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Road Coring

Stirling Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2026 at 09:01

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Tender

24 Jun 2026 at 08:46

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council commissioned road coring and laboratory analysis at specified sites in Stirling and Clackmannanshire. The work determines the construction and condition of existing bound road materials and checks for possible hazardous materials. The contractor must also provide a waste classification for material from each tested location. Work is ordered on a call-off basis when the councils identify a need for coring, rather than as a single fixed programme. This is a specialist road-material testing service, including sampling and reporting, for local authority road infrastructure.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The councils used an open procedure, with bids assessed on quality (40%) and price (60%). Five bids were received. National Testing Services was awarded the contract, valued at £280,000; it was signed on 29 September 2026. The contract period is 720 days. The tender closed on 29 July 2026. The procurement was arranged as one lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the award and contract are active. Bids had to be submitted electronically in English, and variants were not allowed. The procurement required suppliers to hold UKAS accreditation and provide a current accreditation schedule; an appropriately accredited UKAS laboratory was also required for storing and testing bituminous road mixtures and pavement materials.

This award demonstrates demand from Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council for responsive road coring, materials testing and waste classification at locations across both council areas. A credible competitor for similar work would need to mobilise for call-off requirements, carry out sampling at specified road sites, assess pavement construction and condition, identify potential hazardous materials, and provide waste classifications and clear reports. UKAS accreditation is central: suppliers need a current accreditation schedule and access to a suitably accredited UKAS laboratory capable of storing and testing bituminous mixtures used in roads and other paved areas, as well as road pavement surfaces. The five bids, including three from SMEs, indicate that smaller specialist firms can compete, provided they can demonstrate the required accredited testing capability and deliver the full fieldwork and reporting service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Road Coring

Notice Description

The objective of the works is to determine the construction and condition of the current bound road material at specified sites, and to determine the presence of any possible hazardous materials. The contract operates on a call off basis, determined by the client where need for coring is identified. The contractor will also be required to provide a Waste Classification for materials at each locus tested.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The objective of the works is to determine the construction and condition of the current bound road material at specified sites, and to determine the presence of any possible hazardous materials. Additional information: Coring works and reporting procedures shall be in accordance with the UKAS accreditation system. The Contractor must hold UKAS Accreditation and provide evidence of this in the form of a current UKAS Accreditation schedule.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb9c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094503-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

71620000 - Analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stirling Council
Additional Buyers

Clackmannanshire Council

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK7 7QA
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling East
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

National Testing Services

Further Information

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