Oxfordshire County Council Highway Maintenance Contract

Oxfordshire is a thriving county which is home to over 650,000 residents. The county has over 3000 miles of highway, 2600 miles of public rights of way.

Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a highway maintenance contract commencing operational services on 1st April 2025, following a period of mobilisation. The Contract will be for an initial 8-year period with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 14 years.

The services are the maintenance and improvement of the Council's highway network and include:

• Routine maintenance (reactive and planned) of highway assets including carriageways, footways, cycleways, drainage systems,

structures, fences and barriers, signs and road markings, street furniture, verges and trees, public rights of way.

• Emergency response to incidents on the highway network

• Winter maintenance including precautionary treatments and snow clearance

• Delivery of the capital maintenance/renewal schemes.

• Structures - maintenance and improvement works.

• Small new infrastructure and improvement works (below a value of approx. £750k).

• Arboricultural service and support.

• Countryside and Public Rights Of Way maintenance.

• Traffic & Event Management.