Notice Information
Notice Title
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.
Lot Information
Work Packages under PS30,000
Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a framework agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.
Renewal: The Framework Agreement is available for up to a 4 year period, following which there may or may not be an opportunity for a re-procurement. The Framework Agreement included within Tender Documents outlines any relevant break clauses or periods within the awarded term where a re-procurement could occur. Any re-procurement will be at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.
Work Packages over PS30,000Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a framework agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.
Renewal: The Framework Agreement is available for up to a 4 year period, following which there may or may not be an opportunity for a re-procurement. The Framework Agreement included within Tender Documents outlines any relevant break clauses or periods within the awarded term where a re-procurement could occur. Any re-procurement will be at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-028e10
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004600-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- 8 Mar 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Mar 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Mar 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Framework Agreement is available for up to 4 years, following which there is potential for the services to be continually required therefore there is potential (but not guarantee) for the Framework Agreement to be re-procured. Any re-procurement is at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- LCC Corporate
- Contact Email
- contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1772538207
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
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Preston
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Preston
Further Information
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