Herefordshire Council – Award of New Public Realm Services Contract

Tender description

The County of Herefordshire District Council (“the Council”) has awarded a contract for the provision of public realm works and services (“Public Realm Services”). Lot 1: The County of Herefordshire District Council (“the Council”) has awarded a contract for the provision of public realm works and services (“Public Realm Services”). The contract is awarded for an initial term of 6 (six) years and 10 (ten) months thereafter there will be options to extend the term for a period of up to a maximum (from the commencement date) of 10 (ten) years. The successful contractor is to deliver the Public Realm Services commencing from 1st June 2026 which will include, but not be limited to, the following "core services": (i) Network resilience & civil emergencies services; (ii) Winter service; (iii) Reactive maintenance (potholes & patching); (iv) Carriageway & footway maintenance programmes; (v) Drainage (gully cleansing & land drainage); (vi) Street lighting, illuminated signs and traffic signals; (vii) Structures (maintenance of bridges and culverts); (viii) Street cleaning (bin emptying, fly tipping & road sweeping); (ix) Fleet management and mechanical workshop; (x) Parks and open spaces (highways verges and trees); (xi) Bereavement Services (cemeteries & burials); (xii) Bus shelter maintenance; (xiii) Public art maintenance; and (xiv) Public right of way works. Additional information: As specified in the draft Invitation to Submit Initial Tender, which was made available when the Contract Notice was published, the award criteria for this contract may be further split into 58 (Quality) : 12 (Social Value) : 30 (Price).