Tender

Coring Works for Gloucestershire County Council 2026 to 2028(9)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

11 Dec 2025 at 12:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire County Council has announced a tender for coring works, set to take place between 2026 and 2028, with a potential extension until 2029. This open competition focuses on drilling and exploration work, mainly for highway schemes, with some involvement from the Streetworks team. Located in the UKK13 region, the contract will begin on 1st April 2026 and has an estimated value of £468,000, although the gross value is £583,200. Interested parties need to submit tenders by 22nd January 2026. This tender is under an "open" procurement method, ensuring fair competition and is categorised as a "works" contract.

This tender represents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in drilling and core exploration, particularly those with capabilities in bituminous materials and environmental assessment. The contract's structure under the NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Short contract provides flexibility, potentially benefiting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by offering a stable revenue stream over two to three years. Companies with innovative solutions or experience in similar large-scale public projects are well-positioned to compete for this contract. The opportunity to extend the contract by another year based on performance further enhances its appeal to ambitious firms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Coring Works for Gloucestershire County Council 2026 to 2028(9)

Notice Description

Gloucestershire County Council undertake a coring programme on various road sites on an annual basis. The extent of the sites and the number of cores on each site cannot be pre-determined, however based on previous years' experience and budgets going forward we anticipate between 500 and 1500 cores per year will be required, however this quantity is indicative only and cannot be the guaranteed quantity of cores for either of the contract years. The majority of the works will be for highways schemes, but there will be an element of coring for the Streetworks team. The scope of works is: * The depth of existing carriageway bituminous layers. * Establish if tar is present in the carriageway construction. * If tar is suspected that it is tested to establish the PAH content. The contact form will be the NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Short contract. Iniital duration is 2 years, with the option of 1 year extension. The total estimated value of the proposed 3-year coring works contract is PS468,000. Full details available on Procontract https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a4da19eb-8dd6-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contractor may be entitled, by mutual consent, to extensions to the service period on satisfactory performance and of service in general and at the sole discretion of the Client, subject to a maximum extension of 1 year ending on 31 March 2029.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f3c0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081950-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

CPV Codes

45255500 - Drilling and exploration work

76340000 - Core drilling

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£486,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£486,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Dec 20252 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jan 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cdpactivitylog@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

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