Hampshire County Council has put out a call for firms to bid for its third generation civil engineering, highways and transportation infrastructure works framework.The successful framework contractor will be used to deliver major schemes of between £8m and £25m starting from February next year.Amey signed a seven-year contract back in 2008 with the council to maintain Hampshire’s 5,000 miles of roads and footways and employs around 200 staff in the region.The new four-year framework covers routine and planned maintenance of Hampshire’s highway network outside Portsmouth and Southampton plus winter gritting.Firms should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website and complete prequals by 12 October.