Notice Information
Notice Title
18/1147 Intrusive Ground Investigations
Notice Description
The Contractor is required to undertake ground investigations and retaining wall coring investigations at two sites in Moray, and issue factual reporting for each in accordance to the specification and scope documents issued.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This tender is open to all bidders that meet the criteria selected. A single supplier will be appointed.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000798811
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530776
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
45111250 - Ground investigation work
71351500 - Ground investigation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 16 Jul 2025 - 15 Aug 2025 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MORAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Michelle Macleman
- Contact Email
- procurement@moray.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1343563137
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ELGIN
- Postcode
- IV30 1BX
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey
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- Local Authority
- Moray
- Electoral Ward
- Elgin City North
- Westminster Constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530776
18/1147 Intrusive Ground Investigations - The Contractor is required to undertake ground investigations and retaining wall coring investigations at two sites in Moray, and issue factual reporting for each in accordance to the specification and scope documents issued.
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