# Newton Road Widening Scheme - Shiphay Lane to Lowes Bridge

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Torbay Council](/buyers/torbay-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Roadform Civil Engineering Co Ltd
- Award value: £1,210,877
- Tender value: £1,210,877
- Award date: 4 December 2020
- Published: 19 January 2021
- Contract start: 4 January 2021
- Contract end: 4 October 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 2f577bef-e63b-4991-b25a-b6e43c567968-406875
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-324edec6-959c-4ee0-adb0-eb46d882e32f

## Description

The site is located to the north of Torquay on the A3022 Newton Road\. This is the main route into and out of Torquay town centre as well as the seafront and harbour\. The works comprise of widening Newton Road to provide an additional northbound lane, so that there are two ahead lanes in each direction, as well as maintaining the right turn lanes at Woodland Road and Regents Close\. To achieve this the existing carriageway will be widened into the verge on the east side, maintaining the existing footway, and into the existing footway on the west side\. A new footway will be built on the west side on land acquired from Network Rail\. A new boundary fence will be constructed along the Network Rail boundary, as well as a new vehicle restraint barrier\. The existing traffic signals at Woodland Road and Regents Close will be replaced with entirely new equipment\. The junctions with Lowes Bridge and Shiphay Lane will not be altered as part of this Contract\. Additional information: This procurement was undertaken following a Further Competition process in accordance with the Directive \(2014/24/EU\) and implemented in the United Kingdom by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 \(SI 2015/102\)\. Torbay Council awarded a Standing List called 'Standing List of Contractors for Highways and Marine Engineering Schemes \(reference TCOS1117\)' with an OJEU contract notice reference number of 2018/S 131-298152 awarded on 25 September 2018\. This procurement was a call-off from Lot 1 Highways Schemes\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f577bef-e63b-4991-b25a-b6e43c567968-406875)