Ealing Council has begun preliminary engagement on a maintenance term contract worth up to £168m.
Expected to run for seven years, the contract is currently slated to start on 1 April 2027 and conclude by 1 April 2032, but the council has also allowed for a possible extension to 1 April 2034.
The contract is split into two lots, which will cover the following works:
Lot 1 - Highways Maintenance Works (HMW): Expected to include reactive maintenance; emergency highway maintenance, with 24-hour 365-day callout availability; planned maintenance; a full regime of winter maintenance; drainage maintenance; signing and lining for carriageways, footways, cycle tracks and other areas as required; and vehicle crossings for residential and commercial sites.
Lot 2 - Highway & Civil Improvements (HCI): Engineering works; works related to planning approvals, including section 38/278 works, and section 106 or CIL-funded schemes; parking schemes such as Controlled Parking Zone implementation; signage and markings; structural and civil engineering works; utilities and drainage works; controlled parking zone including signing and carriageway lining; footway and carriageway works to housing estates, schools or parks; and site set-up and pre-construction activities.
Those wishing to take part in the pre-market engagement should complete the survey provided by Ealing Council before 7 July.
Following this, the council has stated that it expects to publish the tender notice by 14 August.
More information on the contract and how to complete the engagement survey can be found here.
