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title: "Highways Structures Principal Inspections"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077983"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Kirklees Council"
published: "2026-09-24"
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# Highways Structures Principal Inspections

Buyer: Kirklees Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077983

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## Summary

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees intends to appoint an engineering consultancy to carry out planned principal inspections of its highway structures and prepare an inspection report for each structure. The work covers bridges, including footbridges, cycle-route, bridleway and swing bridges; accommodation and occupation bridges; subways, underpasses and buried culverts; retaining walls; sign and signal gantries; cantilever road signs; and tunnels. Structures fall within the dimensional criteria in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice, Part C, and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures. Services include the technical, engineering and supervisory work associated with inspections and reporting. Delivery is in the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire.

This is at the planning stage: Kirklees has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an open competitive flexible procedure, with one planned lot. The buyer expects to publish the next notice by 2 October 2026; the planned bid submission deadline is 30 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC, and the planned award decision date is 13 November 2026. The anticipated contract period runs from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028. Evaluation is planned to weight price at 70% and quality at 30%. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. The stated submission language is English.

This planned work is suited to engineering consultancies with specialist highway-structures inspection capability, able to deliver regular, planned inspections across a varied asset portfolio and produce clear, technically robust reports for each structure. The buyer says the appointed consultancy must be suitably qualified, competent and experienced. Suppliers should be prepared to provide the technical, engineering and supervisory services that support inspection delivery, and to work to the dimensional criteria and guidance cited for highway structures, including the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice, Part C, and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures. The breadth of structures, from bridges and culverts to retaining walls, gantries and tunnels, is likely to suit firms with relevant multidisciplinary experience and sufficient capacity to plan and report on inspections across a local authority estate.

## Notice

The Council is looking to award to a suitably qualified, competent and experienced Engineering Consultancy that can undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports for Kirklees Council owned structures. Highway Structures include: bridges (including footbridges, cycle route bridges, bridleway bridges, accommodation bridges, occupation bridges, swing bridges, subways, underpasses, buried culverts); retaining walls; sign/signal gantries; cantilever road signs; tunnels and which satisfy the dimensional criteria defined in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: Code of Practice - Part C and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures. The services that the Contractor will provide are technical, engineering, and supervisory services associated with the execution of inspection works and the preparation of inspection reports for each structure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090576-2026 |
| Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2026 - 1 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kirklees Council |
| Locality | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Postcode area | Huddersfield |
| Postcode | HD1 2TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Electoral ward | Newsome |
| Westminster constituency | Huddersfield |
| Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 13:35 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090576-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090576-2026
  24th September 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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