Highways England has published the contract notice for £8.7 billion worth of road design and construction work.

The organisation is understood to be looking for a maximum of 18 delivery integration partners to join a framework for its projects across England for a period of 72 months from 2018 to 2024.

The framework will be divided into eight lots, with each lot having a specific value threshold for work packages and covering a defined geographical area.


For example, lots 1 to 3 (Band A) are for work packages up to £100m in value, and lots 4 to 8 (Band B) are for work packages exceeding £100m.

Contractors who apply for lots 1 to 3 will not be permitted to apply for lots 4 to 8, while no contractor will be given more than two lots.

All lots will each have two successful tenderers appointed to them, except lots 7 & 8 which will have three appointed.

The lots are:

• No: 1 South West & Midlands (< £100m) – £200m estimated value

• No: 2 South East and East (< £100m) – £350m

• No: 3 North (< £100m) - £200m

• No: 4 South West (>£100m) - £800m

• No: 5 Midlands (> £100m) - £1250m

• No: 6 South East (> £100m) - £1100m

• No: 7 East (> £100m) - £2800m – two contractors

• No: 8 North (> £100m) - £2000m.

(JP/MH)