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title: "Coring Works for Gloucestershire County Council 2026 to 2028(9)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f3c0"
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buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-12-11"
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# Coring Works for Gloucestershire County Council 2026 to 2028(9)

Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f3c0

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## Summary

Gloucestershire County Council has announced a tender for coring works, set to take place between 2026 and 2028, with a potential extension until 2029. This open competition focuses on drilling and exploration work, mainly for highway schemes, with some involvement from the Streetworks team. Located in the UKK13 region, the contract will begin on 1st April 2026 and has an estimated value of £468,000, although the gross value is £583,200. Interested parties need to submit tenders by 22nd January 2026. This tender is under an "open" procurement method, ensuring fair competition and is categorised as a "works" contract.

This tender represents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in drilling and core exploration, particularly those with capabilities in bituminous materials and environmental assessment. The contract's structure under the NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Short contract provides flexibility, potentially benefiting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by offering a stable revenue stream over two to three years. Companies with innovative solutions or experience in similar large-scale public projects are well-positioned to compete for this contract. The opportunity to extend the contract by another year based on performance further enhances its appeal to ambitious firms.

## Notice

Gloucestershire County Council undertake a coring programme on various road sites on an annual basis. The extent of the sites and the number of cores on each site cannot be pre-determined, however based on previous years' experience and budgets going forward we anticipate between 500 and 1500 cores per year will be required, however this quantity is indicative only and cannot be the guaranteed quantity of cores for either of the contract years. The majority of the works will be for highways schemes, but there will be an element of coring for the Streetworks team. The scope of works is: * The depth of existing carriageway bituminous layers. * Establish if tar is present in the carriageway construction. * If tar is suspected that it is tested to establish the PAH content. The contact form will be the NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Short contract. Iniital duration is 2 years, with the option of 1 year extension. The total estimated value of the proposed 3-year coring works contract is PS468,000. Full details available on Procontract https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a4da19eb-8dd6-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contractor may be entitled, by mutual consent, to extensions to the service period on satisfactory performance and of service in general and at the sole discretion of the Client, subject to a maximum extension of 1 year ending on 31 March 2029.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081950-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £486,000 |
| Lots value | £486,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

### Codes

- 45255500 - Drilling and exploration work
- 76340000 - Core drilling

## Release History

- 11 Dec 2025 at 12:42 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081950-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081950-2025
  11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a4da19eb-8dd6-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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