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title: "Thornham Lane Culvert Collapse"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d541"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-10-28"
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# Thornham Lane Culvert Collapse

Buyer: ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d541

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## Summary

The Rochdale Borough Council has recently completed a procurement process titled "Thornham Lane Culvert Collapse," focusing on urgent infrastructure repair to minimise disruption. This procurement, under the industry category of road construction works, was located in Rochdale, UK. Initiated as a tender, the process has reached the award stage, with the contract beginning on June 23, 2025, and concluding by July 18, 2025. Conducted under a direct procurement method without competition, the project was necessary to address the collapse efficiently according to the Council's Contract Procedure Rules.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in road construction and infrastructure repair, particularly those that can handle urgent and technically challenging works. SMEs in the construction sector, especially those familiar with working in sub-central government projects, would be well-suited to compete in such contracts. By engaging in similar tenders, companies can expand their portfolios and secure relationships with local government bodies, thereby enhancing their business growth prospects within public sector procurement.

## Notice

In line with Rochdale Councils Contract Procedure Rules, a contract was awarded to complete urgent works to repair a collapsed culvert immediately to minimise disruption to residents and other users of Thornham Lane. The work includes making the exposed services safe to work around, exposing the full extent of the damage to the culvert, clearing out all the debris and silt from the culvert, a pipe will then be inserted into the inlet and outlet of the culvert and an access chamber will be built on top of it. The connection of the pipe to the culvert will be sealed and the pipe backfilled with clean stone and the carriageway resurfacing reinstated.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068963-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 22 Jun 2025 - 18 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ROCHDALE |
| Post town | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL16 1XU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Electoral ward | Central Rochdale |
| Westminster constituency | Rochdale |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | F.W. SHERRATT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45233120 - Road construction works

## Release History

- 28 Oct 2025 at 13:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068963-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068963-2025
  28th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fwsherratt.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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