schemes (value less than £500,000) 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 1 General Civils Schemes with an estimated Work Order value of less than £500,000.	Construction, Highways and street lighting	£7,500,000
Lot 2- General Civils Schemes (£500,000 - £3,000,000) 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 2 General Civils Schemes with an estimated Work Order value of between £500,000 and £3,000,000	Construction	£10,000,000
Lot 3- Surfacing Schemes 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 3 Surfacing Schemes with an unlimited Work Order value.	Construction	£55,000,000
Lot 4 - Surface Dressing and Other Thin Surface Treatment Works 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 4 - Lot 4 - Surface Dressing and Other Thin Surface Treatment Works (Unlimited Work Order Value)	Construction	£12,500,000
Lot 5 - Structures Schemes (up to £1,000,000) 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 5 - Structures Schemes with an estimated Work Order value of up to £1,000,000	Construction	£10,000,000
Lot 6 - Traffic Signal Improvement and Maintenance Works 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 6 - Traffic Signal Improvement and Maintenance Works (Unlimited Work Order Value)	Construction, Electrical, Highways and street lighting	£2,500,000
Lot 7 - Tree Surveys and Inspections 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 7 - Tree Surveys and Inspections (unlimited order value)	Architecture and engineering	£500,000
Lot 8 - Tree Works 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2030 What this lot covers Lot 8 - Tree Works (unlimited order value) The Contractor will undertake tree works across the County. The scope encompasses all public realm trees including highways, public rights of way, parks and open spaces (including play areas), cemetery and crematorium, housing, other areas owned by the Council.	Grounds maintenance and landscaping	£2,000,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Cambrensis Civil Engineering Limited (SME) M Group Highways Limited Owen Pell Limited (SME) Velta Construction Limited (SME) Octavius Infrastructure Ltd	Lot 1- General Civils Schemes (value less than £500,000)	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030
Mcphillips (Wellington) Limited Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited (SME) Octavius Infrastructure Ltd Fitzgerald Contractors Limited (SME) Montel Civil Engineering Limited (SME)	Lot 2- General Civils Schemes (£500,000 - £3,000,000)	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030
Tarmac Trading Limited	Lot 3- Surfacing Schemes	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030
Eurovia Infrastructure Limited	Lot 4 - Surface Dressing and Other Thin Surface Treatment Works	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030
Mcphillips (Wellington) Limited Cambrensis Civil Engineering Limited (SME) Owen Pell Limited (SME) Velta Construction Limited (SME) VolkerLaser Ltd	Lot 5 - Structures Schemes (up to £1,000,000)	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030
Telent Technology Services Ltd	Lot 6 - Traffic Signal Improvement and Maintenance Works	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030
Treework Services Limited (SME) Ua5 Ltd (SME) AAT Tree Services and Consultancy (SME)	Lot 7 - Tree Surveys and Inspections	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030
R F Gardiner Limited (SME) AAT Tree Services and Consultancy (SME) Chris Arnold Tree Surgery Limited (SME)	Lot 8 - Tree Works	—	15 June 2026 to 14 June 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

29 September 2025Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 060453-2025
3 October 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 062134-2025
15 January 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 003579-2026
20 January 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 004992-2026
11 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 086343-2026

About the buyer

Herefordshire CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for construction

Cambrensis Civil Engineering Limited3 contracts
Owen Pell Limited3 contracts
S C Joseph Ltd3 contracts
Telent Technology Services Ltd2 contracts
AAT Tree Services and Consultancy1 contract

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From notice 060453-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 September 2025, last updated 11 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.