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Highways Structures Principal Inspections

Kirklees Council

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Planning

24 Sep 2026 at 13:35

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees intends to appoint an engineering consultancy to carry out planned principal inspections of its highway structures and prepare an inspection report for each structure. The work covers bridges, including footbridges, cycle-route, bridleway and swing bridges; accommodation and occupation bridges; subways, underpasses and buried culverts; retaining walls; sign and signal gantries; cantilever road signs; and tunnels. Structures fall within the dimensional criteria in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice, Part C, and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures. Services include the technical, engineering and supervisory work associated with inspections and reporting. Delivery is in the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire.

This is at the planning stage: Kirklees has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an open competitive flexible procedure, with one planned lot. The buyer expects to publish the next notice by 2 October 2026; the planned bid submission deadline is 30 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC, and the planned award decision date is 13 November 2026. The anticipated contract period runs from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028. Evaluation is planned to weight price at 70% and quality at 30%. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. The stated submission language is English.

This planned work is suited to engineering consultancies with specialist highway-structures inspection capability, able to deliver regular, planned inspections across a varied asset portfolio and produce clear, technically robust reports for each structure. The buyer says the appointed consultancy must be suitably qualified, competent and experienced. Suppliers should be prepared to provide the technical, engineering and supervisory services that support inspection delivery, and to work to the dimensional criteria and guidance cited for highway structures, including the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice, Part C, and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures. The breadth of structures, from bridges and culverts to retaining walls, gantries and tunnels, is likely to suit firms with relevant multidisciplinary experience and sufficient capacity to plan and report on inspections across a local authority estate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Highways Structures Principal Inspections

Notice Description

The Council is looking to award to a suitably qualified, competent and experienced Engineering Consultancy that can undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports for Kirklees Council owned structures. Highway Structures include: bridges (including footbridges, cycle route bridges, bridleway bridges, accommodation bridges, occupation bridges, swing bridges, subways, underpasses, buried culverts); retaining walls; sign/signal gantries; cantilever road signs; tunnels and which satisfy the dimensional criteria defined in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: Code of Practice - Part C and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures. The services that the Contractor will provide are technical, engineering, and supervisory services associated with the execution of inspection works and the preparation of inspection reports for each structure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077983
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090576-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Oct 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Nov 2026 - 1 Apr 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kirklees Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Further Information

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