Service market

Surface dressing contracts

UK public sector · 52 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
52
Last 12 months
Median contract
£268k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£84.7m
37 of 48 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
28
Suppliers
22

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most surface dressing contracts took 64% of them (33 of 52).
  • The median contract, £268k, is 93% above the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • Yorkshire and The Humber had the most contracts: 18, or 35% of the total.

Who buys surface dressing

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Kirklees Council6 contracts
  2. 2East Riding of Yorkshire Council3 contracts
  3. 3North Lincolnshire Council3 contracts
  4. 4Nottingham City Council3 contracts
  5. 5Northumberland County Council3 contracts
  6. 6VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED2 contracts
  7. 7Leicestershire County Council2 contracts
  8. 8Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council2 contracts
  9. 9Dorset Council2 contracts
  10. 10City of Doncaster Council2 contracts

Top surface dressing contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Kiely Bros Ltd11 contracts
  2. 2Colas7 contracts
  3. 3Pronin Limited6 contracts
  4. 4Road Maintenance Services Ltd5 contracts
  5. 5Roadtechs4 contracts
  6. 6Velocity UK3 contracts
  7. 7Asphalt Group Limited3 contracts
  8. 8BITUCHEM BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED3 contracts
  9. 9Eurovia2 contracts
  10. 10Miles Macadam2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

3Q4 2025*11Q1 202626Q2 202612Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 48 · Wales 4

Yorkshire and The Humber18North East9South West7North West4East Midlands4Wales4UK-wide or not stated6

What is included

Preventative treatments that extend the life of carriageways and footways, such as surface dressing, micro-asphalt and asphalt preservation, with preparatory patching.

  • Surface dressing programmes
  • Footway and carriageway micro-surfacing
  • Asphalt preservation and rejuvenation
  • Preparatory patching ahead of treatment

What is not included

  • Conventional resurfacing (con.civils.carriageway-resurfacing)
  • High friction surfacing (con.civils.road-markings)
  • Surface dressing chip supply (con.site.aggregates-asphalt-concrete)