Surface Dressing Works DPS
Framework Description
The Surface Dressing Works DPS is run by Argyll and Bute Council to appoint contractors and suppliers for surface dressing on its road network. Surface dressing applies a protective layer to existing roads to extend their life and improve skid resistance. The DPS runs from 2024 to 28 February 2034, is not split into lots, and accepts new suppliers while open.
Context & Use Case
The council uses it for surface dressing programmes across its road network, issuing requirements to admitted suppliers as schemes come forward. Because it runs for ten years, contractors can join once and compete for work across many seasons, rather than waiting for a fixed framework to be re-let, and the council can keep adding qualified firms.
Scope of Services
Surface dressing works on the road network Supply of surface dressing materials Equipment for surface dressing Skilled labour for surface dressing schemes
Lots
See framework link
Who Can Apply
Surface dressing contractors, material suppliers and equipment providers can apply to join while the DPS is open, up to 28 February 2034. Firms able to mobilise to Argyll and Bute's remote and island areas within the surface dressing season will be best placed.
Buyer Benefits
The council gets a ready pool of qualified contractors for a seasonal, weather-dependent activity, and can add new suppliers as the market changes. Competition for each requirement supports value for money on a treatment that delays full resurfacing. Admitted firms can bid scheme by scheme, so the council is not tied to one contractor.
Next Steps
Read the Argyll and Bute Council notice on Find a Tender (031228-2023) and the DPS selection criteria. Apply with evidence of surface dressing experience, plant, health and safety and traffic management competence, and material quality. Once admitted, watch for requirements ahead of each summer season and respond promptly.
How Athena Can Help
This DPS is open now and runs to 2034, so joining early gives you more seasons of work. Athena's application support for council DPSs prepares your selection answers, evidence and policies, with a compliance check before submission.
Once admitted, Athena's tender response service writes and prices each requirement, and our bid/no-bid help for contractors helps you decide which schemes suit your plant, crews and location, so you bid where you can win and still make a profit.
