Notice Information
Notice Title
Forest Road, Lydney Geotechnical Stabilisation
Notice Description
The site is located on the B4234 approximately 1.8km Northwest of the town of Lydney, Gloucestershire. The B4234 carriageway is constructed on sidelong ground and runs parallel to the River Lyd. The River Lyd runs approximately 8m below the road level. The site was identified to have defects in 2023 and has been subject to regular monitoring. The defects noted consisted of carriageway cracking, subsidence, leaning trees associated with lower slope instability and blocked gullies. A landslip occurred over a 20m length of earthwork adjacent to New Road in late 2023. The carriageway is showing signs of instability with cracking evident, and a steep face is now present at the edge of the westbound running lane. The client is looking for a Principal Contractor to deliver the construction phase of this scheme. Summary of Construction Phase key deliverables are as follows: - Provision of suitable traffic management during construction works, including full road closure and signposted diversions. - Installation of sheet piled retaining wall along an extent of 43 m - 1.6 m from carriageway edge. - Pile lengths will vary with rockhead depth, typically reaching 8.0 m. Piles will be driven to the designed toe level and cut flush with adjacent ground. - Construction of new drainage system including installation of a concrete bag headwall outfall within the embankment. - Highways reconstruction including plaining and overlay. - Installation of a VRS barrier system and wooden fencing over an extent of 131 m. - Traffic signs, kerbing, and road markings. - Coordination with BT utility diversions and protection works. A summary of the outline programme is shown below: Anticipated Works Start Date: Monday 9th February 2026 Completion: Friday 7th August 2026 Overall Duration: 26 Weeks The proposed procurement route will be a single stage (Open Procedure) using the NEC4 ECC form of Contract, Option A Priced Contract with Activity Schedule.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ac25
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019562-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £929,703 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jan 20263 months ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Feb 2026 - 7 Aug 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL1 2TG
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Gloucester
- Electoral Ward
- Westgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Gloucester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019562-2026
4th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063933-2025
9th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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