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Supply of Ground Investigation Services

Lancashire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Aug 2025 at 15:03

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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10 Jun 2025 at 16:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

16 May 2025 at 16:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council, a public authority within the sub-central government sector, has completed the procurement for the "Supply of Ground Investigation Services." This procurement process, which is at the Award stage, focuses on the industry categories of ground investigation work and services. It involves site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new council buildings including school developments, and the treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings. The contract has been awarded as a framework agreement through an open competition method, involving two lots with work packages under and over £50,000. The framework will commence on 21st August 2025 and continue until 20th August 2029, covering the region of UKD4, United Kingdom.

The tender provides substantial business growth opportunities, especially for companies in the construction and geotechnical sectors. Large-scale suppliers such as ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITED, CC GEOTECHNICAL LIMITED, and others have been engaged, showcasing the lucrative nature of this framework. The procurement method encourages competition and offers the potential for participating businesses to secure work packages either directly (for Lot 1) or through mini-competitions (for Lot 2). This structure not only supports existing engagements with public sector projects but also promotes partnerships and expands business prospects for firms specialising in environmental and ground investigation services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Ground Investigation Services

Notice Description

Lancashire County Council is seeking 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 tender pack. 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 tender pack.

Lot Information

Work Packages under PS50,000

Lot 1 will be for the award of up to 5 Contractors for work packages under PS50,000. The work content of the packages will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting). This may be inclusive of 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. These services for Lot 1 packages will be awarded to the Contractors by price and availability, conducted as required by The Authority and managed by The Authority's Highways Operations and Design Service.

Work Packages Over PS50,000

Lot 2 will be for the award of up to 5 Contractors for work packages over PS50,000. The work content of the packages will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting), inclusive of 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. These services for Lot 2 packages will be awarded to the Contractors via mini competition, based on the specific work package requirements and conducted as required by The Authority and managed by The Authority's Highways Operations and Design Service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051647
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047345-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

45111250 - Ground investigation work

71351500 - Ground investigation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£860,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£860,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£860,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Aug 20251 years ago
Contract Period
21 Aug 2025 - 20 Aug 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 0LD
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITED

CC Geotechnical Ltd

Brownfield Solutions Limited

Ian Farmer Associates (1998) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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