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Road Coring

Stirling Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

24 Jun 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council commissioned road coring and associated testing across Stirling and Clackmannanshire. The work examines the construction and condition of bound road materials at sites identified by the councils, and checks for possible hazardous materials. For each location tested, the contractor must also provide a waste classification for the material. Work is called off when the councils identify a need for coring, rather than being defined as a single fixed site programme. This is a specialist road investigation and testing service, including sampling, laboratory analysis and reporting. Coring and reporting must follow the UKAS accreditation system.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to National Testing Services. The councils used an open procedure. Five bids were received, including three from small and medium-sized businesses, and all were submitted electronically. The single lot was evaluated on quality, weighted at 40%, and price, weighted at 60%; variant bids were not allowed. The contract is active, was signed on 29 September 2026 and has a value of £280,000. Its stated period is 720 days. The tender deadline and bid opening were both scheduled for 29 July 2026 at 12:00. The opportunity was for call-off work at locations across Stirling and Clackmannanshire, with the councils determining when coring was required.

This award shows demand for specialist investigation of road construction and condition, hazardous-material testing and waste classification across two councils. A credible supplier needs to deliver coring when called off, test samples and provide clear site-specific reporting and material classifications. UKAS accreditation is a core requirement: the contractor must hold current accreditation and provide its accreditation schedule. It must also have access to an approved UKAS laboratory suitably accredited to store and test bituminous road mixtures and road pavement surfaces. The work suits a supplier able to combine field operations with accredited laboratory capacity and dependable reporting across the councils’ area. The award to an SME demonstrates that this requirement has been delivered by a small or medium-sized supplier; competition included other SMEs as well as larger or non-SME bidders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Road Coring

Notice Description

The objective of the works is to determine the construction and condition of the current bound road material at specified sites, and to determine the presence of any possible hazardous materials. The contract operates on a call off basis, determined by the client where need for coring is identified. The contractor will also be required to provide a Waste Classification for materials at each locus tested.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The objective of the works is to determine the construction and condition of the current bound road material at specified sites, and to determine the presence of any possible hazardous materials.. Coring works and reporting procedures shall be in accordance with the UKAS accreditation system. The Contractor must hold UKAS Accreditation and provide evidence of this in the form of a current UKAS Accreditation schedule.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000835390
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566120
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

71620000 - Analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stirling Council
Additional Buyers

Clackmannanshire Council

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK7 7QA
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling East
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

National Testing Services

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN558586
    Road Coring - The objective of the works is to determine the construction and condition of the current bound road material at specified sites, and to determine the presence of any possible hazardous materials. The contract operates on a call off basis, determined by the client where need for coring is identified. The contractor will also be required to provide a Waste Classification for materials at each locus tested.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566120
    Road Coring - The objective of the works is to determine the construction and condition of the current bound road material at specified sites, and to determine the presence of any possible hazardous materials. The contract operates on a call off basis, determined by the client where need for coring is identified. The contractor will also be required to provide a Waste Classification for materials at each locus tested.

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