Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Underwater Inspections and Services (2025)
Notice Description
A contract for the Provision of Underwater Inspections and Services for the Maintenance of Highway Structures Assets is being tendered by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in accordance with the The Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023). WSCC requires a single contractor to deliver the Services for the duration of the Contract. For the purposes of this procurement exercise, the term Services is used to describe the full range of Services required. A summary of the Requirement is given below. 1. The Contractor will be responsible for carrying out the Client' underwater inspections and, when instructed, undertake repairs of the structures as detailed within Appendix 1, in accordance with the requirements of CS450. 2. The Contractor is to provide the service for 6 years commencing 1 July 2025 and expiring 30 June 2031. 3. The Contractor may also be responsible for carrying out repairs identified from the inspections.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: duration of extension
Renewal: 1 year maximum extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05086c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038417-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
71351924 - Underwater exploration services
71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures
98363000 - Diving services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £123,638 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Neil Hewitt
- Contact Email
- neil.hewitt@westsussex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 03302226937
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHICHESTER
- Postcode
- PO19 1RG
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
- Delivery Location
- TLJ27 West Sussex (South West), TLJ28 West Sussex (North East)
-
- Local Authority
- Chichester
- Electoral Ward
- Chichester Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chichester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038417-2025
9th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017326-2025
28th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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