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 PS50,000Lot 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 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Aug 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR1 0LD
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047345-2025
8th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031351-2025
10th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022378-2025
16th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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