Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be3-0fff-71c8-bed3-75d8e3f5a5aa/dfi-tram-t-1170-interim-surfacing-contract-2026-iscs1-down awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # DfI TRAM T-1170 Interim Surfacing Contract 2026 - ISCS1 Down [DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dfi-transport-and-road-asset-management-tram) Estimated value £4,300,000 Published 22 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 11 Aug 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Contracting Authority is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the public road network within the contract area, including carriageways, footways and associated highway infrastructure. This procurement relates to Interim Surfacing Contract ISC S1 (Down), a below-threshold Measured Term Contract (MTC) for the delivery of road surfacing maintenance and improvement works on the public road network. The contract will be initially awarded for a period of two months, with the option, at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, of further extensions up to a maximum term of twelve months, subject to operational requirements and satisfactory performance. The contract will operate as a Measured Term Contract, with individual works commissioned through the issue of Works Orders. The Contractor shall undertake surfacing and associated highway works within the designated contract area as instructed by the Contracting Authority. Works Orders will generally range in value from £50,001 to £750,000. The scope of works may include, but is not limited to, the following activities: - Carriageway resurfacing and asphalt surfacing works; - Delivery of multiple concurrent resurfacing schemes across the network; - Carriageway reshaping and profile correction works; - Provision, operation and removal of Temporary Traffic Management; - Adjustment of ironwork and street furniture to new road levels; - Adjustment, renewal and installation of kerbs and kerb lines; - Adjustment, repair and installation of highway drainage systems; - Provision and reinstatement of road markings, road studs and associated traffic management measures; and - Any other ancillary works necessary for the successful completion of surfacing and maintenance schemes. This procurement is being undertaken as an interim and time limited arrangement to ensure continuity of essential highway maintenance services and the delivery of safety critical resurfacing works within the Down contract area. The Contracting Authority requires this short-term delivery mechanism to maintain service provision pending the establishment and mobilisation of a replacement surfacing contract procured through the Road Asset Management (RAM) Surfacing Framework, in accordance with the Department's established procurement strategy and longer-term delivery model. 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