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Underfall Yard Sluice Repairs - Phase 4

Bristol City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 14:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured engineering services for Phase 4 of repairs and refurbishment to the sluice gates at Underfall Yard. The works concern gates and associated culverts that control water levels in Bristol Harbour. This infrastructure is historic and forms a critical part of the harbour’s flood-defence arrangements, with the sluice gates providing important mechanical and technological functions. Delivery is in Bristol. The requirement is therefore relevant to engineering contractors and specialist firms experienced in the inspection, repair, refurbishment or maintenance of water-control assets, sluice gates, culverts and related flood-defence infrastructure. It may also suit businesses with capability in mechanical engineering and the management of works on operational or heritage infrastructure.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. There was one completed lot. The contract was awarded to QUALTER, HALL & COMPANY LIMITED, an SME, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 10 September 2026 to 8 October 2026. Its value is £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT. Bristol City Council is the buyer. The procurement used a single supplier and did not involve a competitive tender. The outcome indicates a short, defined package of specialist engineering works for a specific harbour asset rather than a long-term service arrangement or multi-lot programme.

For suppliers that did not win this contract, the requirement demonstrates Bristol City Council’s continuing need for specialist engineering capability around harbour water-control and flood-defence assets. A credible competitor would need practical experience repairing or refurbishing sluice gates and associated culverts, together with mechanical engineering knowledge relevant to gates and their operating systems. Experience of working on historic infrastructure in an active harbour environment would strengthen a future response, as would the ability to manage tightly defined works safely and efficiently. The selected supplier’s SME status shows that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large national contractor. Relevant firms should be able to evidence comparable technical work and dependable delivery on complex public infrastructure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Underfall Yard Sluice Repairs - Phase 4

Notice Description

To progress works associated with the repair/refurbishment of sluice gates located at Underfall Yard. The gates and associated culverts are a critical part of historic infrastructure used to control the water levels in Bristol Harbour and are crucial mechanical and technological elements of Bristol's flood defence arrangements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f700
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085967-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 8 Oct 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bristol City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5TR
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Qualter Hall & Company Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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