Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcf-6074-7134-b86f-de5e2eb945be/dfi-tram-road-asset-management-surfacing-framework-b

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# DfI TRAM Road Asset Management - Surfacing Framework B

[DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dfi-transport-and-road-asset-management-tram)

Estimated value

£181,500,000

Published

10 Feb 2026

Deadline

Closed

18 Dec 2025

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

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- Split into 5 lots

    You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

This tender notice is for the award of a public contract through an open procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(a) of the PA 2023.

RAM Surfacing Framework B will include the following work activities: delivery of two or more concurrent resurfacing schemes on a public road; laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand, reshaping of carriageways, adjustment of street furniture to new levels, adjustment/provision of kerblines, adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems, Temporary Traffic Management, road marking/studs, other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of four area Lots (Works Orders valued above £50k up to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued above £750k up to £5m) covering the following areas:

- SFB E2 - Belfast South;
- SFB N2 - Coleraine & Limavady;
- SFB W3 - Dungannon; and
- SFB S2 – Down.

This Framework will deliver works from Call-Off contracts with an overall cumulative value of £150m (ex VAT) over the four year term. If the Contracting Authority is unable, for any reason, to award a new framework or to put in place an alternative regime to replace this Framework on its termination or expiry, any Call-Off Contract established under the Framework may be extended for a further period or periods up to a maximum of 12 additional months. This may increase the overall cumulative value to £181.5m (ex VAT).

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## CPV classification

Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work Various surface works

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05aa17-2026-02-10T08:23:10Z

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05aa17-2026-02-10T08:23:10Z)

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