Decision details

This Decision will ensure that the contract is awarded and services under the contract can commence on 01 April 2025.

To seal and complete the contract between Oxfordshire County Council and Milestone Infrastructure Limited.

The new Highways Maintenance contract allows for the delivery of the following key services across Oxfordshire:

·         Routine maintenance - defects, drainage, highway grass cutting, signs, lines

·         Winter maintenance including gritting

·         Delivery of the capital maintenance/renewal schemes

·         Structures – maintenance and improvement works

·         Small new infrastructure and improvement works (below a value of approximately £750k)

·         Arboricultural service and support

·         Countryside and PROW maintenance

·         Traffic & Event Management

As the ‘Highway Authority’ for Oxfordshire, the procurement of a new highway maintenance contract/s is essential to ensure Oxfordshire County Council meets its obligations under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain highways which are deemed ‘maintainable at public expense’

The alternative would be not to award the contract which would mean that OCC and our term maintenance contractors would not be in a position to be able to deliver the highways maintenance services across Oxfordshire.