Via East Midlands has appointed five suppliers to a civil engineering supplies framework covering seven material categories and valued at £1,897,778 excluding VAT.
The highways and civil engineering services company operates in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, supporting the maintenance of more than 4,100km of roads as well as footways, signs, road markings, lighting and traffic signals.
Seven framework lots
CAE Engineering & Architecture and Travis Perkins Trading Company were appointed to six of the seven lots. CKK Civil Engineering was appointed to the general build, drainage and timber lots, while Marshalls was selected for bulk kerbs, kerb drainage and kerb small loads. Instarmac Group was appointed to the bagged material lot.
The general build lot is valued at £674,424 excluding VAT. Bagged materials are valued at £292,509, drainage at £297,773, bulk kerbs at £257,782, kerb drainage at £245,732, kerb small loads at £29,434 and timber at £100,124.
The framework was awarded through an open procedure. Contracts for general build, drainage, bulk kerbs, kerb drainage, kerb small loads and timber were signed on 31 August 2026, while the bagged material contract was signed on 25 August.
Contract period
The agreements run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Via East Midlands can extend them through two further 12-month periods, taking the potential term to 31 August 2030.
The award notice was published on 21 October 2026.