Notice Information
Notice Title
Tamar Crossings - Fabrication, Structural Repairs & Maintenance Support Contract
Notice Description
Provision of various steelwork fabrications, structural repairs and associated maintenance support services at the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry.\r \r There are many routine and ad hoc maintenance requirements, as well as smaller projects across both services, for instance:\r - contract support services,\r - on-site welding inspection and testing,\r - welding, maintenance, repairs and metal fabrications on board the ferries,\r - maintenance and repairs to shore side infrastructure such as ferry chain gantries,\r - minor structural repairs to bridge structure, gantries and runway beams,\r - bridge and ferry inspection support,\r - routine annual maintenance activities - greasing, cleaning bearing and joints, etc.,\r - larger one-off contracts such as major bridge access improvements,\r - general labour support - ferry chain replacement, ferry gantry maintenance.\r \r Please note that existing arrangements involve the present contractor typically attending at Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry sites each month for a duration of anywhere between 10-14 days depending on workloads and client requirements.\r \r Suitably qualified and experienced contractors are invited to apply.\r
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-04816cf2-4ec2-4f3a-92db-fb3ce721d9b8
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ff14982-1212-4a5c-b1e9-c8bd9c9660ed
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
44212120 - Structures of bridges
45255400 - Fabrication work
71333000 - Mechanical engineering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,999,999 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £4,103,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jun 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 28 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORNWALL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- james.howarth@cornwall.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TRURO
- Postcode
- TR1 3AY
- Post Town
- Truro
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Cornwall
- Electoral Ward
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick
- Westminster Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ff14982-1212-4a5c-b1e9-c8bd9c9660ed
4th August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18b848a9-131e-4df7-ab68-4f6d55032fb2
27th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/168d4a83-f085-4b67-8b0f-ff6c9e602c81
14th June 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69899cef-000f-41a2-825c-3b941ff0e4ca
18th April 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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