Awarded contract

Whalley Old Road Roundabout

Details

Buyer: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Supplier(s): George Cox & Sons
Value: £1,750,603
Duration: 8 months
Topic: Construction work for highways, roads
Published: 19 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Whalley Old Road Roundabout, Blackburn. The construction of a new, four arm roundabout to the east of the existing bus turning area on Whalley Old Road. The roundabout will provide a vehicular access to the existing Vistry Housing Development to the south and the proposed Blackburn NE Housing development to the North. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published19 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 June 2026
Next: Contract expiry date26 February 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council buys as a local authority, advertising tender opportunities through The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal. The portal was set up with funding from the North West Centre of Excellence to connect regional buyers and suppliers. Registration on the Suppliers' Area is free and brings email alerts on matching opportunities. Suppliers already signed up to ProContract elsewhere in the region do not need to register again. Higher-value contracts also appear nationally on Find a Tender. The Chest carries the council's contracts register, showing which suppliers currently hold agreements.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

45233100 · Construction work for highways, roads

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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