Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf2-4c6c-72a7-bbd2-148690df2878/minor-roads-surfacing-contract-201617-award awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Minor Roads Surfacing Contract 2016/17 - AWARD [Reading Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/reading-borough-council) Estimated value £120,000 to £220,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 19 Aug 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 Reading Borough Council is seeking an experienced contractor to enter into a contract with to carry out surfacing works on various areas of carriageway within the Highway Network as part of the Council’s annual highways maintenance programme. The areas have been selected by a scanner process and routine visual inspections. A core programme of works has been identified, along with a further list of reserve schemes that may be completed by the successful contractor, subject to funding. The Contractor will be required to undertake the following main elements of work: - • Weed killing in advance of the works • Removal of road markings as required by the process. • Sweeping of carriageway, removal of vegetation and preparing to lay surfacing. • Laying of Micro Asphalt or equivalent proprietary surfacing material including regulating. • Jetting and cleaning of gullies. • Raising existing ironwork to new levels. • Reinstatement of existing road markings with minor alterations as specified by the Council. • Management of pedestrian and vehicular traffic including road closures with diversion routes. The contract value is expected to be in the region of £120k - £220k ## CPV classification Resurfacing works Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3cc7dee7-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Reading Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/reading-borough-council) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Bannister Sports Centre Athletic Track Soft Market Testing Exercise · Harrow Council · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1540d-d9e4-71cb-ad57-1603e9042fec/bannister-sports-centre-athletic-track-soft-market-testing-exercise) [Building Minor Works · Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited · 26 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-9087-7003-bd47-df7bc19d7ff7/building-minor-works) [DGT Helipad Design and Construction · Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-969e-7140-a307-fe72fa7128be/dgt-helipad-design-and-construction) [Boiler Replacement Programme · Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited · 26 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-9933-7015-97a0-37aa8d57c009/boiler-replacement-programme) [Construction of the Chiropractic Car Park, Treforest Campus · University of South Wales · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-a995-70e5-b8b1-7c6a14e2e878/construction-of-the-chiropractic-car-park-treforest-campus) [Boiler chemical and Softener Services · Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d092-736b-88d2-6bdc251cddb6/boiler-chemical-and-softener-services)