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title: "PROFFESSIONAL SERVICES & GROUND INVESTIGATION CONTRACT 2023-2031"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034f06"
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# PROFFESSIONAL SERVICES & GROUND INVESTIGATION CONTRACT 2023-2031

Buyer: CANAL & RIVER TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034f06

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## Summary

The Canal & River Trust has awarded Professional Service Contract (PSC) and Ground Investigation Contract (GI) for up to 8 years, with initial terms of 4 years, to multiple suppliers. The PSC covers various services including Civil Engineering, Business Process Advice & Design, and more, with an expected yearly turnover of £3-£4 million. The GI Contract includes non-intrusive and intrusive investigations, monitoring, and reporting. The buying organisation is located in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, and the procurement process has reached the award stage with key date of 17th June 2024.

This public tender by the Canal & River Trust offers significant business growth opportunities for consultancy firms and engineering companies specialising in services related to civil engineering, environmental management, and ground investigation. Interested businesses should ensure compliance with the selection criteria, including turnover requirements and submission terms. The selective procurement method employed emphasises quality and cost as award criteria, allowing for fair competition among well-suited businesses with appropriate expertise in the industry category of engineering services.

## Notice

This contract is the Professional Service Contract (PSC) and the Ground Investigation Contract (GI). The PSC and the GI Contract will be offered as two National Lots. More than one contractor may be appointed for each of the PSC and GI Lots. PSC will cover all types of Civil Engineering, Environmental, Heritage, Business Process Advice & Design, Strategy & Resilience Consultancy Services. The expected turnover will be approximately PS3 - PS4 million per annum for PSC and approximately PS1.5 - PS2 million per annum for GI. The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.

### Lot Information

Professional Service Contract (PSC)

The Professional Services Contract will include, but not exclusively the following scope of works; 1. Civil Engineering; includes canal channel engineering 2. Bridge and structural engineering 3. Geotechnical engineering 4. Reservoir engineering 5. Principal Designer 6. Asset Management 7. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and SCADA 8. Hydrology & hydraulic engineering 9. Environmental Services, including ecology, water quality management, land quality management, waste management 10. Heritage and archaeological support to the above 11. Project & Contract management, Cost Intelligence & Commercial Support 12. Business Process Advice and Design 13. Business Asset Studies, Strategy and Resilience 14. H&S and CDM Support

Options: The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.

Renewal: The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.

Ground Investigation Contract (GI)

The Ground Investigation Contract will include, but not exclusively, the following scope of works; 1. Non-intrusive investigation: GPR, gravity, resistivity, EM, and seismic surveys, including down hole geophysics 2. Intrusive Investigation: Hand & machine dug trial pits, dynamic probing, dynamic sampling, cable percussion, rotary and sonic drilling, CPT, brickwork and masonry coring, and downhole CCTV 3. In-situ Testing: Plate Load and CBR Tests 4. Monitoring: Reading data from piezometers, inclinometers and extensometers 5. Laboratory Testing: Management of geotechnical and geoenvironmental samples from site to delivery at the lab, liaison with lab during the testing process 6. Reporting: Production of Ground Investigation Reports (GIRs)

Options: The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.

Renewal: The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018652-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £48,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CANAL & RIVER TRUST |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 1BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | ARCADIS (UK; ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PELL FRISCHMANN CONSULTANTS; RSK ENVIRONMENT; STANTEC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 45111250 - Ground investigation work
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71631460 - Dam-inspection services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72242000 - Design-modelling services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90731000 - Services related to air pollution
- 90733000 - Services related to water pollution

## Release History

- 17 Jun 2024 at 14:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018652-2024
- 18 Nov 2022 at 16:23 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032856-2022
- 6 Jul 2022 at 15:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018526-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://canalrivertrust.org.uk
- https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
- https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/business-and-trade/procurement/professional-services-and-ground-investigation-contract-2023-2031

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