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NCC202600187 - Repaint A48 LG Footbridge No:3418

Newport City Council

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15 Sep 2026 at 09:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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15 Sep 2026 at 09:13

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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15 Sep 2026 at 08:57

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newport City Council commissioned works to repaint the A48 LG Footbridge, bridge number 3418, in Newport. The structure has corrosion on various structural surfaces, so the requirement covers specialist preparation and repainting work to protect and maintain the footbridge. The work is classified as repainting and falls within the works category. Delivery is at the footbridge on the A48 in Newport, where activities will take place on a live highway structure. The requirement involves working at height and requires careful site management, roped access and safe working practices. This is a single requirement, suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, with the emphasis on specialist bridge-painting capability rather than general painting services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to UK Mae Solutions, an SME based in Cardiff. Newport City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The award was made on 15 September 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The awarded and contracted value is £130,000 excluding VAT, or £156,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 30 November 2026. The award covers the single footbridge-repainting requirement. The council’s stated basis for using the supplier was the highly specialised nature of the work, the need for the highest level of competency and site management, and UK Mae Solutions’ proven roped-access skills and safe working practices for work at height on live highway structures.

This award indicates demand for specialist structural repainting on live highway assets, rather than routine building decoration. A credible competitor for similar work would need demonstrable experience preparing and painting corroded bridge or other steel structures, with robust planning for work at height and operations beside live traffic. Roped-access capability is central to the requirement, so firms would need suitably competent, trained and experienced access teams, supported by documented safe systems of work, risk assessment and site management. The successful supplier’s proven safe working practices show that evidence of operational competence is likely to matter as much as painting skill. Businesses with specialist bridge-maintenance crews, strong health and safety controls and the capacity to manage a focused infrastructure works package would be best placed for comparable council requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCC202600187 - Repaint A48 LG Footbridge No:3418

Notice Description

The LG Footbridge is in need of painting and has corrosion forming on various structural surfaces. The highly specialised nature of these works requires the highest competency and site management. MAE have proven their roped access skill and safe working practices which is paramount in working at height on live highway structures.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9a2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087109-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45442180 - Repainting work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 30 Nov 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
Newport City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP20 4UR
Postcode Area
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Allt-yr-yn
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UK Mae Solutions

Further Information

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