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Highways Contracts Serving the people of Cumbria

Highways Contractual Arrangements 1)Framework Agreements In 2012 a collection of framework agreements for works and materials were established. The process for selection involved: • Works packages advertised on the Chest. • Pre Qualification Questionnaire. • Invitation to Tender. • Assessment of tenders against quality & financial criteria. 2)Stand alone Contracts for specialist works. • Selection process similar to the framework. • Usually one year duration. • Option to extend by an additional year. Serving the people of Cumbria

Framework Works Contracts Type Annual Spend High Value (£ 350 k to £ 5 m) £ 4 m Surfacing £ 4 m Road Marking £ 150 k Medium Value (£ 50 k to £ 350 k) Gulley Cleansing £ 900 k Civils Roads £ 700 k Civils Structures £ 500 k Landscaping £ 500 k Serving the people of Cumbria

Framework Works Contracts (continued) Type Annual Spend Small Value (<£ 50 k) £ 150 k Operated Plant £ 1. 5 m Non Operated Plant £ 250 k Serving the people of Cumbria

Materials Framework Contracts Highways Materials (9 lots) annual spend £ 2 m Lot 1 Bituminous coated materials Lot 2 Cationic bitumen emulsion & set tarmac Lot 3 Road stone & concrete aggregates Lot 4 Cement & Brickwork Lot 5 Ready mix concrete Lot 6 Ducting & drainage materials Lot 7 Manholes, gulley covers & frames Lot 8 Concrete kerbs channels & edgings Lot 9 Concrete paving products Serving the people of Cumbria

Materials Framework Contracts (continued) Street Lighting materials – annual spend £ 800 k Gritting Supplies – annual spend £ 1 m Serving the people of Cumbria

Other Framework Arrangements Type Annual Spend Compliance testing (to Jan 2016) £ 500 k Traffic Signals (to Mar 2017) £ 500 k Waste One year contract expiry March 2014 Operational Waste disposal £ 120 k Depot Waste disposal £ 40 k Serving the people of Cumbria

Other Framework Arrangements (continued) Stand alone Contracts Type Annual Spend Surface Dressing £ 3. 5 m Microasphalt £ 1. 2 m Serving the people of Cumbria

The future? Framework review Do the contractual arrangements meet our needs? What are our requirements going forward? Current framework agreement must end in March 2016? Framework agreements can end early. How do we encourage more suppliers to be involved? We are interested in hearing your views Serving the people of Cumbria