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Highways Services

Southampton City Council

Estimated Value

Up to £60,000,000

Deadline

Not specified

Published

13 October 2025

Type

services

South EastGBlimitedCPV: 71311220
CategoryArchitecture & engineering

Overview

The Council has awarded a contract to Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited (BBCE), acting as agent of Balfour Beatty Group Limited under the SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework Agreement ("the Framework") to deliver the Southampton Highways Partnership (SHP) for a maximum period of 5 years. The estimated values referred to in this notice are based on the maximum 5-year contract period.

The contract shall be delivered by Balfour Beatty Living Places Limited (BBLP) through an intercompany agreement or subcontracted arrangement between BBCE and BBLP. The Council is named as a Contracting Authority eligible to use the Framework and the Framework covers the main highways services required by the Council.

Key points

  • Highway-related safety inspections, improvement and routine maintenance
  • Highway asset and inventory management functions
  • Highway and transport capital projects
  • Highway and transport scheme design and delivery
  • Winter monitoring and gritting service
  • Network (traffic) monitoring, management and maintenance of activity on the highway including events and works
  • Third party insurance claims management
  • Highway-related customer services
  • Highway-related professional services
  • Highway incident response and out of hours service
  • Management, inspections, maintenance and investment of highways structures (including bridges and associated infrastructure, foot bridges, highways culverts and subways/underpasses)
  • Gully cleansing and highway drainage maintenance
  • Cleaning, maintenance and installation of non-illuminated traffic signs
  • Management and operation of the Street Works permit scheme
  • Performance and Business Support

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Award Details

Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited (BBCE)

£60,000,000

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Southampton City Council
Typepublic body
Total tenders209
Total spend£1,203,400,247
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Published

13 October 2025

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