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The North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) has launched a highways surfacing framework worth up to £500m over eight years. Published on 27 June, the NEPO210 framework will cover 18 specialist surfacing lots and provide access for local authorities and other public bodies across the UK. The framework is set to run from 1 November 2025

National Highways has published a pipeline notice for a new procurement framework worth up to £14.5bn to deliver small improvement and renewal works across England’s major road network. The Scheme Delivery Framework 2 (SDF2) is intended to replace the current Scheme Delivery Framework and Pavement Delivery Framework, which expire in early 2027. The new arrangement

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Marlborough Highways has secured a £170m contract to deliver highways maintenance and street lighting upgrades across the London Borough of Havering. The London-based SME has been appointed to both lots of a contract covering highway maintenance and capital works (lot one), and street

Artist's impression of how Sheffield city centre will lookThe two local authority ‘active travel’ contracts are together worth £30m, paid for by central government’s transforming cities fund. In Sheffield, roads will be reconfigured in the city centre and the Nether Edge Wedge to divert cars and create more road space for cyclists and pedestrians. Three

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Manchester City Council is looking for contractors to carry out £100m of highways work. The council has published an official notice seeking interest in a framework agreement for highways construction and general civils work, which it said could include bulk excavation, bridge construction and retaining walls. The framework is also open for use by other

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Contractors working on National Highways projects will now be automatically enrolled into its project bank accounts. The initiative aims to ensure monies are held in trust in case a lead contractor becomes insolvent during a project, protecting cash for smaller firms. It is also an alternative to retentions, whereby a client or main contractor withholds