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title: "Underfall Yard Sluice Repairs - Phase 4"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f700"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Underfall Yard Sluice Repairs - Phase 4

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f700

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured engineering services for Phase 4 of repairs and refurbishment to the sluice gates at Underfall Yard. The works concern gates and associated culverts that control water levels in Bristol Harbour. This infrastructure is historic and forms a critical part of the harbour’s flood-defence arrangements, with the sluice gates providing important mechanical and technological functions. Delivery is in Bristol. The requirement is therefore relevant to engineering contractors and specialist firms experienced in the inspection, repair, refurbishment or maintenance of water-control assets, sluice gates, culverts and related flood-defence infrastructure. It may also suit businesses with capability in mechanical engineering and the management of works on operational or heritage infrastructure.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. There was one completed lot. The contract was awarded to QUALTER, HALL & COMPANY LIMITED, an SME, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 10 September 2026 to 8 October 2026. Its value is £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT. Bristol City Council is the buyer. The procurement used a single supplier and did not involve a competitive tender. The outcome indicates a short, defined package of specialist engineering works for a specific harbour asset rather than a long-term service arrangement or multi-lot programme.

For suppliers that did not win this contract, the requirement demonstrates Bristol City Council’s continuing need for specialist engineering capability around harbour water-control and flood-defence assets. A credible competitor would need practical experience repairing or refurbishing sluice gates and associated culverts, together with mechanical engineering knowledge relevant to gates and their operating systems. Experience of working on historic infrastructure in an active harbour environment would strengthen a future response, as would the ability to manage tightly defined works safely and efficiently. The selected supplier’s SME status shows that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large national contractor. Relevant firms should be able to evidence comparable technical work and dependable delivery on complex public infrastructure.

## Notice

To progress works associated with the repair/refurbishment of sluice gates located at Underfall Yard. The gates and associated culverts are a critical part of historic infrastructure used to control the water levels in Bristol Harbour and are crucial mechanical and technological elements of Bristol's flood defence arrangements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085967-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Sep 2026 - 8 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £60,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bristol City Council |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Qualter Hall & Company Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 14:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085967-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085967-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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