Highways and Public Realm Contract

Tender description

Award of a contract to FM Conway Limited for integrated highways and public realm maintenance, renewal, design and project delivery, principally within the City of Westminster. The initial service period is eight years and six months from 1 October 2026, with options to extend by up to four years in total. Lot 1: Westminster City Council has appointed FM Conway Limited to deliver an integrated highways and public realm contract covering the repair, maintenance, renewal and improvement of highways infrastructure and associated assets. The scope includes carriageway resurfacing and footway re-paving; street lighting renewals; security and hostile vehicle mitigation; routine and reactive works; minor works and projects, including public realm improvements; bridges and structures; statues and monuments; and drainage works as further detailed in the Contract Notice and contract documents. The contract also includes design and professional services, structural and other inspections, regulatory and operational support, pipe subway and tunnel management, and the provision and management of highways and traffic software systems and data. It provides for relevant works and services on land outside the public highway, including housing estates, schools and other locations within the contractual scope. Furthermore, due to the term of the Contract and the nature of the contract, the Council reserves the right to include additional supporting and/or related works and services in the scope during the term of the contract and in accordance with its terms. The contract uses the NEC4 Term Service Contract, Main Option A, with bespoke amendments. The separate Audit and Asset Management Contract is outside this award. Additional information: The estimated value is £725,000,000 excluding VAT for the initial eight years and six months, plus £525,000,000 excluding VAT for extensions of up to four years, giving £1,250,000,000 excluding VAT in total. These estimates include provision for indexation. Actual expenditure depends on the types and volumes of work instructed, budgets and contractual indexation and may be higher or lower. The est