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Scaffold Materials

Northumberland County Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 10:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council bought scaffold materials to form an access platform beneath the soffit of Heugh Street Bridge. This is a goods requirement for scaffolding and associated materials, rather than a broader scaffolding installation or construction contract. The materials support access to the underside of the bridge, so relevant businesses are suppliers or manufacturers able to provide suitable scaffold systems and components for bridge maintenance or repair environments. The named buyer is Northumberland County Council. The requirement is associated with Heugh Street Bridge and delivery within the council’s operating area. The procurement was awarded to Castle Scaffold (Northern) Limited, an SME based in North Shields, indicating that a specialist regional scaffolding supplier was considered capable of meeting the materials requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Northumberland County Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the legal basis identified as 2023/54. There was one completed lot. Castle Scaffold (Northern) Limited received the award for the scaffold materials, with an awarded contract value of £81,498 gross. The contract was signed on 23 December 2025 and runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 July 2026. The contract title confirms that the purchase is specifically for forming an access platform to the soffit of Heugh Street Bridge. The recorded classification is scaffolding. The outcome shows that the council selected a single supplier for the complete requirement rather than dividing the purchase between suppliers.

This procurement is commercially relevant to businesses supplying scaffold materials for civil engineering, bridge maintenance and restricted-access work. A credible future supplier would need to understand the technical demands of creating a safe access platform beneath a bridge soffit, including the compatibility, load-bearing performance and practical deployment of scaffold components. Experience supplying materials for infrastructure maintenance would help demonstrate that capability. Suppliers should also be able to manage delivery of a complete materials package to a council requirement and support the programme of works through reliable availability, technical advice and coordinated logistics. The award to a specialist SME shows that this type of requirement can suit a focused scaffolding business rather than only a large construction contractor. The buyer’s direct-award route also indicates a potential need to monitor council purchasing activity and build relevant supplier relationships.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scaffold Materials

Notice Description

Purchase of Scaffold Materials forming Access Platform to soffit of Heugh Street Bridge

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e547
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077968-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

44212310 - Scaffolding

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£81,498 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 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
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CASTLE SCAFFOLD (NORTHERN) LIMITED

Further Information

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