Notice Information
Notice Title
PKC13344 - Cores and Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Testing
Notice Description
The primary objective of this contract is to identify a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to gather information on the structural condition of the road network. This information will be used by Perth and Kinross Council, Dundee City Council and Angus Council to design cost effective carriageway resurfacing projects. To aid the design of the road maintenance projects, coring is required for investigating structural condition.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The cores will provide important information about layer thicknesses and provide an opportunity to examine the visual condition of the various materials in the pavement. We require cores to be taken through various deformations such as cracks to provide a means of determining the depth of cracking, which has serious implications for the maintenance of the road. They will also identify areas of good, bad, and intermediate condition. Coring also provides information on hazardous materials that can be subjected to further testing in the laboratory, where appropriate. Once the road has been opened, Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) tests can be carried out to reveal further information about the condition of the unbound layers with the CBR value. The testing organisation shall provide a core at 50 metre alternating lane intervals and DCP tests in accordance with CS 229 at sites identified. The testing company/laboratory to be UKAS accredited for data assessment core/core logging/DCP to DMRB CS 229. Additional cores may be required at each site which will be identified by the appropriate Council representative prior to commencing the tests. The supplier will be required to provide traffic management in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual/Safety at Street Works and Road Works: Code of practice to carry out the cores and DCP tests. Each core sample is to be tested for the presence of tar bound layers, as detailed in the guidance note 'Managing Reclaimed Asphalt Highways and Pavements' ADEPT 2024 and further guidance prepared by Scottish Road Research Board 'Dealing with Coal Tar Bound Arisings' 2018. If a core sample contains the PAHs characteristics of coal tar following the PAK marker spray test, then on instruction by the delegated Engineer's representative, further laboratory testing may be required to carry out PAH analysis for benzo(a)pyrene content to determine if the planned excavated material is Hazardous or no Hazardous with PAH analysis and is to be classified in as per the list of waste code from 'Guidance on the classification and assessment of waste- WM3' SEPA as detailed in the guidance note 'Managing Reclaimed Asphalt Highways and Pavements' ADEPT 2024. The testing company/laboratory must have UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited as a minimum, to ensure confidence in the results.is to identify the excavated waste material as hazardous/non-hazardous material as detailed in the guidance note 'Managing Reclaimed Asphalt Highways and Pavements' ADEPT 2024 in appendix C/D.. The testing company/laboratory to be UKAS accredited for data assessment core/core logging/DCP to DMRB CS 229. Perth & Kinross, Dundee City and Angus Councils are seeking to carry out market research to identify service providers capable of offering the specialist coring and testing work required. Service providers should register their interest no later than 1200 on Friday 31 October 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000812496
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541603
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45233141 - Road-maintenance works
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Blair Watt
- Contact Email
- bwatt@pkc.gov.uk, campbelld3@angus.gov.uk, eprocurement@dundeecity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1382433401, +44 3452777778
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PERTH
- Postcode
- PH1 5PH
- Post Town
- Perth
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
- Delivery Location
- TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
-
- Local Authority
- Angus
- Electoral Ward
- Forfar and District
- Westminster Constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541603
PKC13344 - Cores and Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Testing - The primary objective of this contract is to identify a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to gather information on the structural condition of the road network. This information will be used by Perth and Kinross Council, Dundee City Council and Angus Council to design cost effective carriageway resurfacing projects. To aid the design of the road maintenance projects, coring is required for investigating structural condition.
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