Award

Supply of Ground Investigation Services.

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Mar 2021 at 14:38

Tender

28 Jan 2021 at 12:54

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by Lancashire County Council is focused on the provision of Ground Investigation Services under the title "Supply of Ground Investigation Services." This tender falls within the services industry category and is located in the North West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method employed is an open procedure above the threshold, with the tender period concluding on 1st March 2021 and a contract period commencing on 1st April 2021, extending through to 31st March 2025. This framework agreement aims to facilitate necessary site investigations for various projects, including new highway schemes and potential treatment of historical mine workings.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in ground investigation services. Companies specialising in soil sampling, environmental probing, and structural coring will find this contract particularly advantageous. Organisations equipped to handle both factual and interpretative reporting for ground investigations will also be well-positioned to compete effectively in this framework agreement.

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Notice Title

Supply of Ground Investigation Services.

Notice Description

The Authority is looking to procure a framework agreement (Agreement) for the provision of Ground Investigation Services and Associated Works. The work content will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting) as outlined in the Scope-Specification. The Agreement will be used to carry out site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings including new school developments and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings. The investigation works will comprise of hand excavated trial pits, cable percussion boreholes, rotary open hole and core drilling, dynamic probing, environmental probing, road pavement and structural coring. Sampling will be required, together with the production of borehole logs and factual reports, where required. Further information can be found within the Scope-Specification.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-55c748b5-e01a-467d-b170-30cfc7f57141
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04967feb-97e6-4765-b7f6-0f9f14300139
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71351500 - Ground investigation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Chris Challinger
Contact Email
contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01772 535854

Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 8XJ
Post Town
Preston
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NO SUPPLIER AWARD

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