He2395_wiltshire Council Specialist Highway Works Framework
Framework Description
Wiltshire Council's Specialist Highway Works Framework (HE2395) was awarded on 11 September 2026 with a total value of £7.6m excluding VAT. It appoints multiple contractors across nine lots, from road surface retexturing in Lot 1 to traffic data collection in Lot 9. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an option to extend to 31 August 2031.
Context & Use Case
Wiltshire's highways service uses the framework to maintain its highway assets with specialist treatments and works. Contractors are appointed on an as-instructed basis, so work is called off when the council needs a particular treatment on its network rather than in guaranteed volumes. The lot structure lets the council go straight to specialists for each type of work.
Scope of Services
Lot 1: road surface retexturing Pavement recycling Surface treatments Minor civil engineering Lot 9: traffic data collection
Lots
9 lots covering road surface retexturing (Lot 1), pavement recycling, surface treatments, minor civil engineering and traffic data collection (Lot 9)
Who Can Apply
Specialist highway contractors and traffic data providers. The framework was awarded in September 2026 and applications are closed, so contractors not appointed cannot join until Wiltshire re-tenders it, likely around August 2029, or 2031 if the extension is used.
Buyer Benefits
The council can instruct specialist work quickly from contractors already checked for capability and safety, without a fresh procurement for each scheme. Separate lots for each specialism mean it gets the right expertise for retexturing, recycling or data collection, and competition between appointed suppliers helps keep rates in check.
Next Steps
Appointed contractors should agree instruction and pricing processes with Wiltshire's highways team and keep performance records for any re-tender. Contractors not on it should note the end date of 31 August 2029, or 31 August 2031 if extended, watch Find a Tender for a successor procurement, and build local authority case studies in their specialism.
How Athena Can Help
For appointed contractors, Athena's bid management service can support any priced requests or call-off competitions with method statements, pricing and quality checks, so your submissions are clear and well costed.
For contractors who missed this round, our framework pipeline planning helps you prepare well before the re-tender, building case studies and accreditations. Our help with highways tenders includes bid/no-bid decisions and planning the bid well before the deadline, with a review of past highways awards in your specialism to show where marks are won.
