Yorkshire £37.4M surface treatment framework: design and delivery notes for engineers
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell

First reported on New Civil Engineer
30 Second Briefing
Yorkshire Highways Alliance has opened tenders for a £37.4M multi-supplier Specialist Surface Treatment Works framework covering member councils’ road networks across the region. The framework will bundle programmes such as surface dressing, micro-asphalt and other thin surfacing to extend pavement life and defer full-depth reconstruction on both urban and rural carriageways. Contractors will need proven capability in high-output treatment trains, traffic management on live highways and quality control of skid resistance and texture depth to secure places on the panel.
Technical Brief
- Framework value is £37.4M, procured as a multi-supplier arrangement under the Yorkshire Highways Alliance.
Our Take
Within our 543 Infrastructure stories, Yorkshire appears far less frequently than the South East and Midlands, so a multi-year surface treatment framework here signals a catch-up phase in programmed highway asset management for the region.
Frameworks of this mid-range scale in the United Kingdom typically attract Tier 2 and strong regional contractors rather than the largest national players, which can improve competition and pricing for Yorkshire Highways Alliance members.
For councils in Yorkshire, bundling surface treatment into a £37.4M framework rather than letting numerous small schemes individually is likely to support more consistent pavement specifications and lifecycle planning across participating authorities.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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