Decision details

Gateway 3 – Highways Works contract extension

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets and Waste

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This to enable the delivery of Streets for People and Highway programme and to avoid the possible clash with a new contractor having to be mobilised before council election in May 2026. Giving time for a full review of the contracts and allowing for the procurement process.

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets and Waste approved the variation of the Southwark Highways Works Contract with FM Conway Ltd (Lot A – Reactive maintenance and small scale reactive repair works) (Lot B – Planned improvement or renewal works to our highways), for an additional one year period from 1 April 2026 at an estimated total cost of £12,000,000 (£2.45m for Lot A and £9.55m for Lot B) in order to deliver highways works to support the delivery of highway improvements as part of Lots A and B of the Southwark Highways Works Contract 2020-26.

 

Publication date: 26/09/2025

Date of decision: 24/09/2025

Effective from: 07/10/2025

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