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title: "NCC202600187 - Repaint A48 LG Footbridge No:3418"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f9a2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Newport City Council"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# NCC202600187 - Repaint A48 LG Footbridge No:3418

Buyer: Newport City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9a2

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## Summary

Newport City Council commissioned works to repaint the A48 LG Footbridge, bridge number 3418, in Newport. The structure has corrosion on various structural surfaces, so the requirement covers specialist preparation and repainting work to protect and maintain the footbridge. The work is classified as repainting and falls within the works category. Delivery is at the footbridge on the A48 in Newport, where activities will take place on a live highway structure. The requirement involves working at height and requires careful site management, roped access and safe working practices. This is a single requirement, suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, with the emphasis on specialist bridge-painting capability rather than general painting services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to UK Mae Solutions, an SME based in Cardiff. Newport City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The award was made on 15 September 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The awarded and contracted value is £130,000 excluding VAT, or £156,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 30 November 2026. The award covers the single footbridge-repainting requirement. The council’s stated basis for using the supplier was the highly specialised nature of the work, the need for the highest level of competency and site management, and UK Mae Solutions’ proven roped-access skills and safe working practices for work at height on live highway structures.

This award indicates demand for specialist structural repainting on live highway assets, rather than routine building decoration. A credible competitor for similar work would need demonstrable experience preparing and painting corroded bridge or other steel structures, with robust planning for work at height and operations beside live traffic. Roped-access capability is central to the requirement, so firms would need suitably competent, trained and experienced access teams, supported by documented safe systems of work, risk assessment and site management. The successful supplier’s proven safe working practices show that evidence of operational competence is likely to matter as much as painting skill. Businesses with specialist bridge-maintenance crews, strong health and safety controls and the capacity to manage a focused infrastructure works package would be best placed for comparable council requirements.

## Notice

The LG Footbridge is in need of painting and has corrosion forming on various structural surfaces. The highly specialised nature of these works requires the highest competency and site management. MAE have proven their roped access skill and safe working practices which is paramount in working at height on live highway structures.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087109-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £130,000 |
| Contracts value | £130,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Newport City Council |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Postcode area | Newport |
| Postcode | NP20 4UR |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Allt-yr-yn |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UK Mae Solutions |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45442180 - Repainting work

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 09:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087109-2026
- 15 Sep 2026 at 09:13 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087103-2026
- 15 Sep 2026 at 08:57 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087096-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087109-2026
  15th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087103-2026
  15th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087096-2026
  15th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.newport.gov.uk
- https://mae-solutions.co.uk/contact-us/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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