The County of Herefordshire District Council has announced that it is procuring a contract for up to 10 years for the provision of public realm works and services. The successful contractor will deliver the Public Realm Services commencing from 1st June 2026, including but not limited to, the following “core services”:

(i) Network resilience and 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.

The estimated annual value of the contract is £15,000,000, £20,000,000 exclusive of VAT.

“The Council may at its discretion include schemes with an estimated value up to and including £250,000 in the Contract. In addition, the Council may include schemes with an estimated value exceeding £250,000 up to £1,000,000 when the requirements set out in the Scope are satisfied. Note, the estimated aggregate value of these schemes forms part of the estimated annual spend under the Contract.

The contract will be awarded for an initial term of seven years and thereafter there will be options to extend the term for a period of up to a maximum (from the commencement date) of 10 years. Further information and proposed conditions for extensions are detailed in the procurement documents.”

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