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Watercourse Maintenance

Renfrewshire Council

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Planning

20 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council intends to procure watercourse maintenance works across Renfrewshire. The contract is to meet the council’s statutory duties for maintaining watercourses, reservoirs and flood-prevention schemes. Work includes drainage, cleaning and minor repairs to grids, culverts, drains and flood-prevention schemes, as well as emergency works. The scope will be tailored to an annual schedule of specific locations. Most work is reactive: sites may be identified following flooding or a complaint, or through routine inspection. The work concerns natural drainage. Suppliers in watercourse, drainage and flood-prevention maintenance, including firms able to carry out minor repairs and respond to emergency requirements, are the most directly relevant.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to buy, but has not yet invited tenders. It is planned as a single-lot works contract. The council expects to publish a further notice on 30 October 2026; this is an indicative date for the next notice, not a bid deadline. The planned contract is based on an annual schedule of locations, with much of the work triggered reactively. The procurement data does not set out an expected procedure, evaluation criteria, eligibility requirements, contract duration or estimated value. Suppliers should treat these as matters to check when the council publishes the competition details.

The work is likely to suit contractors with practical experience maintaining natural watercourses and drainage infrastructure, including cleaning and minor repair of grids, culverts and drains, and maintaining flood-prevention schemes. The reactive nature of much of the work favours businesses able to organise site visits in response to inspections, reported flooding or complaints, alongside planned annual maintenance. Capacity to undertake emergency works will also be relevant. The council describes a bespoke scope covering specific locations across Renfrewshire, so suppliers should be prepared to deliver varied tasks rather than a single standardised service. The stated scope points to civil engineering and drainage maintenance capabilities; no particular accreditation, technical standard or minimum capacity is identified at this planning stage.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Watercourse Maintenance

Notice Description

Renfrewshire Council has a statutory obligation to maintain watercourses and reservoirs and flood prevention schemes within the Renfrewshire boundary including drainage works; cleaning and minor repair works to grids, culverts, drains & flood prevention schemes; and emergency works. The Watercourse Maintenance Works contract involves a bespoke scope of services based on an annual schedule of specific locations. The majority of these services are reactive, meaning that locations needing treatment are highlighted only after flooding has taken place, a complaint has been lodged or through routine inspection, and is "natural" drainage in type.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renfrewshire Council has a statutory obligation to maintain watercourses and reservoirs and flood prevention schemes within the Renfrewshire boundary including drainage works; cleaning and minor repair works to grids, culverts, drains & flood prevention schemes; and emergency works. The Watercourse Maintenance Works contract involves a bespoke scope of services based on an annual schedule of specific locations. The majority of these services are reactive, meaning that locations needing treatment are highlighted only after flooding has taken place, a complaint has been lodged or through routine inspection, and is "natural" drainage in type.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845686
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566929
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

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

45246000 - River regulation and flood control works

45246400 - Flood-prevention works

45262640 - Environmental improvement works

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Oct 20262 days to go
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
Renfrewshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Paisley East and Central
Westminster Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566929
    Watercourse Maintenance - Renfrewshire Council has a statutory obligation to maintain watercourses and reservoirs and flood prevention schemes within the Renfrewshire boundary including drainage works; cleaning and minor repair works to grids, culverts, drains & flood prevention schemes; and emergency works. The Watercourse Maintenance Works contract involves a bespoke scope of services based on an annual schedule of specific locations. The majority of these services are reactive, meaning that locations needing treatment are highlighted only after flooding has taken place, a complaint has been lodged or through routine inspection, and is "natural" drainage in type.

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