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title: "Supply of Ground Investigation Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051647"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-08"
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# Supply of Ground Investigation Services

Buyer: LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051647

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## Summary

Lancashire County Council, a public authority within the sub-central government sector, has completed the procurement for the "Supply of Ground Investigation Services." This procurement process, which is at the Award stage, focuses on the industry categories of ground investigation work and services. It involves site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new council buildings including school developments, and the treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings. The contract has been awarded as a framework agreement through an open competition method, involving two lots with work packages under and over £50,000. The framework will commence on 21st August 2025 and continue until 20th August 2029, covering the region of UKD4, United Kingdom.

The tender provides substantial business growth opportunities, especially for companies in the construction and geotechnical sectors. Large-scale suppliers such as ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITED, CC GEOTECHNICAL LIMITED, and others have been engaged, showcasing the lucrative nature of this framework. The procurement method encourages competition and offers the potential for participating businesses to secure work packages either directly (for Lot 1) or through mini-competitions (for Lot 2). This structure not only supports existing engagements with public sector projects but also promotes partnerships and expands business prospects for firms specialising in environmental and ground investigation services.

## Notice

Lancashire County Council is seeking to procure a framework agreement (Agreement) for the provision of Ground Investigation Services and Associated Works. The work content will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting) as outlined in the tender pack. The Agreement will be used to carry out site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings including new school developments and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings. The investigation works will comprise of hand excavated trial pits, cable percussion boreholes, rotary open hole and core drilling, dynamic probing, environmental probing, road pavement and structural coring. Sampling will be required, together with the production of borehole logs and factual reports, where required. Further information can be found within the tender pack.

### Lot Information

Work Packages under PS50,000

Lot 1 will be for the award of up to 5 Contractors for work packages under PS50,000. The work content of the packages will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting). This may be inclusive of site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings (including new school developments) and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings. These services for Lot 1 packages will be awarded to the Contractors by price and availability, conducted as required by The Authority and managed by The Authority's Highways Operations and Design Service.

Work Packages Over PS50,000

Lot 2 will be for the award of up to 5 Contractors for work packages over PS50,000. The work content of the packages will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting), inclusive of site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings (including new school developments) and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings. These services for Lot 2 packages will be awarded to the Contractors via mini competition, based on the specific work package requirements and conducted as required by The Authority and managed by The Authority's Highways Operations and Design Service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047345-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2025 - 20 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £860,000 |
| Lots value | £860,000 |
| Awards value | £860,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 0LD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | ANTEA GROUP; BROWNFIELD SOLUTIONS; CC GEOTECHNICAL; IAN FARMER ASSOCIATES (1998 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 45111250 - Ground investigation work
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services

## Release History

- 8 Aug 2025 at 14:03 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047345-2025
- 10 Jun 2025 at 15:18 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031351-2025
- 16 May 2025 at 15:27 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022378-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047345-2025
  8th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031351-2025
  10th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022378-2025
  16th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/

## Notice URLs

- http://WWW.CCGEOTECHNICAL.COM
- http://www.ianfarmer.co.uk
- https://anteagroup.uk/
- https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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